Dispensing shipping container with funnel-type pallet

Claim 2

A dispensing shipping container for transporting and dispensing flowable materials in bulk quantities, said container comprising: a. a base including downwardly and inwardly sloping walls which terminate in a dispensing opening, said base having a plurality of - hollow nestable - legs extending downwardly therefrom which - allow a plurality of such bases to be stacked in a nesting closely spaced relationship and which - space the dispensing opening form the plane of the lowermost portion of said legs; b. closure means for preventing the flow of material through said dispensing opening during transit of said container; c. a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from said base, said sidewalls cooperating with said base to define a container and terminating at a point spaced above said pallet; d. cover means for closing the top of said container to thereby minimize the entry of foreign matter therewithin; and e. said base including an outer upstanding lip to prevent lateral shifting of said sidewalls.

Claim 3

The container of claim 1 including an inner bag which extends over substantially the complete inner surface of said container and which is suitable for packaging hygroscopic products.

Claim 4

A dispensing shipping container for transporting and dispensing flowable materials in bulk quantities said container comprising: a. a base including downwardly and inwardly sloping walls which terminate in a dispensing opening, said base having a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom, and which space the dispensing opening from the plane of the lowermost portion of said legs; b. closure means for preventing the flow of material through said dispensing opening during transit of said container; c. a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from said base, said sidewalls cooperating with said base to define a container and terminating at a point spaced above said pallet; and d. cover means for closing the top of said container to thereby minimize the entry of foreign matter therewithin; and e. said sidewalls being a multi-layer structure including an outer wall formed from several panels and an inner wall formed from several panels wherein each panel of said inner wall includes a substantially trapezoidal flap extending therefrom and which overlies a portion of the hollow legs in said base.

Claim 5

A dispensing shipping container for transporting and dispensing flowable materials in bulk quantities said container comprising: a. a base including downwardly and inwardly sloping walls which terminate in a dispensing opening, said base having a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom, and which space the dispensing opening from the plane of the lowermost portion of said legs; b. closure means for preventing the flow of material through said dispensing opening during transit of said container; c. a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from said base, said sidewalls cooperating with said base to define a container and terminating at a point spaced above said pallet; and d. cover means for closing the top of said container to thereby minimize the entry of foreign matter therewithin; and e. said sidewalls being a multi-layer structure including an outer wall formed from several panels and an inner wall formed from several panels wherein each panel of said inner wall includes a substantially trapezoidal flap extending therefrom and which overlies a portion of the hollow legs in said base.

Claim 6

The container of claiM 3 further comprising an inner bag -positioned between said inner and said outer walls.