System using clips for joining container sleeves
AssigneeShuert Technology, LLC
InventorsJeffrey C. Jurcak, Kevin T. Smith, Nenad Ilijeski
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Abstract
An increased volume palletized container comprising upper and lower foldable, four walled sleeves which are joined to one another in a substantially edge to edge stacked relationship using molded plastic clips some of which receive and can be locked to a notched adjacent mating edge of the stacked sleeves to join the sleeves together in a gapless fashion. At least some clips have an H configuration with a center rib that separates and prevents direct contact between the adjacent edges of the two sleeves.
Claims3
A large capacity container for use with a pallet base comprising first and second foldable four walled sleeves each having top and bottom edges, and a plurality of molded plastic clips joining a top edge of a lowermost of the sleeves to the bottom edge an uppermost sleeve;
- wherein said clips have an H configuration with upper and lower volumes defined by two parallels outer walls and an integral center rib wherein the upper volume of the H configuration receives an edge portion of one sleeve and the lower volume of the H configuration receives an adjacent edge portion of the other sleeve, and said center rib lies contactingly between the two edge portions.
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