Abstract: A lifting rack comprises abase including opposite longitudinal rails connected between plural laterally-extending rails to define a support surface having plural rectangular support areas each to support an IBC, in use. A frame is secured to and extends upwardly from the base. The frame includes plural posts secured to the rails proximate outside corners of each of the rectangular support areas. A pair of longitudinal bars and lateral bars are secured to one another at each corner, in a rectangular configuration, and secured to tops of the posts. Lifting lugs or forklift runners are provided for engagement by a transport device for lifting the rack.

Abstract: A container for bulk liquid storage consisting of a tank member with lifting surfaces and a pallet having downwardly facing surfaces. The lifting surfaces and the downwardly facing surfaces are substantially in vertical alignment with each other and interfit together with removably mounted structural members in between them to hold the tank member and the pallet together. The tank member is structured to thoroughly drain through a discharge port without any additional action by the user. The container is made from a corrosion resistant material and is easy to assemble and disassemble.

Abstract: A container assembly for transporting and storing liquids and semi-liquids, the container assembly including a rigid frame supporting a collapsible fabric bag which contains the liquid. The bag is hung at its upper end on tubes in the frame that are threaded through loops in the upper ends of the bag side walls. An elastically deformable support plate is in the frame for cushioning the shock of the bag during transport. The frame is collapsible to enable collapse of the bag after it is emptied.

Abstract: A composite shipping container primarily for shipping bulk liquids consisting of an inner plastic tank held upright by an outer support structure of mesh wire side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall. This outer support structure forms a housing which is supported on a unitary tubular member pallet, which allows the composite shipping container to freely stand on a floor surface or stack upon a like composite shipping container. The unitary tubular member pallet is comprised of a single piece of metal tubing shaped into co-planar surfaces for the outer housing to rest on and shaped into feet to set the composite shipping container on a generally horizontal floor or other surface. The configuration of the unitary tubular member pallet reduces the amount of material required to complete the pallet and eases pallet construction.

Abstract: A reusable one-way shipping container. The shipping container includes a box shaped outer container of mesh material into which is received a synthetic resin inner tank. The inner tank includes an inlet fitting and a discharge fitting which are respectively positioned so that they may be accessed through a fill opening and a discharge opening in the outer container. The top wall of the outer container is defined by a pair of panels which are hingedly secured to opposing side walls of the outer container for movement between an opened position and a closed position. The open position of the panels allows the inner tank to be removed from said outer container upwardly between the side walls. The closed position of the panels retains the inner tank within said outer container.

Abstract: A foldable shipping container capable of being shipped in either a folded or erected condition. The container includes an outer container and an inner tank. The outer container is foldable upon itself so that all portions of the outer container are generally confined within the perimeter of the its base. The inner tank is also provided with a protected valve assembly located within the perimeter of the base and further includes an inflatable support which assists in the filling the inner tank.

Abstract: A containment basin for containing liquid spillage from a portable storage tank in which one end wall is rotatable from an upright operative position to a lowered position aligned with the surrounding floor to enable a portable storage tank to be moved into the containment basin on a wheeled dolly without the need for lifting of the storage tank.

Abstract: A box spring assembly having a support deck, a frame and support springs. The deck includes a border wire, long wires extending longitudinally and cross wires extending transversely. Support springs are mounted between the frame and the deck to yieldably support the deck above the frame. The support springs each include a pair of yieldable portions extending between the frame and deck and a deck attaching portion extending between upper ends of said yieldable portions. The deck attaching portion has end bars longitudinally extending from each of the yieldable portions and a cross bar transversely extending between the end bars. The deck attaching portion is configured to engage a cross wire of the deck in an interwoven fashion in response to axial movement of the entire support spring relative to the deck thereby clamping the spring module to the deck.

Abstract: Wire spring assemblies for use in furniture items such as mattresses and seat cushions are made of two half units. The half units include spring elements extending from a generally planar deck with the spring elements containing complementary connecting structures at their distal ends which enable the half units to be assembled together by inverting one half unit relative to the other, aligning the two half units and snap-fitting the connecting structures of the spring elements together to form a double sided mattress or seat core. The assemblies are then upholstered in a normal fashion.

Abstract: A spring wire core for use in bedding mattresses and/or upholstered furniture cushions and the like comprised of a pair of half units. Each half unit includes a surface portion and a plurality of springs projecting in one direction from the surface portion. Connecting elements are provided to enable a pair of half units, one inverted relative to the other, to be connected together forming a wire core with two spaced surface portions. Preferably, the spring portions are configured to enable a plurality of the half units to be nestably stacked one upon another to enable efficient shipping of the half units without compression of the spring portions.

