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US 4,733,789 AGranted
Shipping container
OwnerGerald W. Olsoninventor
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Abstract
A universal shipping container comprises two separable and telescoping components. The shipping container includes a base plate supporting an upstanding tubular body to be received within a tubular body extending downwardly from a top ring plate. The ring plate includes a central opening for receiving the shanks of a drill bit therethrough. The telescoping components include cooperating fasteners for securely holding the drill bit within the shipping container.
Claims12
A shipping container, comprising:
- (a) an inner component defining a first tubular body closed at one end by a base plate;
- (b) an outer component defining a second tubular body adapted for receiving said first tubular body of said inner component therein, said second tubular body being open at one end and partially closed at the other end by a ring plate mounted on said other end of said second tubular body;
- (c) said ring plate extending inwardly to partially close said other end of said second tubular body and terminating at a central opening circumscribed by said ring plate;
- (d) take up bolt means mounted on said ring plate for locking said inner component within said outer component;
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- (e) angle bracket means mounted on said base plate, said angle bracket means including at least one aperture extending through one side of said angle bracket means for engagement by said take up bolt means for effecting locking engagement of said inner component and said outer component.
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A shipping container, comprising:
- (a) an inner component defining a first tubular body closed at one end by a base plate;
- (b) an outer component defining a second tubular body adapted for receiving said first tubular body of said inner component therein, said second tubular body being open at one end and partially closed at the other end by a ring plate mounted on said other end of said second tubular body;
- (c) said ring plate extending inwardly to partially close said other end of said second tubular body and terminating at a central opening circumscribed by said ring plate;
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- (d) locking means for effecting locking engagement of said inner component and said outer component, said locking means comprising first bracket means mounted to said base plate and second bracket means mounted to said second tubular body, said first and second bracket means being connected by a strap extending from said first bracket means to said second bracket means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.