Cover for a recyclable container
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsRobert K. Dragoo, David E. Shepherd, Michael A. Rowland
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Abstract
A removable cover for a container and a container having the removable cover. The cover may be adapted with an opening to enable wire to pass through the cover with the cover disposed on the container. The container may be adapted to be lifted by inserting a fork, or other lifting member, of a lifting device into the container. The container may comprise a fiber drum having one or more openings, or recesses, adapted to receive a fork of a lifting device. The container may be cylindrical. The container may be adapted to store wire. An adapter assembly may be disposed on the cover to protect the opening in the cover and to direct movement of the wire.
Claims17
A welding wire and container assembly, comprising:
- a housing consisting essentially of a recyclable material, the housing comprising:
- a planar base;
- a wall having an upper edge and a lower edge engaging the base, wherein the base and the wall define exterior peripheral surfaces of the housing;
- a planar false bottom disposed within the wall between the upper edge of the wall and the base, wherein the false bottom is circumscribed by the wall;
- and
- a plurality of support structures, each support structure being in abutment with the base and the false bottom to support the false bottom;
- wherein the support structures are spaced from one another between the base and the false bottom such that the false bottom, the base, and external peripheral surfaces of the support structures define passageways configured to receive forks of a forklift, wherein the wall includes at least one aperture for access to the passageways to receive the forks, and wherein the base, the wall, the false bottom, and the support structures comprise similar recyclable materials;
- a coil of welding wire disposed in the housing and on the false bottom;
- and
- a cover having a top surface having a hole extending therethrough, and a skirt askew to the top surface, wherein the skirt frictionally engages the wall to secure the cover to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.