Abstract: A bulk material container and method for its use is provided. In one or more embodiments, the bulk material container includes: a lid with a lid reinforcement frame positioned substantially at least around the perimeter of said lid, a vertical stop on the exterior of the walls of said container that contacts a projection from an interior wall of said container when one of said bulk material containers is stacked in another, a modular design in which the walls and base of the bulk material container are detachable and replaceable, a stiffening ring positioned around the perimeter of the container walls near their vertical top, and a lid having a lateral motion restraining a system to restrain the lateral motion of one container stacked on another.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 12, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2016
Assignee:
R3 Composites, Inc.
Inventors:
Roy J. Carver, David J. Burken, Mark A. Post, Aron Rutin, Brig W. Vanderwoude
Abstract: A bulk material container and method for its use is provided. In one or more embodiments, the bulk material container includes: a lid with a lid reinforcement frame positioned substantially at least around the perimeter of said lid, a vertical stop on the exterior of the walls of said container that contacts a projection from an interior wall of said container when one of said bulk material containers is stacked in another, a modular design in which the walls and base of the bulk material container are detachable and replaceable, a stiffening ring positioned around the perimeter of the container walls near their vertical top, and a lid having a lateral motion restraining system to restrain the lateral motion of one container stacked on another.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 2, 2013
Assignee:
R3 Composites, Inc.
Inventors:
Roy James Carver, III, David J. Burken, Mark A. Post, Aron Rutin, Brig W. Vanderwoude