Container
AssigneeEPS (Research & Development) Limited
InventorsClifford E. Harris, Norman B. Spary
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Abstract
A container is formed by locating two panels in a jig so that the two panels have their adjacent edges nearly touching, the panels being in perpendicular planes. A mould is provided at the adjacent edges of the panels, and a casting resin is introduced to the mould to secure the panels together. Two pairs of panels thus formed are joined together in a similar way to form the walls of a container, and a base and lid are also connected to the walls in a similar way. The casting resin is a cold curing casting resin which, when cured is flexible. The panels are thus interconnected by flexible joints. The container is resistant against damage when dropped.
Claims13
A packaging container comprising a base and a plurality of side walls upstanding from the base, the base and each respective side wall being formed from a substantially rigid panel, there being joints between the base and each side wall and between each side wall and each adjacent side wall, each said joint comprising a member of cold cured elastomer which has been cured in situ and which forms a flexible element securing the panels together to form a packaging container having waterproof and flexible shock resistant joints between the substantially rigid panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.