Pallet box
AssigneeGeneral Box Company
InventorHershey Wait
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Abstract
A pallet box having a floor assembly which can be connected to the side wall assemblies without the use of nails is disclosed. The pallet box includes a plurality of side wall assemblies joined at their adjacent vertical edges to form an enclosure. Cleats are mounted adjacent the lower edges of the side wall assemblies and define bearing recesses. A bottom support assembly has finger members extending outwardly, which are received by the cleat recesses. The floor assembly is positioned on and is supported by the cleats and the bottom support assembly.
Claims14
A pallet box comprising, in combination, a plurality of side wall assemblies joined at their adjacent vertical edges to form an enclosure, a bottom liner assembly comprising cleats mounted adjacent the lower perimeter edges of said joined side wall assemblies, said cleats defining a plurality of bearing recesses, a bottom support assembly having finger members extending outwardly therefrom, said finger members being received by said bearing recesses defined by said cleats, and a floor assembly positioned on and supported by said cleats and said bottom support assembly, whereby said bottom support assembly and said floor assembly can be assembled with said side wall assemblies without the use of nails.
A pallet box comprising, in combination, four side assemblies joined together at their adjacent vertical edges and defining a four-sided enclosure having an interior and an exterior, a top liner assembly comprising upper horizontal cleats mounted adjacent the upper perimeter of said interior of said four-sided enclosure, a bottom liner assembly comprising lower horizontal cleats mounted adjacent the lower perimeter of said interior of said four-sided enclosure, said lower horizontal cleats defining a plurality of bearing recesses, a bottom support assembly having finger members extending outwardly therefrom and received by said bearing recesses defined by said lower horizontal cleats, said bottom support assembly including intersecting first and second cross-members having a flush upper surface, said finger members being mounted on the outer most ends of said first and second cross-members, and a floor assembly to engage with and be supported by said lower horizontal cleats and said flush upper surface of said bottom support assembly, wherein said pallet box can be assembled from said four side assemblies, said bottom support assembly, and said floor assembly without the use of nails.
A pallet box comprising, in combination, four side assemblies, said side assemblies including a plurality of slats joined together at their adjacent vertical edges, a top liner comprising horizontally extending upper cleats mounted to said joined slats adjacent the upper edges of each of said side assemblies, a bottom liner comprising horizontally extending lower cleats mounted to said joined slats adjacent the lower edges each of said side assemblies, said side assemblies being joined together at their adjacent vertical edges to form a four-sided enclosure, said lower cleats defining a plurality of bearing recesses, a bottom support assembly having finger members extending outwardly therefrom and received by said bearing recesses, said bottom support assembly comprised of a first cross-member and second cross-member intersecting said first cross-member at right angles, said second cross-member including two opposed half-members, the adjacent ends of said two half-members spaced the width of said first cross-member and interlocked by means of a rod fixed between said two opposed half-members at said adjacent ends, said rod being bent to place the upper surface of said half-members flush with the upper surface of said first cross-member, said finger members extending outwardly from the outer ends of said first and second cross-members defining an S-shape, wherein said bearing recesses define a series of indents to engage one-half of said S-shape and said outer ends of said first and second cross-members define a series of indents to engage the other half of said S-shape, thereby interlocking said bottom support assembly with said bottom liner assembly, and a floor assembly positioned on and supported by said lower cleats of said bottom liner assembly and said bottom support assembly, whereby said bottom support assembly and said floor assembly can be assembled with said side wall assemblies without the use of nails.
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