Abstract: A stackable poultry coop comprising upper and lower wall sections joined by a plurality of side sections to form an enclosure, at least one of the wall sections including an access opening adapted to be closed by a door.

Abstract: The invention relates to a collapsible transport and storage crate capable to be stacked. The sides (5) of the crate are provided with pins (13) sunk into connecting pieces (4) at the bottom of the crate. Upon folding down the sides they are lifted so that the pins (13) are pulled out of the connecting pieces (4) and are folded down hinged at them inward against the bottom. Thereby guide bosses (12) reach above the geometry of the folded-down crate and fix a crate located thereabove. In outfolded state tips (17) located on the upper edges of the sides can engage with pockets (15) located in the bottom of a crate thereabove and thereby fix said crate in lateral direction.

Abstract: A collapsible container formed of flexible plastic has complimentary parallel side wall members hingedly connected at their ends by complimentary end walls members and hingedly carrying complimentary bottom panels which fold down to rest upon ledges on the side wall members and end wall members. Diagonally opposed corner portions of the side wall members space the hinge axes of the end wall members away from the side wall members so that, when collapsed, an end wall member and a side wall member are coplanar and in spaced parallel adjacent relationship to the other end wall member and side wall member to sandwich the foled up bottom panels, therebetween.The length of each side wall member is generally twice the effective length of an end wall member to provide a container which is modular for locking together with other such containers, when stacked in alignment or cross-tied. Most of the hinge pins are integrally formed with the wall members and panels to snap into place.

Abstract: A crate 1 for bottles with cylindrical body portions has double-skinned corner portions 7 which define with portions 13 of an internal partitioning grid 5 corner compartments 6a for bottles. The inner skin 12 of the corner portion is formed with vertical ribs 14 adjacent the grid portions 13. These ribs, which are interconnected with the outer skin 8 of the corner portion to form hollow columns 14a therewith, strength the corner portions and allow the spacing of the skins thereof to be reduced so that the size of the compartment can be increased for given external crate dimensions, and as the ribs are located adjacent the partitioning portions 13 they occupy space which would otherwise be free and do not reduce the effective size of the corner compartments.

Abstract: The article is a box or holder with partition members or shelves to hold items in the container between the said members. In a preferred form the box or holder may be square. Certain of the partition or shelf members are spaced so as to snugly hold a rectilinear item of a certain size transversely in the box. Spaced ribs are provided on the shelf members with a different spacing to hold additional items having a different width in a transverse position in the box. In this manner the box or holder has the capability of snugly and efficiently holding within it rectilinear articles of different widths and overall sizes, such as, for example, TV and computer game cartridges, or video tape cartridges, and the like. This capability is realized in a box of minimum size and with optimum efficiency.

Abstract: A container for transported goods can be carried by a road transport vehicle arranged longitudinally or transversely, its length being approximately equal to its width. Supports fixed under the container define passages to receive, from either end and either side, the arms of a fork-lift vehicle, and further are made for inter-engagement with locating members on the container top so two superimposed similar containers are held in alignment. One end of the container, with a doorway and closure, also has means for releasably locking the container end to end with the corresponding end of another similar container.

Abstract: A food container is provided for efficiently cooking foods in a microwave oven and for serving them at the table. By use of the container, the food is cooked positioned vertically within the oven so that it absorbs both direct microwave radiation and microwave radiation reflected from the walls and floor of the oven. The container can be used to display the food in a store in a vertical position, cook it in a vertical position, and serve it in a horizontal position. It may then be disposed of after one use. The container is designed to use the weight of th food itself to position the center of gravity of the container and food so that the filled container will balance in a vertical position and therefore, no extending supporting base is needed. The container can be readily blow molded, thermo formed or injection molded and, consequently, is inexpensive to produce.

Abstract: A box having side walls (10, 12, 14, 16), a first set of panels (20, 22, 24, 26) along the top edges of the side walls and a second set of panels (28, 30, 32, 34) along the bottom edges of the side walls. The first set of panels overlap one another to form a box top and the second set of panels similarly overlap to form a box base. The first set of panels are so shaped that the box top has some areas which are above the level of the remainder of the top. The panels forming the box base also provide areas which are above the level of the remainder of the base. Said areas of the top and base are of the same shape and layout so that when two boxes are stacked, said areas of the top are received in said areas of the base.

