Snap open tote container assembly
AssigneeLiberty Diversified Industries
InventorsMark S. Stoll, Glenn H. Brodin, LeRoy Miller
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Abstract
A tote container assembly having a pair of support panels, each support panel being formed from a corrugated plastic material and having a longitudinal grain. The support panels are positioned with their grains perpendicular to one another, and each panel is folded into a U-shape. The edges of the panels are fastened by sonic welds over a wire rim member which extends around the top peripheral edge of the tote container, and defines a pair of handgrips on opposing sides of the container. The corners of the rim member are curved to present stacking shoulders at the top corners of the container.
Claims15
A tote container assembly defining an open top receptacle region for receiving an article, said tote container assembly comprising:
- a first support panel, said first support panel having a first base panel with two opposing side edges and two opposing end edges, and a pair of side wall panels, said side wall panels extending from said opposing side edges of said first base panel and hingedly connected thereto along scored side fold lines, said wall panels each being foldable across said scored side fold lines to an upright position generally perpendicular to said first base panel, said first base panel further having an inner planar surface and an outer planar surface opposing said inner surface;
- a second support panel, said second support panel having a second base panel with two opposing side edges and two opposing end edges, and a pair of end wall panels, said end wall panels extending from said opposing end edges of said second base panel and hingedly connected thereto along scored end fold lines, said end wall lines to an upright position generally perpendicular to panels each being foldable across said scored end fold said second base panel, said second base panel having an intermediate scored fold line extending between said side edges thereof substantially perpendicular to said scored fold lines along which said end wall panels are connected thereto, said second base panel being foldable across said intermediate scored fold line, said second base panel further having an inner planar surface and an outer planar surface opposing said inner surface;
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- securing means mountable on said first support panel and said second support panel for securing said side wall panels and said end wall panels in said upright position, and for further connecting said first support panel to said second support panel such that said outer planar surface of said second base panel may be placed in parallel abutting contact with said inner planar surface of said first base panel to define the open top receptacle region when said side wall panels and said end wall panels are folded to said upright position, whereby the article may be removably received within said receptacle.
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