Collapsible containers including edge attachment brackets
AssigneePRO blanket bars GmbH
InventorTimo Bisinger
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Abstract
A container that is formed from a plurality of panels that are joined to each other by a plurality of edge brackets. Each of the edge brackets includes a first channel member and a second channel member that are joined to each other. The first channel member includes a first receiving channel and the second channel member includes a second receiving channel. The first and second receiving channels are arranged to be perpendicular to each other and are each sided to receive a side edge of one of the panels that form the container. The series of edge brackets can be used to securely assembly the container from the plurality of panels after the disassembled container has been shipped.
Claims16
A container comprising:
- a plurality of side panels each having a pair of side edges;
- a plurality of edge brackets configured to join the plurality of side panels to define an open interior of the container, wherein each of the edge brackets comprises:
- a first channel member that includes a first receiving channel sized to receive the side edge of a first side panel, wherein the first receiving channel of the first channel member is defined by a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, where the first and second side walls are joined to the back wall and extend perpendicular to the back wall;
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- a second channel member that includes a second receiving channel sized to receive the side edge of a second side panel, wherein the second receiving channel of the second channel member is defined by a back wall, a side wall and the back wall of the first receiving channel,
- wherein the first and second channel members are oriented such that the first and second receiving channels are perpendicular to each other.
An edge bracket for joining two side panels that each have at least a pair of side edges, the edge bracket comprising:
- a first channel member that includes a first receiving channel sized to receive the side edge of a first side panel, wherein the first receiving channel of the first channel member is defined by a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, where the first and second side walls are joined to the back wall and extend perpendicular to the back wall;
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- a second channel member that includes a second receiving channel sized to receive the side edge of a second side panel, wherein the second receiving channel of the second channel member is defined by a back wall, a side wall and the back wall of the first receiving channel,
- wherein the first and second channel members are oriented such that the first and second receiving channels are perpendicular to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.