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US 12,515,847 B2Granted
Palletized container assembly with multi-purpose adapter
AssigneeShuert Technology, LLC
InventorNenad Ilijeski
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Abstract
A palletized container assembly comprises a pallet base of substantially conventional design, a four-walled sleeve and a pallet adapter providing in one location an interface between the bottom edge of the sleeve and the pallet base and in another location providing a cover for the container assembly by being inverted and placed over the top edge of the container sleeve. Various reinforcement structures can be molded into the pallet adapter.
Claims7
A palletized container assembly comprising:
- a conventional molded plastic pallet base having a deck with a flat upper surface and a plurality of hollow tapered feet integral with and opening to said deck surface;
- an open-ended sleeve having top and bottom edges and a number of interconnected walls coinciding with the number of sides on said pallet base;
- a adapter plate separate from said pallet for providing said pallet base with structure to be joined to said sleeve, said adapter plate being sized and configured to rest upon and over said deck surface;
- said adapter plate having an upwardly opening peripheral groove formed therein-a configuration and location to receive therein the bottom edge of said sleeve;
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- said adapter plate having oval shaped ring features formed on the surface opposite said groove opening and sized to fit contactingly into said hollow pallet feet to prevent lateral sliding of the adapter plate relative to deck surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.