Abstract: A device for storing, transporting and utilizing wire rod, on which a ring-shaped wire rod coil (4) is prepared, is described. The main feature of this device is that it comprises substantially two frames (1, 21) rigidly connected together, the first (1) of which constitutes the spool for winding said wire rod coil, and the second (21) of which constitutes an axial support for said coil, said first frame being provided with support means (9) to enable the first frame of another device to be rested on it.

Abstract: A shipping unit which includes a rectangular pallet that supports a plurality of open-top trays which are individually filled with the products being shipped. The vertical, superimposed stack of filled trays is suitably united to the pallet by strapping, shrinkwrap, or the like. Each tray is formed from an integral corrugated fiberboard blank having a flat bottom and four upstanding peripheral walls which are interlocked with one another at each corner. The walls each have depending tabs that extend below the tray bottom and lie outward of and frictionally engage the product which fills the next lower tray.

Abstract: A collapsible material handling container comprising a deck bed having a plurality of support legs thereon, and a deck mat fixed to the upper surface of the deck bed. A first side wall is hinged along the lower edge thereof to the deck mat, and a pair of opposed end walls are hinged along the front edges thereof to the opposite side edges of the first side wall. A second side wall is hinged along the lower edge thereof to the deck mat. In the erected condition of the container, the second side wall is connectible to the end walls by releasable lock mechanisms. The upper portion of the first side wall may comprise a gate having a releasable lock mechanism which coacts with the end walls for connecting the gate to the walls, in the erected condition of the container. The hinges between the first side wall and the end walls extend vertically along only the lower portion of the first side wall.

Abstract: A carrier and stand device for a boat, such as a canoe, and, in particular, a kayak and characterized by its structural advantages as well as for its versatility for use during any phase of the boat life from production to the user, including transportation, storage and display. This device includes a pair of transverse U-shape frames and connector rods allowing to disconnect the pair of frames and compactly store away the components during non-use. The frames are provided with sets of sockets and projections allowing positive stacking of a plurality of such devices in a number of different ways for convenience in storage and display.

Abstract: Pallets of substantially unitary construction for transporting materials with a handtruck having a front carrying blade, comprising a deck, at least two upwardly extending sides and legs at each corner of the deck extending downwardly approximately one-half to an inch and a half from said deck. The deck preferably contains openings for hand placement for removing merchandise from the pallets. The pallets permit the handling of a plurality of cases containing merchandise stacked one on the other with a handtruck without concern of tipping of the plurality of cases. Additionally, merchandise can be displayed in the pallets without detraction from the merchandise on display.

Abstract: A tray for packaging fruit comprising a base and converging side walls, is provided with a wide rim at its upper side, said rim being integral with a suspending ledge, while a support can be pushed through an opening in the rim at the corners of the tray and a staggered part of the support fits the ledge, the support also being fixed by cams at the base of the tray.

Abstract: An angleworm storage box comprised of a pair of rigid, integrally formed rectangular frame members which are right angled in cross-section and are connected by a set of corner struts, also right angled in cross-section, and having latch members extending outwardly from their ends which are thrust through apertures defined by elastic materials in the corner portions of the two frames, the frames and struts being molded of rigid plastic material and the portions adjacent the aperture-defining portions being relieved to cause the aperture-defining portions to be more elastic in order to permit the relatively large end portions of the latch elements to pass therethrough and thereafter latch thereagainst to create a rigid, simple and inexpensive box framework. Foot members carried at each corner of the bottom frame are so designed as to nest with the cover member for the box. Simple, unique but highly effective latch means is carried entirely by the cover for the box.

