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US 5,037,027 AGranted
Tote box construction
AssigneeBradford Company
InventorGlenn R. Nichols
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Abstract
An improved tote box construction is disclosed which incorporates into the corners of a tote box during the assembly thereof corner enhancer structural elements which do not require any mechanical fasteners such as rivets or the like to secure the corner structural elements.
Claims7
A tote box comprising
- a box portion foldable from a box blank and having a bottom, two end walls, two side walls, and four end flaps which are extensions of said side walls, said end flaps being foldable about said end walls, said end walls and end flaps having holes into which are receivable hand holds,
- four corner enhancer structural angles, one of which resides within each inside corner of said box portion such that a first leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles is sandwiched between said end wall and said end flap and a second leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles resides against an inside surface of said side wall,
- four reinforcement rail structural channels, one of which is fitted over a top edge of each said side wall and said end wall,
- four stacking lug structural corners, one of which is fitted over said reinforcement rail structural channels at each corner of said tote box, and
- fastening means for fastening said stacking lug structural corners to said reinforcement rail structural channels, said side walls, said end walls, and said end flaps.
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A tote box comprising
- a box portion foldable from a box blank and having a bottom, two end walls, two side walls, and four end flaps which are extensions of said side walls, said end flaps being foldable about said end walls,
- four corner enhancer structural angles, one of which resides within each inside corner of said box portion such that a first leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles is sandwiched between said end wall and said end flap and a second leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles resides against an inside surface of said side wall,
- four reinforcement rail structural channels, one of which is fitted over a top edge of each said side wall and said end wall,
- four stacking lug structural corners, one of which is fitted over said reinforcement rail structural channels at each corner of said tote box, and
- fastening means for fastening said stacking lug structural corners to said reinforcement rail structural channels, said side walls, said end walls, and said end flaps.
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A tote box comprising
- a box portion foldable from a box blank and having a bottom, two end walls, two side walls, and four end flaps which are extensions of said side walls, said end flaps being foldable about said end walls,
- four corner enhancer structural angles, one of which resides within each inside corner of said box portion such that a first leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles is sandwiched between said end wall and said end flap and a second leg of each of said corner enhancer structural angles resides against an inside surface of said side wall,
- four reinforcement rail structural channels, one of which is fitted over a top edge of each said side wall and said end wall, and
- fastening means for fastening said reinforcement rail structural channels to said side walls, said end walls, and said end flaps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.