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US3209905A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Collapsible shipping container

Assignee: Libbey Owens Ford Glass Co
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Filing: 1962-06-13
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-06-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sr James S Kean

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 23:54
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D88/00; B65D88/52; B65D88/526; B65D88/528

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 327 words
IN A COLLAPSIBLE SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR SHEETS OF FRANGIBLE MATERIAL, A BASE INCLUDINGA RECTANGULAR FRAME COMPRISING END, REAR AND FRONT ANGLE SHAPED MEMBERS, SAID FRAME MEMBERS HAVING ONE OF THEIR LEGS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND THE OTHER OF THEIR LEGS EXTENDING TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE BASE OF FORM A CONTINUOUS CLOSED LEDGE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BASE, A PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SHEETS IN VERTICAL, FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIP SUPPORTED UPON SAID CONTINUOUS LEDGE, MEMBERS MAINTAINING SAID BASE SPACED FROM A SUPPORTING SURFACE TO PERMIT ENTRY OF LIFT FORKS BENEATH SAID BASE, AN UPSTANDING REAR WALL AFFIXED TO SAID BASE, SAID REAR WALL INCLUDING AN ANGLE SHAPED UPRIGHT SECURED TO EACH REAR CORNER TO SAID BASE WITH ONE LEG OF EACH SAID REAR UPRIGHT BEING PARALLEL TO AN END OF SAID BASE AND THE OTHER LEG PARALLEL TO THE REAR EDGE THEREOF, AND AN ANGLE SHAPED REAR TOP MEMBER CONNECTING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID REAR UPRIGHTS, ONE LEGS OF SAID REAR TOP MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER EXTENDING INWARDLY, AT LEAST ONE BANDING STRAP SURROUNDING THE PACKAGE AND THE REAR WALL AND URGING SAID PACKAGE AGAINST SAID REAR WALL, SAID BANDING STRAP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID BASE, AND A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY SECURED TO SAID BASE AND SAID REAR WALL, SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ANGLE SHAPED UPRIGHT SECURED TO EACH FRONT CORNER OF THE BASE, ONE LEG OF EACH FRONT UPRIGHT BEING PARALLEL TO AN END OF SAID BASE AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF BEING PARALLEL TO THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID BASE, AN ANGLE SHAPED FRONT TOP MEMBER JOINING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID FRONT UPRIGHTS WITH ONE OF ITS LEGS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER EXTENDING INWARDLY, AND AN ANGLE SHAPED END TOP MEMBER JOINING THE UPPER END OF EACH SAID FRONT UPRIGHT TO THE UPPER END OF THE CORRESPONDING REAR UPRIGHT WITH ONE LEG OF EACH SAID END TOP MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF EXTENDING INWARDLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 327 words
IN A COLLAPSIBLE SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR SHEETS OF FRANGIBLE MATERIAL, A BASE INCLUDINGA RECTANGULAR FRAME COMPRISING END, REAR AND FRONT ANGLE SHAPED MEMBERS, SAID FRAME MEMBERS HAVING ONE OF THEIR LEGS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND THE OTHER OF THEIR LEGS EXTENDING TOWARD THE INTERIOR OF THE BASE OF FORM A CONTINUOUS CLOSED LEDGE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BASE, A PACKAGE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SHEETS IN VERTICAL, FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIP SUPPORTED UPON SAID CONTINUOUS LEDGE, MEMBERS MAINTAINING SAID BASE SPACED FROM A SUPPORTING SURFACE TO PERMIT ENTRY OF LIFT FORKS BENEATH SAID BASE, AN UPSTANDING REAR WALL AFFIXED TO SAID BASE, SAID REAR WALL INCLUDING AN ANGLE SHAPED UPRIGHT SECURED TO EACH REAR CORNER TO SAID BASE WITH ONE LEG OF EACH SAID REAR UPRIGHT BEING PARALLEL TO AN END OF SAID BASE AND THE OTHER LEG PARALLEL TO THE REAR EDGE THEREOF, AND AN ANGLE SHAPED REAR TOP MEMBER CONNECTING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID REAR UPRIGHTS, ONE LEGS OF SAID REAR TOP MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER EXTENDING INWARDLY, AT LEAST ONE BANDING STRAP SURROUNDING THE PACKAGE AND THE REAR WALL AND URGING SAID PACKAGE AGAINST SAID REAR WALL, SAID BANDING STRAP BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO SAID BASE, AND A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY SECURED TO SAID BASE AND SAID REAR WALL, SAID CLOSURE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN ANGLE SHAPED UPRIGHT SECURED TO EACH FRONT CORNER OF THE BASE, ONE LEG OF EACH FRONT UPRIGHT BEING PARALLEL TO AN END OF SAID BASE AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF BEING PARALLEL TO THE FRONT EDGE OF SAID BASE, AN ANGLE SHAPED FRONT TOP MEMBER JOINING THE UPPER ENDS OF SAID FRONT UPRIGHTS WITH ONE OF ITS LEGS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER EXTENDING INWARDLY, AND AN ANGLE SHAPED END TOP MEMBER JOINING THE UPPER END OF EACH SAID FRONT UPRIGHT TO THE UPPER END OF THE CORRESPONDING REAR UPRIGHT WITH ONE LEG OF EACH SAID END TOP MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND THE OTHER LEG THEREOF EXTENDING INWARDLY.

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