Abstract: The invention relates to a molded tray for packing fruit and like delicate articles. The tray has pockets and posts, the pockets and posts alternating in a plurality of rows that extend longitudinally of the tray and a plurality of rows that extend transversely of the tray whereby each post merges into four pockets except in the case of those posts which are on a row on an outside edge of a tray whereby upon stacking the pockets will rest on the top of a post of an underlying tray and the posts support the pockets of an overlying tray in use. The invention is an improvement in such a tray that comprises the provision of protuberances on the side wall of each pocket the lower extremities of which extend below the surface of their respective pocket.

Abstract: A container having side walls, end walls, bottom and open top is adapted to be stacked in a stepped manner with its side resting on a side of a like underlying container or stacked in either a sideways manner or a vertical manner on a like underlying upright container. The side walls of the container are provided with side stacking engagement means so that like containers may be side stacked in an inclined manner. The container provides a system with improved marketing and material handling advantages.

Abstract: An injection molded high impact plastic beverage transport case is disclosed having interior partitions defining individual compartments for receiving beverage containers, said partitions being releasably joined to associated interior portions of the beverage case and removable therefrom to provide an open stowage compartment defined by the outer walls of the case to accommodate the stowage and transport of bulk materials and the like. Outwardly disposed saw-toothed vertical ribs are provided on the outer side walls of the case for frictional gripping by loading and unloading devices. The bottom wall of the case is provided on its outer surface with radial stacking ribs and oriented to provide stacking recesses adapted to receive the tops of bottles stored in a similar case immediately below in a stack of cases.

Abstract: A foldable, stackable pallet suitable for dense objects, such as bags of coins. The pallet has two removable side walls which can be stored flat beneath folded end walls which are erected by a pair of depending plates having vertical slots engaging transverse pivots.

Abstract: A display device of modular construction which preferably is formed of heavy duty paperboard includes a plurality of shelf units (1, 2 and 3) which are adapted for stacking one atop the other and in which each shelf unit comprises a rectangular horizontal platform (4, 27, 49) to the front edges of each of which downwardly extending leg panels (5, 6, 29, 31, 51, 52) are foldably joined, each of which is provided with vertically disposed open ended slits (6, 13, 14, 36, 37, 38, 58, 59 and 60) and to the side edges of each of which upwardly extending leg panels (9, 10, 32, 34, 54, and 55) are foldably joined each of which is provided with vertically disposed open ended slits (17, 18, 19, 20, 42, 43, 44, 45, 62, and 63), apertures (25, 46, 61) being formed in the downwardly extending leg panels for receiving reinforcing bars (24) and the vertically disposed slits in the upwardly extending leg panels of each shelf unit being arranged to cooperate with the vertical slits of the downwardly extending leg panels of as

Abstract: A stackable loading platform having a bottom with a plurality of feet. A plurality of supports are respectively located at the feet and are detachably arranged therein. A plurality of side walls are arranged between and detachably engage the respective adjacent supports. The side walls, in the corner regions of their upper edges, are positively connected to the supports. The supports are selectively movable in the longitudinal direction thereof away from the bottom for removing the supports from the platform. In the region of the feet, rigid stops are associated with the platform for securing the lower portion of the side walls against inward movements.

Abstract: A self-packaged structure for use as a test kit for convenient handling of the component parts of the kit as a modular unit. The structure is designed such that tests may be carried out using certain components to effect semi-automatic collection of chemical or biochemical fractions in tubes. The fractions result from allowing a liquid sample to flow through a column which contains support media. The components of the structure include, rack structures which are adapted to package the columns and tubes in a stackable array and a tray adapted to secure the rack structures in a group.

Abstract: The energy required for forced air drying fruits such as raisins, grapes, prunes, etc. is decreased by from 25 to 50 percent by substituting trays of molded thermoplastic resin for the wood trays now in use. Part of the increased efficiency comes from better contact of the air with the fruit and the balance of the improvement comes from the elimination of water absorption which has heretofore been present in the wood trays. The plastic trays also have much longer life.

