US 4,664,260 AGranted

Container/pallet for annular packages of strand material

AssigneeSeneca Wire and Manufacturing Company

InventorWilliam H. Stokes

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Abstract

A container device for transporting and storing coils of wire which protect the coils from damage. The device comprises a circumferential shell having a recessed annular bottom element inwardly adjacent the upper edge of the shell to form an open-topped annular receptacle in the upper side of the device. The inner edge of the bottom element extends upwardly to provide a hollow central post concentric with the outer shell. The underside of the device is formed with a closure wall coextensive in width with the recessed bottom element and is adapted to form a closure for the open-topped receptacle of the subjacent container device when the devices are stacked one upon another. Sockets for a forklift truck are provided in the circumference of the shell to enable the forklift truck to manipulate the devices into and out of position in the stack.

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Dependent claims

A container/pallet device for receiving an annular package of material for supporting the same during transportation and storage, said device comprising a circumferential upright hollow shell having a base portion at its lower edge adapted to provide a supporting surface for said device, the upper end of the shell terminating in a circumferential rim extending continuously about the complete circumference of said shell;

an upstanding post disposed centrally within the hollow of said shell generally concentric with said rim and extending upwardly beyond the level of said rim;
an upper wall forming a recessed bottom extending between said rim and said post, said rim, said upper wall, and said post cooperating to define an annular, open-topped annular receptacle between said rim and said post for receiving said annular package, said annular package having given inner and outer dimensions, the width of said post being less than the inner dimension of said package so that the post may project upwardly through the inside of said package, the outer dimension of said annular receptacle adjacent said rim being greater than the outer dimension of the package so that the package may rest on the recessed bottom within said receptacle;
said device including a lower closure wall extending from said hollow shell a predetermined distance below said rim inwardly from said base a distance corresponding to the extension of said recessed bottom and terminating in a central opening corresponding to the width of the post, so that when said device is stacked upon a similar device, said closure wall extends from the rim to the post of the similar device to form a closure for the open-topped receptacle of said similar device.

A container/pallet device for receiving an annular package of material and for supporting the same during transportation and storage, said device comprising a circumferential upright shell having a base portion at its lower edge adapted to provide a supporting surface for said device, the upper end of the shell terminating in a circumference rim extending continuously about the complete circumference of said shell;

an upstanding post disposed centrally of said shell generally concentric with said rim and extending upwardly beyond the level of said rim;
a recessed bottom extending between said rim and said post, said rim, said recessed bottom, and said post cooperating to define an annular, open-topped receptacle between said rim and said post for receiving said annular package, said annular package having given inner and outer dimensions, the width of said post being less than the inner dimension of said package so that the post may project upwardly through the inside of said package, the outer dimension of said annular receptacle adjacent said rim being greater than the outer dimension of the package so that the package may rest on the recessed bottom within said receptacle;
said device including a closure wall extending inwardly from said base a distance corresponding to the extension of said recessed bottom and terminating in a central opening corresponding to the width of the post, so that when said device is stacked upon a similar device, said closure wall extends from the rim to the post of the similar device to form a closure for the open-topped receptacle of said similar device;
and sockets in said upright shell positioned about the circumference of the shell at spaced intervals, said device being adapted for use with a forklift truck having a pair of forks spaced apart a given distance, the spaced intervals between said sockets corresponding to the given distance of spacing between said forks whereby said forks may be engaged in said sockets to enable manipulation and transportation of said device by said forks independently of said supporting surface at the base portion of said shell.

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