Palletized Container Assembly with Multi-Purpose Adapter
AssigneeShuert Technology, LLC
InventorNenad Ilijeski
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Abstract
A palletized container assembly comprises a pallet base of substantially conventional design, a four-walled sleeve and a pallet adapter providing in one location an interface between the bottom edge of the sleeve and the pallet base and in another location providing a cover for the container assembly by being inverted and placed over the top edge of the container sleeve. Various reinforcement structures can be molded into the pallet adapter.
Claims17
Container assembly comprising:
- a pallet base having a deck with a flat upper surface and a plurality of feet integral with and opening to said deck surface;
- an open ended sleeve having top and bottom edges and a number of interconnected walls coinciding with the number of sides on said pallet base and dimensioned to fit on said deck surface;
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- a pallet adapter sized and configured to sit upon and over said deck surface;
- said pallet adapter having an upwardly opening peripheral groove formed therein in a configuration and location to receive therein the bottom edge of said sleeve.
An adapter plate for use in joining an open-ended container sleeve to a pallet base wherein said pallet adapter is configured and sized to fit onto the deck surface of a pallet base and to provide an upwardly opening peripheral groove to receive therein the bottom edge of a multi-walled container sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.