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US 3,964,636 AGranted
Box for encasing a bag containing liquid
OwnerHouston Rehriginventor
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Abstract
A quadratic box formed of six panels, one of which is hinged to function as a lid. A removable plastic bag for containing liquid is encased within the box. A large portion of each of the panels is of open lattice construction with strengthening ribs. Sections of solid construction are provided at some points to enable the box to withstand the pressure of the liquid contained in the encased bag. The hinges attaching the lid each comprise a shaft carried by one panel seated in a recess formed in another panel, the shaft being held in place in the groove by a removable metal spring clip that closes the top of the recess. One of the end panels contains an opening through which a liquid dispensing tube can be extended, and this end panel is sloped toward the opening to allow complete drainage of liquid.
Claims18
A box for encasing a thin film bag containing liquid comprising:
- first, second, third and fourth side panels and an end panel each of substantially rectangular shape attached together along their contiguous side edges to form a substantially quadratic box having an open and opposite said end panel, said first and third side panels and said second and fourth side panels, respectively, being opposite one another,
- a plurality of first strengthening corner members, one of said first corner members being at the intersection of each adjacent pair of said side panels,
- a plurality of second strengthening corner members, one of said second corner members being located at the intersection of said end panel with each of said side panels, said first and second corner members being integrally joined together,
- said first side panel being substantially entirely of first open lattice construction of sufficient strength to support the weight of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel,
- said third side panel being substantially of open lattice construction,
- said second and fourth side panels each comprising a first portion adjacent to said first side panel and extending along the entire distance between said end panel and said open end, said first portion being of solid construction of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel, and a second portion of open lattice construction adjacent to said third side panel and extending along a major portion of the distance between said end panel and said open end,
- said end panel comprising a first end panel portion adjacent to said first side panel and extending along substantially the entire length of said end panel, said first end panel portion being of solid construction of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel, and a second end panel portion substantially entirely of open lattice construction adjacent to said third side panel,
- said open lattice of said first side panel being of heavier construction than said open lattice of said second, fourth and end panels,
- a lid panel hingedly attached to one of said side panels at said open end and movable between an open position and a closed position, said lid panel being of sufficient strength to support the weight of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said lid panel,
- hinge means for hingedly attaching said lid panel to one of said side panels,
- fastening means for releasably fastening said lip panel in said closed position,
- first support means on said first side panel to support said box when said box rests upon said first side panel, and
- second support means on said lid panel to support said box when said box rests upon said lid panel.
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A box for encasing a thin film bag containing liquid comprising:
- first, second and third side panels and first second end panels each of substantially rectangular shape attached together along their contiguous side edges to form a substantially quadratic box having an open side opposite said first side panel, said second and third side panels being opposite one another,
- a plurality of first strengthening corner members, one of said first corner members being at the intersection of each adjacent pair of said side panels,
- a plurality of second strengthening corner members, one of said second corner members being located at the intersection of said end panel with each of said side panels, said first and second strengthening corner members being integrally joined together,
- said first side panel being substantially entirely of first open lattice construction of sufficient strength to support the weight of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel,
- said second and third side panels each comprising a first portion adjacent to said first side panel and extending along the entire distance between said first and second end panels, said first portion being of solid construction of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel, and a second portion of open lattice construction adjacent to said open side and extending along a major portion of the distance between said end panels,
- said first end panel comprising a first end panel portion adjacent to said first side panel and extending along substantially the entire length of said end panel, said first end panel portion being of solid construction of sufficient strength to withstand the pressure of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said first side panel, and a second end panel portion substantially entirely of open lattice construction adjacent to said open side,
- said second end panel being of sufficient strength to support the weight of said bag and the contents thereof when said box rests upon said second end panel,
- a side lid panel hingedly attached to said second side panel at said open side and movable between an open position and a closed position, said side lid panel being substantially entirely of open lattice construction,
- said open lattice of said first side panel being of heavier construction than said open lattice of said second and third side panels, said side lid panel, and said first end panel,
- hinge means for hingedly attaching said side lid panel to said second side panel,
- fastening means for releasably fastening said side lid panel in said closed position,
- first support means on said first side panel to support said box when said box rests upon said first side panel, and
- second support means on said second end panel to support said box when said box rests upon said second end panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.