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US 12,643,711 B2Granted
Pallet bin
AssigneeRehrig Pacific Company
InventorDerek Gravitt
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Abstract
Several embodiments disclose a pallet bin having a base and a plurality of walls pivotably secured to the base. One or more of the walls may have an access opening therein and the access opening may or may not have a door selectively covering the access opening. The walls may be designed to avoid trapping food, dirt and bacteria and to be easily washed.
Claims36
A container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of horizontal corrugations, the plurality of horizontal corrugations include a plurality of vertically-spaced horizontal inward corrugations forming horizontal elongated recesses on an exterior surface of the first wall, a plurality of vertical ribs extending across each of the horizontal elongated recesses.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of horizontal corrugations intersected by a plurality of vertical ribs, wherein the plurality of vertical ribs includes a plurality of interior vertical ribs and a plurality of exterior vertical ribs.
A container comprising:
- an upper base portion including an upper support surface, a plurality of ribs projecting downward from the upper support surface, a pair of side upstanding portions projecting upward from side edges of the upper support surface, a pair of end upstanding portions projecting upward from end edges of the upper support surface;
- a lower base portion including a plurality of columns extending downward from an upper planar portion;
- a plurality of interlocking portions securing the upper base portion to the lower base portion;
- and
- a plurality of walls including a pair of side walls pivotably connected to the pair of side upstanding portions and a pair of end walls pivotably connected to the pair of end upstanding portions.
2 more elements
A container comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall, the first wall including a plurality of horizontal corrugations intersected by a plurality of vertical ribs, wherein the first wall includes an outer panel, the plurality of horizontal corrugations formed by the outer panel curve inward and then outward, and the plurality of vertical ribs project inward from the outer panel and intersecting the plurality of horizontal corrugations.
A container comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of walls extending upward from the base, the plurality of walls including a first wall having an access opening;
- a door movable between a closed position over the access opening and an open position permitting access through the access opening;
- and
- a hinge member hingeably connecting the door to the first wall, the hinge member including a plurality of lower knuckle portions hingeably connected to the first wall and a plurality of upper knuckle portions hingeably connected to the door.
2 more elements
A container comprising:
- an upper base portion including an upper support surface, a plurality of ribs projecting downward from the upper support surface to define a plurality of recesses therebetween, a pair of side upstanding portions projecting upward from side edges of the upper support surface, a pair of end upstanding portions projecting upward from end edges of the upper support surface;
- a lower base portion including a plurality of columns extending downward from an upper planar portion, a plurality of projections projecting upward from the upper planar portion and received in the plurality of recesses;
- and
- a plurality of walls including a pair of side walls pivotably connected to the pair of side upstanding portions and a pair of end walls pivotably connected to the pair of end upstanding portions.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.