Abstract: A semi-transparent, tray-like container having a flat bottom and substantially vertical side and end walls defining a storage space has flange-like projections on each side wall inner surface in proximity to but spaced from the bottom to define, with the bottom, a retaining channel which slidably receives a removable panel assembly containing a plurality of hinged overlapping transparent envelopes which can be flipped like pages to display flat objects such as photography, stamps, recipes and the like contained therein. The retaining channel holds the panel assembly securely in place with little or no movement even when the envelope pages are turned with the result that the flat objects remain organized and in place in the container for safe storage and convenient display. The container bottom is constructed with supporting legs which may project into the opening of a like container for stacked alignment therewith to provide a system of a plurality of stacked tray-like containers.

Abstract: A clip is disclosed which can secure a corner of a box formed from a blank of suitable material of which the margin is folded to constitute a peripheral wall for the box, the ends of the two adjacent wall portions overlapping at each of the corners of the box and therefore requiring a securing device at each corner such as the clip disclosed herein if the box is not to collapse. The clip is in the form of a bifurcated member of resilient but self supporting material, preferably plastics material such as polyethylene or polyurethane, the two furcations being connected by a head portion. One furcation is shorter than the other and is adapted to fit inside and along the corner of the box, whilst the other longer furcation is adapted to extend along and outside of the corner of the box with its free end terminating in a foot portion which is adapted to accommodate the corner of the base of the box.

Abstract: An improved tray structure for supporting a reel of tape-like film material wound on a flat annular hub which hub is substantially thicker than the width of the tape. The reel of tape is supported separately from the hub by means of raised portions in the bottom of the tray. By supporting the hub and tape separately, the reel is held in flat condition and its integrity maintained.

Abstract: A stackable, nestable shipping tray for fruit. The tray is formed from a single plastic sheet and has a plurality of pockets interspersed by posts which engage the underside of the pockets to support the trays when they are in stacked relation. Grooves and channels in the posts, holes in the pockets and recesses in a border flange around the sheets promote airflow around the fruit as well as drainage of moisture. The configuration of the trays and their relation to the container in which they are disposed for shipping provides maximum protection to the fruit.

Abstract: A basket, with no movable parts, for holding and displaying goods is provd with opposed bails at the upper end and support feet at the lower end, constructed and arranged to provide secure but separable stacking character by a separable interconnection of bails and feet of two similar baskets, wherein the basket construction effects resilient snap-together and locking of bails and feet to provide a stacking, or columnar, arrangement with great stability. Additional safety means to prevent inadvertent unstacking is provided by cooperating elements on the baskets. Two baskets may be nested, for reducing volume occupied by baskets when stored or shipped, by use of interfitting such baskets in an inverted and offset arrangement that is accommodated by slots defined adjacent basket corners.

Abstract: A food plate package having a bottom plate and a top cover for the temporary storage of prepared food products, the top cover being convex-oval, with support ribs integrally formed in the cover. The support ribs provide a raised flat surface to stably support another food plate package when stacking one on top of the other. Channels are provided between the support ribs for an air space between adjacent packages when stacked and the subsequent dissipation of overly high temperatures in the central portion.

Abstract: Apparatus and a system are disclosed for storing and transporting material as well as conducting required batch processing operations on the material within a container having exterior fittings designed for use in conjunction with a quick connect-disconnect docking station. A member of the docking station interlocks with containers of different size in a positive self-positioning manner. Blending, mixing, chemical reaction, and reconstituting of liquid and/or solid material in the container or inverting of the container itself can then be accomplished without having to transfer the material to additional process equipment. In addition to the significant materials handling advantages obtained, the apparatus and system virtually eliminate pollution and contamination problems for batch processing operations.

Abstract: A nestable plastic container for handling and storage of bulk material such as food products is provided with three parallel, laterally spaced, downwardly extending hollow ridges forming supporting members. These ridges permit the use of a fork lift to handle the container. The ridges are hollow and open to the interior of the container but they may be easily cleaned by reason of the fact that they extend substantially the full length of the bottom of the container, and also by reason of the fact that they have a trapezoidal cross-section for easy access to their interiors. Specially designed ridges on the cover of the container receive one of the downwardly extending ridges of another container securing it against lateral motion, and thereby permitting safe stacking of multiple containers.

