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US 4,969,567 AGranted
Collapsible cheese box
AssigneeVacu-Purg, Inc.
InventorRonald J. Rogers
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Abstract
A stainless steel cheese box includes a bottom frame having an upstanding peripheral flange positioned outwardly of opposite end and side walls. A bottom wall of polyurethane material of substantial thickness temporarily holds the end and side walls erect while the box is being assembled. A top frame fits down over the top ends of the end and side walls and holds a top polyurethane wall in place on top of the cheese. Locking straps extend between the top and bottom frames to lock the component parts together.
Claims8
A collapsible cheese box comprising:
- top and bottom frames having peripheral flanges extending towards each other, said frames having opposite sides and ends,
- oppositely disposed end and side walls positioned in and extending between said top and bottom frames on the inside of said flanges,
- top and bottom walls positioned in said top and bottom frames inside said flanges,
- locking means being operable to limit outward movement of said top and bottom frames thereby holding said box together as a unitary structure or allowing for its disassembly, said locking means including said top and bottom frame flanges at opposite sides or opposite ends having outwardly extending pins and strap members having openings at opposite ends being connected to said top and bottom frame flanges at said opposite sides or ends by said pins being received in said openings, and retainer means engaging said pins outwardly of said strap members to hold said strap members on said pins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.