US3344831A
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Pallet container
Assignee: Fruehauf Corp
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Filing: 1964-07-30
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1984-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph C Brackett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:44
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/06; B65D77/061; B65D19/00; B65D19/02; B65D19/06; B65D19/08; B65D19/12; B65D88/00; B65D88/16; B65D88/18; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00024; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00059; B65D2519/00154; B65D2519/00164; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00492; B65D2519/00502; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00577; B65D2519/00631; B65D2519/00636; B65D2519/00641; B65D2519/00646; B65D2519/00656; B65D2519/00736; B65D2519/00805; B65D2519/0081; B65D2519/00815; B65D2519/00865; B65D2519/00875; B65D2519/009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A PALLET CONTAINER COMPRISING A BASE, A FLEXIBLE COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER DISPOSED UPON SAID BASE AND HAVING A LOWER PORTION CONNECTED THERETO, MEANS PROVIDING A SEALABLE INLET OPENING TO SAID CONTAINER ADJACENT THE LOWER END PORTION THEREOF FOR THE RECEPTION AND DELIVERY OF A FLUID SUBSTANCE, AT LEAST ONE DOOR PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT FROM A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY OVERLYING SAID BASE TO A POSITION GENERALLY VERTICALLY THEREOF, AND A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED FRAMES SURROUNDING SAID CONTAINER AND EACH HAVING AN OUTER PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID DOOR, WHEREBY INSERTION OF A FLUID SUBSTANCE WITHIN SAID CONTAINER WILL EXPAND SAID CONTAINER VERTICALLY WITH SAID FRAMES ENGAGING AND PIVOTING SAID DOOR TO ITS GENERALLY VERTICAL POSITION AND DELIVERY OF SAID SUBSTANCE FROM SAID CONTAINER WILL PERMIT SAID CONTAINER TO COLLAPSE AND SAID DOOR TO MOVE TO ITS BASE-OVERLYING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A PALLET CONTAINER COMPRISING A BASE, A FLEXIBLE COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER DISPOSED UPON SAID BASE AND HAVING A LOWER PORTION CONNECTED THERETO, MEANS PROVIDING A SEALABLE INLET OPENING TO SAID CONTAINER ADJACENT THE LOWER END PORTION THEREOF FOR THE RECEPTION AND DELIVERY OF A FLUID SUBSTANCE, AT LEAST ONE DOOR PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO SAID BASE FOR MOVEMENT FROM A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY OVERLYING SAID BASE TO A POSITION GENERALLY VERTICALLY THEREOF, AND A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED FRAMES SURROUNDING SAID CONTAINER AND EACH HAVING AN OUTER PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID DOOR, WHEREBY INSERTION OF A FLUID SUBSTANCE WITHIN SAID CONTAINER WILL EXPAND SAID CONTAINER VERTICALLY WITH SAID FRAMES ENGAGING AND PIVOTING SAID DOOR TO ITS GENERALLY VERTICAL POSITION AND DELIVERY OF SAID SUBSTANCE FROM SAID CONTAINER WILL PERMIT SAID CONTAINER TO COLLAPSE AND SAID DOOR TO MOVE TO ITS BASE-OVERLYING POSITION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2931409A
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