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Bulk material box
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1979-11-28
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Granted: 1981-10-27
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Expires: 1999-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A storing and shipping box for bulk solid material is disclosed comprising: a removable top and a base member; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery thereof and a plurality of downwardly-depending integral flaps inwardly folded within said outer periphery to form a portion of the base of said box and providing, when infolded, an opposed pair of enveloping panels for interlocking with opposite ends of said base member; said infolded flaps and base member providing the base and alignment of said box.
Inventors
- 👤 Fu-Tong Hsu
- 👤 John F. Kantz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:12
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D19/00; B65D19/02; B65D19/06; B65D19/20; B65D7/00; B65D5/00; B65D5/02; B65D5/12; B65D5/20; B65D5/2014; B65D5/2033; B65D77/00; B65D77/04; B65D77/0446; B65D77/0453; B65D77/0466; B65D2519/00; B65D2519/00004; B65D2519/00009; B65D2519/00014; B65D2519/00019; B65D2519/00029; B65D2519/00034; B65D2519/00044; B65D2519/00049; B65D2519/00064; B65D2519/00069; B65D2519/00084; B65D2519/00099; B65D2519/00104; B65D2519/00154; B65D2519/00159; B65D2519/00189; B65D2519/00194; B65D2519/00258; B65D2519/00263; B65D2519/00273; B65D2519/00283; B65D2519/00293; B65D2519/00313; B65D2519/00323; B65D2519/00328; B65D2519/00333; B65D2519/00353; B65D2519/00492; B65D2519/00497; B65D2519/00547; B65D2519/00577; B65D2519/00616; B65D2519/00621; B65D2519/00636; B65D2519/00666; B65D2519/00706; B65D2519/00711
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A storing and shipping box for bulk solid material comprising: a removable top, a body member, and a base member; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery thereof and a plurality of downwardly-depending integral flaps inwardly folded within said outer periphery to form a portion of the base of said box and providing, when infolded, two opposing pairs of infolded flaps, the first of said opposed pairs having panels defining a rectangular configuration and the second of said opposed pairs having panels defining a trapezoidal configuration, said base member having opposite ends which interlock with each of the panels of said first opposed pair; said infolded flaps and base member providing the base and alignment of said box.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A storing and shipping box for bulk solid material comprising: a removable top, a body member, and a base member; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery thereof and a plurality of downwardly-depending integral flaps inwardly folded within said outer periphery to form a portion of the base of said box and providing, when infolded, two opposing pairs of infolded flaps, the first of said opposed pairs having panels defining a rectangular configuration and the second of said opposed pairs having panels defining a trapezoidal configuration, said base member having opposite ends which interlock with each of the panels of said first opposed pair; said infolded flaps and base member providing the base and alignment of said box.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The storing and shipping box in accordance with claim 1, wherein said corrugated material is paper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The storing and shipping box in accordance with claim 1, wherein said heavy corrugated material comprises a multiplicity of plies of single corrugated material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The storing and shipping box in accordance with claim 1, wherein a liner bag of plastic material is positioned within said box.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The storing and shipping box in accordance with claim 4, wherein said liner bag is formed of high density polyethylene resin film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
A unitary storing and shipping container assembly for bulk solid material comprising: a box having a removable top, a body member, and a base member, and a rigid pallet secured to and supporting said box at its base; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery thereof and a plurality of downwardly-depending integral flaps inwardly folded within said outer periphery to form a portion of the base of said box and providing, when infolded, two opposing pairs of infolded flaps, the first of said opposed pairs having panels defining a rectangular configuration and the second of said opposed pairs having panels defining a trapezoidal configuration, said base member having opposite ends which interlock with each of the panels of said first opposed pair; said infolded flaps and base member providing the base and alignment of said box to said supporting pallet and the resultant unitary container assembly.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
158 words
A unitary storing and shipping container assembly for bulk solid material comprising: a box having a removable top, a body member, and a base member, and a rigid pallet secured to and supporting said box at its base; said box formed of heavy corrugated material, having eight rectangular, vertical, integral face sections positioned around the outer periphery thereof and a plurality of downwardly-depending integral flaps inwardly folded within said outer periphery to form a portion of the base of said box and providing, when infolded, two opposing pairs of infolded flaps, the first of said opposed pairs having panels defining a rectangular configuration and the second of said opposed pairs having panels defining a trapezoidal configuration, said base member having opposite ends which interlock with each of the panels of said first opposed pair; said infolded flaps and base member providing the base and alignment of said box to said supporting pallet and the resultant unitary container assembly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The unitary storing and shipping container in accordance with claim 6, wherein said corrugated material is paper.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The unitary storing and shipping container in accordance with claim 6, wherein said heavy corrugated board comprises a multiplicity of plies of single corrugated material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The unitary storing and shipping container in accordance with claim 6, wherein a liner bag of plastic material is positioned within said box.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The unitary storing and shipping container in accordance with claim 9, wherein said liner bag is formed of high density polyethylene resin film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The unitary storing and shipping container in accordance with claim 6 wherein the stringers of said pallet positioned near opposite ends of said pallet are grouped for columnar support of said box and the box body member corner flanges are positioned on said pallet to provide matching registry with said grouped stringers at said pallet corners.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A storing and shipping box according to claims 1 or 6 wherein said base member includes a central score line.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A storing and shipping box according to claim 12 wherein said base member further includes an external skirt provided by the overhanging of said base member on two opposing sides of said assembly box.
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