Container system for transporting and dispensing agricultural products
AssigneeAmvac Chemical Corporation
InventorsKEITH WOODRUFF, BRIAN KALTNER, RICHARD L. RICE
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Abstract
A container system for transporting and dispensing agricultural products. The container system includes a housing assembly and a set of agricultural product containers. The housing assembly has multiple slot assemblies for containers. The agricultural product containers are configured to be releasably contained within the slot assemblies. The set of agricultural product containers may include liquid agricultural product containers and dry agricultural product containers. The slot assemblies and agricultural product containers are cooperatively configured to provide the ability to utilize either of the agricultural product containers within the slot assemblies.
Claims23
A container system for transporting and dispensing agricultural products, comprising:
- a) a housing assembly having a plurality of slot assemblies for containers;
- and,
- b) a set of agricultural product containers configured to be releasably contained within said plurality of slot assemblies,
- wherein said set of agricultural product containers comprise liquid agricultural product containers and dry agricultural product containers, wherein said slot assemblies and agricultural product containers are cooperatively configured to provide the ability to utilize either of said liquid or said dry agricultural product containers within said slot assemblies.
A housing assembly for a container system configured to transport and dispense agricultural products, said housing assembly comprising:
- a) a plurality of slot assemblies;
- b) a plurality of push assemblies, each associated with a respective slot assembly;
- and,
- c) a plurality of lock arm assemblies operably connectable to said plurality of push assemblies, wherein actuation of a push assembly by a user disengages a lock arm assembly from a container providing for the capability to release the container from the slot assembly;
- wherein said slot assemblies are configured to accommodate liquid agricultural product containers and dry agricultural product containers, wherein said slot assemblies and agricultural product containers are cooperatively configured to provide the ability to utilize either of said liquid or said dry agricultural product containers within said slot assemblies.
A container for dispensing crop enhancement agricultural products, comprising:
- a front face having a truncated trapezoidal shape;
- and,
- a rear face having a truncated trapezoidal shape;
- a top base;
- a bottom base;
- a first truncated side adjacent to said top base;
- a second truncated side adjacent to said top base;
- a first sloped side between said first vertical side and said bottom base;
- and,
- a second sloped side between said second vertical side and said bottom base;
- wherein said front face, said rear face, said top base, bottom base, said first truncated side, and said second truncated side are configured to define an enclosure,
- wherein one of the sides is configured to define a platform for supporting an RFID tag.
A container for dispensing dry, granular crop enhancement agricultural products, comprising:
- a front face having a truncated trapezoidal shape;
- and,
- a rear face having a truncated trapezoidal shape, said front face including a raised panel and said rear face includes a recessed panel, or vice-versa;
- a top base including a handle formed therein for carrying the container;
- a bottom base;
- a first vertical truncated side adjacent to said top base, including a filling opening located therein;
- a second vertical truncated side adjacent to said top base;
- a first sloped side between said first vertical side and said bottom base;
- and,
- a second sloped side between said second vertical side and said bottom base;
- wherein said front face, said rear face, said top base, said bottom base, said first vertical truncated side, and said second vertical truncated side are configured to define an enclosure for containing dry, granular crop enhancement agricultural products,
- wherein one of the sides is configured to define a platform for supporting an RFID tag.
A container for dispensing liquid crop enhancement agricultural products, comprising:
- a front face having an angled, truncated trapezoidal shape;
- and,
- a rear face having an angled, truncated trapezoidal shape, said front face including a raised panel and said rear face includes a recessed panel, or vice-versa;
- a top base including a handle formed therein for carrying the container;
- a bottom base;
- a first angled, truncated side adjacent to said top base, including a filling opening located therein;
- a second angled, truncated side adjacent to said top base, including a fluid conduit opening located therein;
- a first sloped side between said first vertical side and said bottom base;
- and,
- a second sloped side between said second vertical side and said bottom base;
- wherein said front face;
- said rear face;
- said top base;
- said bottom base;
- said first angled, truncated side;
- and, said second angled, truncated side are configured to define an enclosure for containing for liquid crop enhancement agricultural products,
- wherein one of the sides is configured to define a platform for supporting an RFID tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.