Abstract: Rigid shipping container for elongated articles such as rolls of plastic sheet or film. The shipping container comprises similar upper and lower rigid pallets and a pair of like or similar end plate assemblies which support the roll. The pallets have legs which are arranged so that they will interengage with the legs of another pallet of identical structure so that a vertical stack of shipping containers can be formed without lateral slippage. The positions of the end plates are adjustable to accommodate rolls of different widths.

Abstract: A collapsible container for storing and transporting bulk material, particularly baled rubber, and the like, comprising independent floor and wall members which can readily be moved between container forming and knockdown positions. In the container-forming positions of the wall members, a container of substantial capacity is formed and in the knock-down position of the walls, the container can be stocked so that several containers can be transported in a minimum transportation space. The floor is provided, adjacent its periphery, with an arcuate groove and the walls are provided at their bottom ends with complimentary shaped projections which pivotally interfit within the floor groove to facilitate quick and easy movement of the walls between upright container forming positions and horizontal knock-down positions. Releasable latches are provided at the upper corners of the container to connect adjacent walls together.

Abstract: A material handling box fabricated from sheet steel and having four generally vertical sides and a bottom wall, one of the sides being substantially open and having a hopper extending outwardly therefrom. The top of the hopper is open whereby access may be had through the open hopper top and into the interior of the box. A vertically slideable door is positioned over the opening in the side and which can be moved from a box closing position to any one of a number of vertically positioned locations to thereby expose the interior of the box to the hopper in the desired degree.

Abstract: A collapsible metal wire basket comprising a hollow base with upper edges on which side walls are articulated. Upper supports are provided on the upper external post of at least two opposed articulated side walls and lower supports are provided on the exterior of the base. Feet are provided on the base for resting on supports of an identical basket. In use, the articulated walls may be folded into the hollow base in which case the feet rest on the lower supports of the identical basket, or the articulated walls may be erect in which case the feet rest on the upper supports of the identical basket. An openable door can be provided in the side walls.

Abstract: A container for a growing media, e.g. compost, is disclosed as for use in the production of mushrooms. A plurality of individual container sections with the upper end open, having a depth generally in excess of 20 inches and a width under 16 inches, are affixed together in critically spaced-apart relationship to hold quantities of media. A peripheral, confining wall is provided above the container sections for supporting a common layer defining a continuous bed surface. As disclosed, the structure is fabricated of steel-wire mesh affixed to a frame of beam and column supports, and is lined, as with plastic film. Also as disclosed, a plurality of bed structures are affixed in stacked, spaced-apart tray configurations, for economy of space and handling.

Abstract: A shipping tray or pallet which can serve either as a top or bottom support tray for a shipping container that allows for nesting of one or more trays so that only a minimum amount of space is required when returning empty trays and an improved method for interlocking foot portions or legs of two stacked trays so that safer and more stable stacking is possible and lateral shifting of one tray with respect to another when in a stacked configuration is prohibited. Each of the foot portions of the trays is provided with male and female reinforcing ribs which will interlock with complementary legs on a similarly designed tray.

Abstract: Two halves, each identical, are formed with vertical leg portions terminating in horizontal loops. The tops of the vertical leg portions of each half are connected by a top horizontal portion which forms a pair of humps which are receivable into the loops of another identical shelf to thereby arrange the shelves in stacked relation. The two halves of the shelf are connected together by a plurality of legs terminating in vertical loops, which vertical loops of one half surround the legs of the other half to thereby vary the length of the shelf.

Abstract: A rectangular full depth case for bottled beverages of unitary molded plastic construction has windows in both side panels and end panels to permit identification of the contents of the case. Interior vertical strengthening ribs extending inwardly from the side panels at spaced intervals run from the bottom of the case to just below an upper stacking rim for supporting the weight of additional cases stacked on top in criss-cross fashion for palletized loading. Strengthening column members of hollow substantially triangular cross section at the junctions of the side panels and the end panels provide both vertical strength and resistance to racking, while presenting a clean design. Criss-cross partitions extend upwardly from the bottom of the case for less than half its height to create separate bottle-receiving compartments.

