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US 6,598,756 B1Granted
Knock down stillage box
AssigneeClip-Lok International Limited
InventorNiels Rosenfeldt
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AssigneeClip-Lok International Limited
InventorNiels Rosenfeldt
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A reusable knock down stillage box comprises a base pallet assembly including a rectangular base panel and four side walls extending from the base panel, and a top panel, Each of the side walls comprise lower and upper side wail panels, with three of the lower side wall panels being hinged to three of the upper side wall panels, and the lower side wall panels in turn being connected to the base panel by means of L-shaped clips. The upper or side wall panels are movable between an erected cargo stowing position In which stillage components are erected for stowing cargo such as motor vehicle panels within the box and a collapsed stillage stowing position. In the collapsed position, the top panel and the upper side wall panels, in combination with the base panel and the lower side wall panels, provide a sub-box defining a closed sub-volume within which the stillage components are stowable in the collapsed condition. The stillage components and the clips associated with a particular box are thus conveniently housed within the sub-volume of that box when the knocked down boxes are shipped back to their cargo loading destination.
A knock down stillage box comprising a base panel, four side walls, a top panel and stillage components for retaining cargo within the box, each of the side walls comprising a lower side wall panel extending from the base panel and an upper side wall panel, the upper side wall panels being movable between an erected, cargo stowing position in which the stillage components are erected for stowing cargo within the box, and a collapsed, stillage stowing position in which the top panel and the upper side wall panels, in combination with the base panel and the lower side wall panels, provide a sub-box defining an internal sub-volume within which the stillage components are stowable in a collapsed condition, wherein three of the upper side wall panels are hinged to three of the lower side wall panels and are foldable into the collapsed position in which they form part of the sub-box, wherein a fourth front upper side wall panel is separable from a fourth front lower side wall panel to define an access opening for loading and unloading the box, and wherein the fourth front lower side wall panel is movable between an upper position in which it is clipped to adjacent lower side wall panels, and a lower, loading position in which it is lowered relative to the base panel to increase the size of the access opening for loading and unloading the box.
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