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US 2009/0014348 A1Published application
Stackable container with support structure
AssigneePackaging Plus LLC
InventorsRandall Glenn Strange, Richard L. Bontrager
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Abstract
A container for holding goods comprises a basket having a base and a sidewall, a lid mateable with the basket, and a support structure. The support structure includes a pillar extending between the base and the lid and a tie connected between the pillar and the sidewall.
Claims20
A container for holding goods comprising:
- a basket having a base and a sidewall;
- a lid mateable with the basket;
- and
- a support structure including:
- a pillar extending between the base and the lid;
- and
- a tie connected between the pillar and the sidewall.
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A stackable container for holding perishable goods comprising:
- a basket including a base and a sidewall extending from the base to a flange;
- a lid mateable with the basket by way of the flange;
- and
- a support structure including:
- a pillar extending from the base;
- and
- a tie connected between the pillar and the sidewall and extending from the base;
- wherein the lid is supported at least partially by the pillar when a supportable mass is applied to the lid.
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A reusable system for transporting perishable goods comprising:
- a first container including:
- a basket with a base and a sidewall extending from the base;
- a lid mateable with the basket, the lid including a registration feature;
- and
- a support structure including:
- a pillar extending from the base;
- and
- a tie connected between the pillar and the sidewall and extending from the base;
- a second container stackable on the first container, the second container including:
- a basket with a base and a sidewall extending from the base;
- a lid mateable with the basket;
- and
- a support structure including:
- a pillar extending from the base;
- and
- a tie connected between the pillar and the sidewall and extending from the base;
- wherein the second container base includes a registration feature that mates with the registration feature of the first container lid;
- and
- wherein the first container lid is supported at least partially by the pillar when the first container is stacked on the second container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.