Abstract: A nestable molded plastic carrying and stacking case having corner supporting plates or slabs mounted on the base and extending inwardly from a bottom circumferential supporting edge. The plates are adapted to nest within a similar lower case when stacked thereon and have bevelled end edges adapted to facilitate lateral sliding removal of the upper case from the lower case. The case also has a top comprised of a pair of complementary hinged lid members, each having a plurality of upwardly projecting circular cups or truncated cones therein adapted to extend above the lid and provide on the upper surface additional supporting surfaces for an upper case, and on the underside stabilizing receptacles for the top portions of bottles or containers stored in the case.

Abstract: A rigid, collapsible and nestable container is disclosed. The container is characterized by a rectangular deck having corner posts extending from each corner thereof. Each corner post includes a vertical lower section having male nesting means depending therefrom and female nesting means at its top. Upper corner post sections, also having female nesting means at one end thereof, pivotally engage respective lower sections and are swingable between a vertical position and a substantially horizontal position overlying the deck. A pair of side panels extend between and are each pivotally associated with two of the corner posts. Front and rear panels extend between the side panels in hinged relationship with the deck so as to be swingable between a vertical position and a substantially horizontal position overlying the deck. The container is fully collapsible for storage or shipment and is nestable both when fully collapsed and when fully erect.

Abstract: A stackable overcap lid and container combination wherein the container has vertically and horizontally offset annular beveled rim portions for stacking engagement with like portions of similar containers. The rim includes an upper flat lip portion for sealing engagement with an overcap lid. A film located across the container opening and bonded to the lip portion can be used to provide an additional seal. The overcap lid presents an intermediate annular offset portion adapted to seat a similar lid in a stacked relationship and includes a depending wide ring flange which facilitates the vertical stacking of lids and substantially inhibits their disarrangement.

Abstract: Each retainer consists of a thin walled plastic molding generally of elongated rectangular shape having an elongated open top and partially open front and including a combination vertical plug and socket at diagonally positioned opposite rear corners for simple friction assembly in superposed stacked relation, with each stack capable of end junctions for forming simple angular, triangular, rectangular and other polygonal formations of stacks for retaining pluralities of relatively small articles, such as spectacles, notions or other packaged goods.

Abstract: Apparatus for serving beverages comprises a thermally insulated tray having depressions on its upper surface for receiving the bottoms of insulated tumblers or mugs. A similar tray rests on top of the tumblers with the tops of the tumblers received in recesses formed in the bottom surface of the upper tray. In use these alternating layers of trays and tumblers may be stacked and beverages in the tumblers held at desired temperatures until served.

Abstract: A lightweight preformed environment resistant display block adapted to provide a display means of a plurality of like modular display blocks for exhibiting various articles in a number of different display arrangements. A modular display block of integral homogeneous polyhedral hollow form including side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall located below top edges of the side walls to provide a pocket or cavity for holding displayed articles. Means are provided on said bottom wall and on edges of said side walls for interlocking modular display blocks in a number of different display arrangements.

Abstract: A single-piece container blank is erectable into a container having multi-ply end panels with stacking tabs extending upwardly therefrom. The multi-ply end panels offer stacking strength while the stacking tabs stabilize a resulting stack of containers. A multi-ply side panel is also a feature in one embodiment.

Abstract: A foraminous basket is provided for use in washing and drying eating utensils in large volume dishwashers such as found in restaurants, institutions and the like. The basket is formed with a plurality of compartments for sorting the utensils prior to washing. Hinged covers are provided for closing the compartments and a handle is furnished on the covers for lifting the basket from a horizontal loading position to an upright washing position. Legs are provided for drainage purposes and for handle clearance when baskets are stacked on one another.

Abstract: A food service cover integrally constructed of a plastic material and including a top portion having radially extending stabilizing arms to hold a food plate stacked thereon and a side wall depending from the peripheral rim of the top portion and having a bottom peripheral lip carrying a protrusion ring to engage the outer rim of a food plate such that the food plate service cover is prevented from sliding on the food plate.