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US3237839A
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Expendable depot pallet box
Assignee: International Motors LLC
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Filing: 1964-09-03
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-09-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick H Wiley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:39
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D5/00; B65D5/42; B65D5/44; B65D5/441; B65D5/445; B65D5/446; B65D15/00; B65D15/22; B65D5/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
361 words
AN EXPENDABLE DEPOT PALLET BOX HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL TOP AND BOTTOM WALL MEANS, SPACED AND PARALLEL END WALL MEANS, AND SPACED AND PARALLEL SIDE WALL MEANS COMPRISING, A FIRST CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM PANEL SERVING AS THE BOTTOM WALL MEANS, AN END PANEL DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY THEREFROM, AND A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BOTTOM AND END PANELS AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HAVING A VERTICAL LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE VERTICAL HEIGHT OF SAID END PANEL; A SECOND CONTAINER SECTION POSITIONABLE ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A GENERALLY FLAT TOP PANEL SERVING AS THE TOP WALL MEANS, AND A SECOND PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HINDGEDLY CONNECTED TO RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID TOP PANEL AND EXTENDING THEREFROM, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID TOP PANEL EXTENDING FROM SAID TOP PANEL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE HEIGHT OF SAID END PANEL, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID SECOND PAIR BEING MOVABLE SO AS TO HAVE AN EDGE PORTION THEREOF OVERLAPPING AN EDGE PORTION OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION; AND REINFORCING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED AND PARALLEL CLEATS FIXEDLY SECURED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION, EACH OF SAID CLEATS BEING DISPOSED INWARDLY OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS AND HAVING ONE END ABUTTING SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM SAID BOTTOM PANEL TO A POINT ADJACENT SAID TOP PANEL WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION, SAID REINFORCING MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CLEAT RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID TOP PANEL HAVING EACH OF ITS END PORTIONS IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WIH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID VERTIACALLY DISPOSED CLEATS WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
361 words
AN EXPENDABLE DEPOT PALLET BOX HAVING SPACED AND PARALLEL TOP AND BOTTOM WALL MEANS, SPACED AND PARALLEL END WALL MEANS, AND SPACED AND PARALLEL SIDE WALL MEANS COMPRISING, A FIRST CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A GENERALLY FLAT BOTTOM PANEL SERVING AS THE BOTTOM WALL MEANS, AN END PANEL DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY THEREFROM, AND A FIRST PAIR OF PARALLEL SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID BOTTOM AND END PANELS AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM SAID BOTTOM PANEL, SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HAVING A VERTICAL LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE VERTICAL HEIGHT OF SAID END PANEL; A SECOND CONTAINER SECTION POSITIONABLE ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION INCLUDING A GENERALLY FLAT TOP PANEL SERVING AS THE TOP WALL MEANS, AND A SECOND PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HINDGEDLY CONNECTED TO RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID TOP PANEL AND EXTENDING THEREFROM, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID TOP PANEL EXTENDING FROM SAID TOP PANEL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE HEIGHT OF SAID END PANEL, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID SECOND PAIR BEING MOVABLE SO AS TO HAVE AN EDGE PORTION THEREOF OVERLAPPING AN EDGE PORTION OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID WALL PARTIAL PANELS OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION; AND REINFORCING MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED AND PARALLEL CLEATS FIXEDLY SECURED WITH RESPECT TO SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION, EACH OF SAID CLEATS BEING DISPOSED INWARDLY OF A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF SIDE WALL PARTIAL PANELS AND HAVING ONE END ABUTTING SAID BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING VERTICALLY FROM SAID BOTTOM PANEL TO A POINT ADJACENT SAID TOP PANEL WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION, SAID REINFORCING MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING CLEAT RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID TOP PANEL HAVING EACH OF ITS END PORTIONS IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WIH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID VERTIACALLY DISPOSED CLEATS WHEN SAID SECOND CONTAINER SECTION IS POSITIONED ON SAID FIRST CONTAINER SECTION.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-28 | 1969-08-30 | 1970-03-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-28 | 1973-08-30 | 1974-03-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-28 | 1977-08-30 | 1978-03-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |