Patents by Inventor Trenton M. Overholt

Trenton M. Overholt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6398054
    Abstract: A collapsible container including a base having a first pair of opposed upstanding members and a second pair of opposed upstanding members, and also including a first pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to the base and orientable between an assembled position and a second position. Each of the first pair of opposed side walls has a recess which mates with and receives a corresponding one of the first pair of opposed upstanding members when in the assembled position. The container further receive a second pair of opposed side walls each pivotably attached to a corresponding one of the second pair of opposed upstanding members and also orientable between an assembled position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Co.
    Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koffelda
  • Patent number: 6386388
    Abstract: A container adapted for storing and transporting an item having a shape includes a flexible bottom panel which has an upper surface upon which the item is supported, and a lower surface having a plurality of parallel, spaced apart ribs with a relatively thin-walled section between each adjacent pair of ribs. The flexible bottom panel is adapted to conform to the shape of the item resting thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventor: Trenton M. Overholt
  • Patent number: 6209742
    Abstract: A collapsible container orientable between assembled and collapsed positions having a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The base has a pair of opposing upstanding end flanges integral thereto defining a corner line at each end and a side face member perpendicular. A pair of opposing side edges lie in a plane parallel to and spaced inward from an adjacent co-planar pair of side face members and extending therebetween. Opposing side walls are pivotably attached to one of the opposing side edges, forming an extension of the base when the container is in assembled. Each side wall has a latch member at each lateral edge having upper and lower curved surfaces and a tooth at its distal end. Each end wall has a pair of flanges with an opening sized to slidingly receive a latching member in the assembled state and is securely held by a living hinge. The container is adapted to being nestable when in the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda
  • Patent number: 6098827
    Abstract: A collapsible container orientable between assembled and collapsed positions having a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The base has a pair of opposing upstanding end flanges integral thereto defining a corner line at each end and a side face member perpendicular. A pair of opposing side edges lie in a plane parallel to and spaced inward from an adjacent co-planar pair of side face members and extending therebetween. Opposing side walls are pivotably attached to one of the opposing side edges, forming an extension of the base when the container is in assembled. Each side wall has a latch member at each lateral edge having upper and lower curved surfaces and a tooth at its distal end. Each end wall has a pair of flanges with an opening sized to slidingly receive a latching member in the assembled state and is securely held by a living hinge. The container is adapted to being nestable when in the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda
  • Patent number: 6015056
    Abstract: A collapsible container orientable between assembled and collapsed positions having a base, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. The base has a pair of opposing upstanding end flanges integral thereto defining a corner line at each end and a side face member perpendicular. A pair of opposing side edges lie in a plane parallel to and spaced inward from an adjacent co-planar pair of side face members and extending therebetween. Opposing side walls are pivotably attached to one of the opposing side edges, forming an extension of the base when the container is in assembled. Each side wall has a latch member at each lateral edge having upper and lower curved surfaces and a tooth at its distal end. Each end wall has a pair of flanges with an opening sized to slidingly receive a latching member in the assembled state and is securely held by a living hinge. The container is adapted to being nestable when in the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda
  • Patent number: D436753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Gabriel A. Guerra, Gerald R. Koefelda, Trenton M. Overholt
  • Patent number: D437710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Gabriel A. Guerra, Gerald R. Koefelda, Trenton M. Overholt
  • Patent number: D446392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Trenton M. Overholt, William Patrick Apps, Gerald R. Koefelda
  • Patent number: D452614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventor: Trenton M. Overholt