Container with reinforcing rigid hoop and locking arrangement
OwnerAlan T. Carterinventor
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Abstract
A box-like container includes a bottom wall and two side walls formed from a single sheet of material, such as corrugated plastic, and a pair of rigid end walls are attached to the ends of the bottom and side walls by a locking mechanism. A continuous reinforcing hoop is provided along the upper edges of the side and end walls.
Claims20
A container comprising:
- a generally horizontal bottom wall and first and second generally vertical side walls joined to a pair of opposite edges of said bottom wall;
- a pair of end walls respectively projecting upwardly from another pair of opposite edges of said bottom wall and extending transversely between the respective side walls, said end walls having inner surfaces disposed in spaced-apart opposed relation with one another, each said inner surface defining therein a groove, said side and bottom walls having edge portions adjacent each said end wall which are seated within the respective grooves thereof;
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- a reinforcing hoop extending along upper edges of the respective side and end walls.
A container comprising a bottom wall and a pair of generally parallel side walls which respectively project generally upwardly from a pair of opposite edge portions of said bottom wall, and a pair of end walls which respectively project generally upwardly from another pair of opposite edge portions of said bottom wall, an endless rigid hoop having a first pair of legs extending along upper edge portions of the respective side walls and a second pair of legs extending between said first legs, each said end wall defining therein a horizontally elongate groove which extends along a substantial portion of said end wall along an upper edge portion thereof and opens sidewardly along a length of said end wall, said second legs of said hoop being engaged within the respective grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.