Reinforced palletized cargo containers

Claim 2

A reinforced palletized cargo container comprising: a cardboard container portion having a plurality of sidewalls with cutouts at the bottom of at least one sidewall formed to receive the tines of a forklift truck, said cutouts having vertical flaps extending from the side of the cutouts into the container portion; a flat base positioned in the container portion supported by said inwardly extending flaps; additional supporting means comprising a depending edge extending downwardly around the periphery of the flat base, said depending edge having cutouts therein with flaps complementary in size and shape to the inwardly extending flaps from the sidewalls of the container portion; and reinforcing means providing a hard bearing surface along the upper edge of the cutouts in the container sidewall for the tines of a forklift truck.

Claim 3

A reinforced palletized cargo container comprising: a cardboard container portion having a plurality of sidewalls with cutouts at the bottom of at least one sidewall formed to receive the tines of a forklift truck, said cutouts having vertical flaps extending from the sides of the cutouts into the container portion, a flat base positioned in the container portion above said inwardly extending flaps; and a plurality of reinforcing brackets, each said bracket comprising a flat U-shaped strip of hard material closed at the bottom and open at the top for sliding over the upper edge of cutouts in the sidewalls of the container portion and frictionally engaging the side walls, each said bracket also having a flat projecting edge extending into the container portion from the flat U-shaped strip of material, said flat projecting edge spaced from the bottom of the U-shaped strip of material, a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the flat base, whereby said flat projecting edge rests on the upper surface of the flat base, the flat base being positioned between said flat projecting edge and the inwardly extending flaps from cutouts in the side walls of the container portion.

Claim 4

A reinforced palletized cargo container comprising: a cardboard container portion having a plurality of sidewalls with cutouts at the bottom of at least one sidewall formed to receive the tines of a forklift truck, said cutouts having vertical flaps extending from the sides of the cutouts into the container portion, a flat base positioned in the container portion above said inwardly extending flaps; and a plurality of reinforcing brackets, each said bracket comprising a flat U-shaped strip of hard material closed at the bottom and open at the top for sliding over the upper edge of cutouts in the sidewalls of the container portion and frictionally engaging the side walls, each said bracket also having a flat projecting edge extending into the container portion from the flat U-shaped strip of material, said flat projecting edge spaced from the bottom of the U-shaped strip of material, a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the flat base, whereby said flat projecting edge rests on the upper surface of the flat base, the flat base being positioned between said flat projecting edge and the inwardly extending flaps from cutouts in the side walls of the container portion.

Claim 5

A reinforced palletized container as set forth in claim 2 wherein additional spacing means are provided between the flat base and the bottom of the container portion.

Claim 6

A reinforced palletized container as set forth in claim 3 wherein said additional spacing means comprises a depending edge extending downwardly around the periphery of the flat base, said depending edge having cutouts therein with flaps complementary in size and shape to the inwardly extending flaps from the sidewalls of the container portion.

Claim 7

In a palletized cargo container of the type having a cardboard container portion including sidewalls having cutouts at the bottom of at least one sidewall thereof for receiving the tines of a forklift truck, said cutouts having vertical flaps extending into the container from the sides of the cutouts, and a flat base positioned in the container portion over the inwardly extending flaps on which goods to be shipped are placed, the improvement comprising: a flat, U-shaped strip of hard material hAving a closed bottom and an open top formed to slide over the upper edge of the cutouts and frictionally engage the sidewalls of the container portion, said bracket also having a flat protecting edge extending at right angles from the U-shaped strip into the container portion, said flat projecting edge spaced from the closed bottom of the U-haped strip a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the flat base upon which packaged goods rest, whereby said flat base is positioned between the projecting edge of the bracket and the inwardly extending flaps of the cutouts.

Claim 8

In a palletized cargo container of the type having a cardboard container portion including sidewalls having cutouts at the bottom of at least one sidewall thereof for receiving the tines of a forklift truck, said cutouts having vertical flaps extending into the container from the sides of the cutouts, and a flat base positioned in the container portion over the inwardly extending flaps on which goods to be shipped are placed, the improvement comprising: a flat, U-shaped strip of hard material hAving a closed bottom and an open top formed to slide over the upper edge of the cutouts and frictionally engage the sidewalls of the container portion, said bracket also having a flat protecting edge extending at right angles from the U-shaped strip into the container portion, said flat projecting edge spaced from the closed bottom of the U-haped strip a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the flat base upon which packaged goods rest, whereby said flat base is positioned between the projecting edge of the bracket and the inwardly extending flaps of the cutouts.