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US 8,727,158 B2Granted
Bulk container with angled side wall to base installation
AssigneeORBIS Corporation
InventorRoger Nolan
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Abstract
A collapsible bin container having a base portion and side walls hingedly connected to the base portion. At least one of the side walls includes an integrally formed hinge lug having a first generally cylindrical portion and a second flat angled portion. The base portion includes a corresponding hinge slot having an opening configured to receive the hinge lug only when the side wall is positioned at a first angle with respect to a horizontal surface.
Claims19
A bulk bin container comprising:
- a generally rectangular base portion having a first end, an opposing second end, a first side and an opposing second side, the first end of the base portion including a first vertical hinge slot configured to cooperate with a hinge lug of a side wall, the first hinge slot including an opening on a side of the slot and having a flat horizontal segment proximate a top portion of the hinge slot;
- a first side wall having a bottom portion;
- and,
- a first hinge lug connected to the bottom portion of the first side wall, the first hinge lug having a first generally cylindrical portion and a second angled flat portion, the first hinge lug configured to be received by the opening of the first hinge slot when the angled flat portion is aligned with the horizontal segment of the opening of the hinge slot to hingedly connect the first side wall to the base.
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A collapsible bulk bin container comprising:
- a generally rectangular base portion having a first side, an opposing second side, a first end, and an opposing second end;
- a first side wall hingedly connected to the first side of the base portion;
- a second side wall hingedly connected to the second side of the base portion;
- a third side wall hingedly connected to the first end of the base portion;
- and,
- a fourth side wall hingedly connected to the second end of the base portion, wherein the first side of the base portion includes a first vertical hinge slot having a slot opening on a side of the slot and having a flat horizontal segment and the first side wall includes a first hinge lug having a first generally cylindrical portion and a second angled flat portion configured to be received by the first hinge slot when the angled flat portion is aligned with the flat horizontal segment of the hinge slot opening and the first side wall is positioned at a first angle with respect to the flat horizontal segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.