Abstract: A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on said border wire. A plurality of upright spring modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on said frame, each of the modules being attached in a clipless manner at the upper end thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the unit in a manner such that up and down movement of the grid unit results in up and down compression and expansion of the spring modules. Each of the spring modules being a one-piece wire spring of tapered shape to enable spring modules to be arranged in nested stacks for shipping and storage.

Abstract: A foundation assembly is disclosed in which a wire grid is supported above a support frame by a plurality of wire form members extending parallel to one another and arranged in pairs. The wire form members have leg portions extending therefrom and are rotatably mounted to the wire grid to enable a wire subassembly to be shipped with the wire form members rotated to folded positions in which the leg portions lie against the wire grid. After shipping, the wire form members are rotated to extend the leg portions away from the wire grid at an angle less than ninety degrees where the paired wire support members cooperate together forming a rigid structure to prevent collapse of the foundation assembly.

Abstract: A box spring assembly which having a frame, a plurality of upwardly extending wire springs mounted on the frame and a wire deck supported by the springs so that the deck and springs cooperate to yieldably resists downwardly directed bedding loads. Each of the springs has a body comprised of a pair of side-by-side yieldable portions connected at their upper ends by a mounting bar. The yieldable portions include an upper column section and a lower column section connected by a middle section. The middle section is configured to bend in a substantially vertical plane in response to the downwardly directed load. Mounting feet extend from the lower ends of the yieldable portions and enable securement of the spring to the frame. The use of bending stresses in the springs to resist the bedding load produces a spring which stimulates a non-spring system in effective firmness while improving deformation resistance under normal abuse conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to reusable bulk transport containers having four wheels attached thereto forming a dolly for easy movement of the containers by a single person. The containers are further equipped with four legs for supporting the containers upright wherein the four wheels are all spaced above the ground surface. Two of the legs are in the form of a kick-stand which can be rotatable to a raised position after which the container can be tilted onto the four wheels and the center of gravity spaced between the main and rear wheels such that when tilted to a wheeled position, the container is inherently stable and will not tip over.

Abstract: A composite above ground liquid storage vault. The vault includes an inner tank defining a containment cavity for the liquid. The inner tank is enclosed within an insulating layer and a monitor tube is positioned adjacent to the insulating layer so as to extend to a location exterior of the vault. A liquid impervious membrane encapsulates the monitor tube, the insulating layer and the inner tank. The encapsulated inner tank is positioned within an outer tank and spaced apart from the interior surfaces of the outer tank by spacers supporting the encapsulated inner tank. A structural and insulating material is located within this space so as to completely surround the inner tank and form a fire wall.

Abstract: A spring and grid sub-assembly for use in furniture and box spring assemblies in which spring modules are attached to the wire grid through an attachment system in which the springs are in both an over-under relationship and a side-to-side interwoven relationship with the cross wires through plastic deformation of the cross wires whereby the springs can not be removed from the wire grid without plastic deformation of either the grid or spring modules. The resultant sub-assembly can be easily transported from a sub-assembler to a final assembler without risk of the springs being displaced or removed from the wire grid. Furthermore, spring clips are not needed for attaching the spring modules to the grid.

Abstract: A container for retaining bulk liquid materials is provided having an outer drum forming an enclosed cavity bounded by a base portion, upright walls and a top wall including at least one port. A liner is disposed within the cavity of the outer drum and is fixably secured to a first bung removably engaged with the port. The first bung has a central opening enabling access to the interior of the liner for filling and discharge purposes. When filled with a bulk liquid material, the liner conforms in shape to the shape of the enclosed cavity of the drum. The first bung opening is sealed by a second bung member in engagement with the first bung member. Upon the emptying of the bulk materials from the drum, the liner, being thin walled, substantially fully collapses. The first bung member may then be disengaged from the port and the liner, in its collapsed state, removed through the port in the top wall of the drum.

Abstract: A box spring assembly in which the support springs are designed so as to permit spring location independent of long wire location in the support deck. The mattress support deck is suspended on support springs which are interwoven and self-secured on crosswires so as to eliminate the need of retaining clips in the assembly. The mattress support deck is inhibited in its lateral motion by support springs disposed therein in an interference relation with the long wires of the support deck. So constructed, a manufacturer is enabled to distribute the support springs as required and desired on the frame regardless of the position of the long wires.

Abstract: A spring assembly for bedding and furniture which includes a support frame and a grid unit disposed above and in general vertical alignment with the frame, the grid unit including a border wire and cross wires arranged in a criss-cross pattern on the border wire. A plurality of upright spring modules are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the grid unit and supported on the frame, each of the modules being attached in a clipless manner at the upper end thereof to the grid unit so as to be connected to the unit in a manner such that up and down movement of the grid unit results in up and down compression and expansion of the spring modules. Each of the spring modules being a one-piece wire spring of tapered shape to enable spring modules to be arranged in nested stacks for shipping and storage.