Platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a front elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevation view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 16 is a bottom perspective view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 9;

FIG. 17 is an alternate bottom plan view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of either of FIGS. 1 and 9; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom perspective view of the platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box of FIG. 17.

Claims

The ornamental design for a platform for stacking a pallet on top of a bulk bin or open ended box, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
2203625 June 1940 Friedel
2738564 March 1956 Guinane
3480178 November 1969 Morgan
3651977 March 1972 Morgan
3760465 September 1973 Brennan
D238862 February 1976 Hewson
3944073 March 16, 1976 Downing
4089417 May 16, 1978 Osborne
4126265 November 21, 1978 Holmes
4210274 July 1, 1980 Leonard
4449662 May 22, 1984 Okamura et al.
4509433 April 9, 1985 Farr
4619365 October 28, 1986 Kelly et al.
4779751 October 25, 1988 Munroe
4787553 November 29, 1988 Hoskins
4807756 February 28, 1989 Young et al.
5037027 August 6, 1991 Nichols
D322705 December 24, 1991 Rasmussen
5178275 January 12, 1993 Fitzgerald
5295632 March 22, 1994 Zink et al.
D347509 May 31, 1994 Junaedi
5337950 August 16, 1994 Bower
5431336 July 11, 1995 Clee
5531326 July 2, 1996 Hummel et al.
5732434 March 31, 1998 McCarty
6305599 October 23, 2001 Tsubaki et al.
D455266 April 9, 2002 Bradford
6368694 April 9, 2002 Marsh et al.
D463894 October 1, 2002 Ghafourian
6564993 May 20, 2003 Wassink
6926144 August 9, 2005 Schnaars, Jr.
D539004 March 20, 2007 Giampavolo
D547024 July 17, 2007 Brefka
7244004 July 17, 2007 Hightower
D620673 July 27, 2010 Giampavolo
7963394 June 21, 2011 Facey
D648094 November 1, 2011 Medina
D657934 April 17, 2012 Kessler
8333297 December 18, 2012 McAlpine et al.
D681903 May 7, 2013 Randall
D706014 May 27, 2014 Ksiezakowski
9079707 July 14, 2015 Winterberg
D773299 December 6, 2016 Gray
D774271 December 13, 2016 Marti
20020179701 December 5, 2002 Bazany et al.
20040025757 February 12, 2004 Fan
20170129646 May 11, 2017 Frazier
Foreign Patent Documents
202007011002 December 2007 DE
0034464 August 1981 EP
0665166 February 1995 EP
1207113 May 2002 EP
1886928 February 2008 EP
00/41938 July 2000 WO
02/072437 September 2002 WO
Other references
  • “Corner Clips Improve Corrugated-Box Handling,” Metal Forming Magazine, metalforming magazine.com, 2008, http:// www.metalformingmagazine.com/magazine/article.asp?aid=4943, 2 pages.
  • “K-Bins Flat Pack Polypropylene Stacking Boxes Grey,” Big Dug®, bigdug.co.uk, © 2015, accessed: Jul. 2015. http://www.bigdug.co.uk/storage-boxes-containers-c363/k-bins-c367/kbins-flat-packpolypropylene-stacking-boxes-grey-pp14828, 2 pages.
  • International Search Report and Written Opinion for PCT/US16/60994 dated Jan. 25, 2017, 11 pages.
Patent History
Patent number: D813489
Type: Grant
Filed: May 10, 2016
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2018
Assignee: STAY-RITE SOLUTIONS LLC (Rydal, GA)
Inventor: Clayton Anthony Frazier (Rydal, GA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia Ramirez
Application Number: 29/564,089
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pallet (D34/38); Element Or Attachment (D34/35)