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US 8,403,144 B2Granted
Liquid container: system for distribution
AssigneeDean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P.
InventorCarl T. Eiten
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a distribution assembly is used to distribute a load of liquid containers. The distribution assembly may include a slip sheet, a pallet divider, and a rotating pallet. The slip sheet may be designed to laterally group two or more liquid containers. The pallet divider may divide the load into sections, each section containing a stack of liquid containers. The pallet divider may restrict access to one of the sections to distribute the liquid containers of the other section. The rotating pallet may rotate the load to allow the other section to be accessed.
Claims22
A distribution assembly comprising:
- a load comprising a plurality of liquid containers;
- and
- a plurality of slip sheets, each slip sheet of the plurality of slip sheets configured to laterally group one or more liquid containers of the plurality of liquid containers, the slip sheet comprising:
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout configured to hold one liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers;
- wherein each liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers comprises:
- a base member;
- a sidewall member that is attached to and extends upward from the base member;
- a spout;
- an upwardly converging neck member that couples the sidewall member and the spout, the neck member comprising at least one rib that extends from the spout to the sidewall member;
- and
- a handle that protrudes from the container proximate the neck member;
- and
- each slip sheet of the plurality of slip sheets further comprising:
- each cutout shaped such that the spout, at least part of the neck member, and at least part of the handle of the one liquid container held by the cutout passes through the cutout.
11 more elements
A distribution assembly comprising:
- a load comprising a plurality of liquid containers the plurality of liquid containers arranged vertically to form a plurality of container stacks;
- a plurality of slip sheets, each slip sheet of the plurality of slip sheets configured to laterally group one or more liquid containers of the plurality of liquid containers, the slip sheet comprising:
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout configured to hold one liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers;
- a pallet divider, the pallet divider dividing the plurality of container stacks into a first section and a second section, the pallet divider restricting access to the second section to distribute the liquid containers of the first section;
- and
- a rotating pallet configured to rotate to distribute the liquid containers of the second section.
3 more elements
A distribution assembly comprising:
- a load comprising a plurality of liquid containers;
- a plurality of slip sheets, each slip sheet of the plurality of slip sheets configured to laterally group one or more liquid containers of the plurality of liquid containers, the slip sheet comprising:
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout configured to hold one liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers;
- a rotating pallet configured to support the load, the rotating pallet comprising:
- a pallet base having a loading surface shaped in a substantially flat and substantially rectangular shape, the loading surface having a surface width and a surface length;
- a rotator ring substantially centered on the loading surface, the rotator ring substantially shaped as a circle, the circle having a diameter slightly shorter than the surface width, the diameter running parallel to the loading surface, the rotator ring configured to rotate the load around the circle;
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- a pallet frame coupled to the rotator ring, the pallet frame having a frame width substantially equal to the surface width and a frame length substantially equal to the surface length.
5 more elements
A distribution assembly comprising:
- a load comprising a plurality of liquid containers, the plurality of liquid containers arranged in a plurality of layers, each layer of the plurality of layers extending in a lateral direction, the plurality of liquid containers further arranged vertically to form a plurality of container stacks;
- a plurality of slip sheets, each slip sheet configured to group one or more liquid containers of a same layer, each slip sheet further comprising:
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout configured to hold one liquid container of the plurality of liquid containers;
- a pallet divider, the pallet divider dividing the plurality of container stacks into a first section and a second section;
- and
- a rotating pallet configured to support and rotate the load.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.