US3584738A
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Container storage device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-04-14
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Granted: 1971-06-15
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Expires: 1989-04-14
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure concerns a molded pallet and housing assembly for storing containers, as for example magnetic tape cartridges, enabling pallet stacking and transportation of the containers.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S Wallace
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:57
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/023; G11B23/0236; B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/02; B65D25/10; B65D25/107; B65D25/28; B65D25/2882; B65D25/2885
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A pallet in combination with like, generally rectangular magnetic tape containers, comprising a. a horizontally and longitudinally extending baseplate, b. parallel, laterally spaced, longitudinally extending upright flanges integral with the plate proximate laterally opposite terminals thereof, c. upright shoulders carried by the plate and spaced longitudinally thereof forming a longitudinal series of slots, said containers being downwardly and closely received in said slots for stacking in upright laterally extending and longitudinally separated condition; d. a pair of said flanges projecting downwardly relative to said plate, and e. a housing assembled on said pallet and having releasable connection therewith proximate said flanges but in spaced relation to the lOwer extremities of said downwardly projecting pair of flanges whereby said pair of flanges may have interfitting relation with a like housing assembled on a like lower pallet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A pallet in combination with like, generally rectangular magnetic tape containers, comprising a. a horizontally and longitudinally extending baseplate, b. parallel, laterally spaced, longitudinally extending upright flanges integral with the plate proximate laterally opposite terminals thereof, c. upright shoulders carried by the plate and spaced longitudinally thereof forming a longitudinal series of slots, said containers being downwardly and closely received in said slots for stacking in upright laterally extending and longitudinally separated condition; d. a pair of said flanges projecting downwardly relative to said plate, and e. a housing assembled on said pallet and having releasable connection therewith proximate said flanges but in spaced relation to the lOwer extremities of said downwardly projecting pair of flanges whereby said pair of flanges may have interfitting relation with a like housing assembled on a like lower pallet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pallet and housing as defined in claim 1 wherein said containers are in the form of magnetic tape cartridges having magnetic head receiving openings along the lowermost edges thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A pallet and housing as defined in claim 2 wherein said containers are in the form of receptacles into which magnetic tape cartridges are received.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pallet and housing as defined in claim 1 including a lifting handle on the housing to maintain said connection by gravity action.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The pallet and housing as defined in claim 1 wherein said connection is defined by downwardly facing shoulders on the pallet, and lugs on the housing projecting longitudinally to fit under said connection shoulders on the pallet when the housing is assembled on the pallet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The pallet and housing as defined in claim 4 including a fork removably carried by the housing and having tines projecting into the housing for reception into openings formed by magnetic tape reels carried by said containers in the form of tape cassettes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The pallet and housing as defined by claim 6 wherein said tines are elongated and have ribs sized to mesh with drive structure carried by said reels, thereby to block reel rotation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The pallet and housing of claim 6 wherein said tines are elongated and have ribs sized to mesh with drive structure carried by the reels, thereby to block reel rotation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The pallet and housing of claim 1 consisting of molded plastic material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pallet and housing of claim 1 wherein others of the flanges project upwardly of the plate, said shoulders being spaced from and between the upwardly projecting flanges.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pallet as defined in claim 4 including a second and like pallet stacked on said housing, the flanges on the second pallet interfitting shoulders on said housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
128 words
A pallet in combination with like, generally rectangular magnetic tape containers, comprising a. a horizontally and longitudinally extending baseplate, b. parallel, laterally spaced, longitudinally extending upright flanges integral with the plate proximate laterally opposite terminals thereof, c. upright shoulders carried by the plate and spaced longitudinally thereon forming a longitudinally series of slots, said containers being downwardly and closely received for stacking in upright laterally extending and longitudinally separated condition; and d. the lateral spacing of a pair of said flanges projecting downwardly relative to said plate being characterized in that such flanges and the plate may be placed downwardly in straddling relation over the tops of a series of said containers supported in a row by a like lower pallet with the plate seating on said tops.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
A pallet in combination with like, generally rectangular magnetic tape containers, comprising a. a horizontally and longitudinally extending baseplate, b. parallel, laterally spaced, longitudinally extending upright flanges integral with the plate proximate laterally opposite terminals thereof, c. upright shoulders carried by the plate and spaced longitudinally thereon forming a longitudinally series of slots, said containers being downwardly and closely received for stacking in upright laterally extending and longitudinally separated condition; and d. the lateral spacing of a pair of said flanges projecting downwardly relative to said plate being characterized in that such flanges and the plate may be placed downwardly in straddling relation over the tops of a series of said containers supported in a row by a like lower pallet with the plate seating on said tops.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pallet as defined in claim 12 including said lower pallet and containers supported thereby which are straddled by said first-mentioned pallet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The pallet of claim 12 wherein said containers comprise magnetic tape cassettes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
73 words
Pallet structure for stacking and storing like tape cassettes having tape reels defining openings, comprising: a. a horizontally extending base, b. multiple of said cassettes carried by the baseplate to extend vertically with said reel openings aligned in two rows, c. a housing carried by the base to extend protectively over the cassettes, and d. a fork having parallel tines removably received into said reel openings to block reel rotation in said cassettes.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
73 words
Pallet structure for stacking and storing like tape cassettes having tape reels defining openings, comprising: a. a horizontally extending base, b. multiple of said cassettes carried by the baseplate to extend vertically with said reel openings aligned in two rows, c. a housing carried by the base to extend protectively over the cassettes, and d. a fork having parallel tines removably received into said reel openings to block reel rotation in said cassettes.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-14 | 1974-12-14 | 1975-06-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-14 | 1978-12-14 | 1979-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-14 | 1982-12-14 | 1983-06-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |