Abstract: The present disclosure provides an industrial container and a method of opening an industrial container. The industrial container includes a container body, a pivot assembly, a counter-balancing spring assembly, and a locking assembly. The container body can have a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls including a pivotable ramp wall. The pivot assembly can connect the ramp wall with the container body for pivotal movement of the ramp wall, and the pivot assembly can include a pivot shaft supported by a pair of arms. The counter-balancing spring assembly can include one or more springs arranged about the pivot shaft for biasing the ramp wall from a downwardly inclined loading position upwardly toward a vertical closed position with a torque force. The locking assembly can be configured to lock the ramp wall in the vertical closed position.

Abstract: A container for storing and transporting material includes a container body having a bottom wall and a pair of parallel spaced side walls connected with opposite edges of the bottom wall to define a chamber having first and second open ends. A pair of ramp walls are connected with the container body adjacent the first and second open ends, respectively. Each ramp wall includes at least one pivot assembly, which provides pivotal movement of the ramp wall between closed and open positions, respectively. Preferably, the pivot assembly includes at least one pivot shaft extending through one end of the ramp wall and at least one counterbalancing helical torsion spring cooperating with the pivot shaft to bias the ramp wall during movement between closed and open positions.

Abstract: A transport and storing container for liquids includes a pallet-type base frame for an inner container made of plastic with side walls, a lower wall and an upper wall. A closable filler neck is formed on the upper wall. A draining neck with a tapping armature is formed on a lower section of a side wall. A cage mantle with horizontal and vertical bars made of metal receives the inner container, wherein the vertical bars comprise between a connection section and a linear longitudinal section with a tubular cross section a bent section, and at least the upper ends of the vertical bars comprise a convex cross section outline on their inner side facing the inner container in the transition of the connection section to the bent section.

Abstract: A storage bin may include a corrugated outer sidewall, a generally flat inner sidewall, and a first fastener. The corrugated outer sidewall may support a hoop tension provided by a material within the storage bin and may include a series of horizontally extending corrugations forming alternating grooved portions defining alternating circumferentially extending radially inner and outer ridges vertically spaced from one another along a vertical extent of the outer sidewall. The corrugated outer sidewall may define a first aperture. The generally flat inner sidewall may support the hoop tension, abut the radially inner ridges, and define a second aperture. The first fastener may extend through the first and second apertures and may couple the inner and outer sidewalls to one another.

Abstract: Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of supporting the weight of other containers. A top surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. A bottom surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. The top and the bottom surfaces of the container can be fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states.

Abstract: A transport and storing container for liquids includes a pallet-type base frame for an inner container made of plastic with side walls, a lower wall and an upper wall. A closable filler neck is formed on the upper wall. A draining neck with a tapping armature is formed on a lower section of a side wall. A cage mantle with horizontal and vertical bars made of metal receives the inner container, wherein the vertical bars comprise between a connection section and a linear longitudinal section with a tubular cross section a bent section, and at least the upper ends of the vertical bars comprise a convex cross section outline on their inner side facing the inner container in the transition of the connection section to the bent section.

Abstract: The invention provides a reinforcing corner post suitable for use with a container comprising a foldable blank having a base panel and a pair of opposed side wall panels, and a pair of opposed end wall panels, the side wall panels and end wall panels being foldable into upright positions relative to the base panel to define opposed side walls and end walls with corners being formed at the junctions of the side walls and end walls, the reinforcing corner post being provided at all or selected corners of the container, wherein the corner post comprises an external post section which embraces the corner, and an internal post section which nests within the corner, and engaging means for releasably coupling the external post section and internal post section to one another by longitudinal displacement of the external post section and internal post section relative to one another to an engaged position, and locking means for securing the inner post section and the outer post section in the engaged position.

Abstract: Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of supporting the weight of other containers. A top surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. A bottom surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. The top and the bottom surfaces of the container can be fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states.

Abstract: A profile (2) comprises a rounded upper portion (6) and a lower portion (7) and is suitable for being fastened onto an edge (3) of a panel (4a) by means of fastening means (5). The lower portion (7) comprises a first wall (7a) suitable for mating with the panel (4a) and a second wall (7b) joining said first wall (7a) to said upper portion (6), thus defining a chamber (8) that is comprised between the first wall (7a) and the second wall (7b) and is suitable to enclose one end (10) of said fastening means (5). Thus, the profile accomplishes an anti-catching function. The present invention also relates to a method for fastening said profile (2) town edge (3) of a panel (4a).

Abstract: Structures, methods, and systems associated with a stackable and collapsible container are provided. One structure includes a stackable and collapsible container having at least four non-collapsible, load bearing vertical support members attached to vertical walls of the container and capable of supporting the weight of other containers. A top surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. A bottom surface is included having a number of sections which include a pivotal connection to one another and which are collapsible about the pivotal connection to an interior of the container. The top and the bottom surfaces of the container can be fixedly positioned in a number of collapsed states.

Abstract: A metal reinforcement fitting 10 including a strip 12 curved vertically upward is attached to a bottom 20b of a transportation container 20, and thus upward force can be applied to the bottom 20b. The upward force of the metal reinforcement fitting 10 can suppress downward force of a heavy article housed in the transportation container 20. Accordingly, if the metal reinforcement fitting 10 is attached to the bottom 20b of the transportation container 20 before the heavy article is housed, the bottom 20b can be prevented from bulging. Additionally, even if the bottom 20b of the transportation container 20 has already bulged, instability caused by deformation of the bottom 20b can be improved by attachment of the metal reinforcement fitting 10. Thus the provided metal reinforcement fitting has durability for long-term use of a transportation container.

Abstract: A container includes a pallet base having a rectangular deck and support portions extending downward from an underside of the deck and a channel extending into an upper surface of the deck along edges of the deck. A sidewall defines a corrugated rectangular wall having four sides and setting into the channel in the pallet. Magnets are embedded into two sections of the sidewall to attract and retain the sections together. A cover fits over the sidewall. Alignment portions are formed in the channel and complementary alignment portions are formed in the bottom of the sidewall for aligning the sidewall with the pallet base. The pallet base includes intersecting strap receiving portions formed in an underside of the pallet base and the cover includes intersecting strap receiving portions formed on a top portion of the cover. The sidewall may be a see through material to provide for viewing contents from outside the container.

Abstract: A storage bin may include a corrugated outer sidewall, a generally flat inner sidewall, and a first fastener. The corrugated outer sidewall may support a hoop tension provided by a material within the storage bin and may include a series of horizontally extending corrugations forming alternating grooved portions defining alternating circumferentially extending radially inner and outer ridges vertically spaced from one another along a vertical extent of the outer sidewall. The corrugated outer sidewall may define a first aperture. The generally flat inner sidewall may support the hoop tension, abut the radially inner ridges, and define a second aperture. The first fastener may extend through the first and second apertures and may couple the inner and outer sidewalls to one another.

Abstract: A water storage tank is disclosed. The tank comprises an outer shell (2) that defines an interior of the tank, at least one water catchment bag (48) located in the tank interior, at least one inlet (19) in the outer shell for passage of water into the bag (s), and at least one outlet (21) in the outer shell for passage of water from the bag(s). A base for supporting a water storage tank is also disclosed. The base defines a pallet on which either the other components of the tank in assembled form or kit form can be transported from a manufacturing location to an end-use location.

Abstract: A water holding and dispersing apparatus for catching and retaining rainwater for later watering usage. The water holding and dispersing apparatus includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The housing comprises a substantially rigid material. A supply pipe is positioned nearer the top wall than the bottom wall and has a first end fluidly coupled to the housing. A second end of the supply pipe is fluidly coupled to a gutter of a dwelling such that water in the gutter will flow into the housing through the supply pipe. A first drainage pipe is fluidly coupled to the first side wall and is located generally adjacent to the bottom wall. The first drainage pipe has a valve thereon for selectively opening and closing the first drainage pipe.

Abstract: A bamboo basket includes a bottom frame, a top open frame, a plurality of peripheral side panels respectively connected between the bottom frame and the top open frame and abutted against one another at an angle and defining with the bottom frame and the top open frame a holding space for holding things, the peripheral side panels each having a plurality of longitudinal bamboo slats and a plurality of transverse bamboo slats intersected with the longitudinal bamboo slats, a plurality of upright angle bars respectively connected between the bottom frame and the top open frame and attached to the abutted area between each two of the peripheral side panels at an outer side, and a plurality of packing strips respectively adhered to the peripheral side panels over the abutted area between each two of the peripheral side panels at an inner side opposite to the upright angle bars and a bottom side of each of the peripheral side panels.

Abstract: The container includes a floor panel, two side walls, two end walls, and a ceiling panel. The two side walls are made from a corrugated metallic sheet, defining flat wall portions with vertical ribs being formed between two successive flat wall portions. The ribs have inwardly oriented concave surfaces, and elongated rigid reinforcement strips are welded to the side wall panels in facing register with each rib concave surface.

Abstract: A pressure differential containment structure, including a vacuum chamber and a pressure vessel, for operation in the pressure range of 1 to 2 atmospheres of pressure differential, using relatively thin wall material and incorporating strengthening members by folding or forming the walls of the containment structure itself. The structural configuration of the preferred embodiment is of rectilinear geometry with four lateral walls and two end walls. Each lateral wall component is preferably fabricated from at least one sheet, such as stainless steel, aluminum, or synthetic material including polymers and composites, to comprise reinforcing ribs or corrugations transverse to the longitudinal direction of the wall and include transverse flanges at each end.

Abstract: A freight container comprises a profile defined between outer surfaces of corner fittings and a pair of opposed walls. Each wall has a plurality of elongated outwardly extending vertical members extending outwardly beyond the profile and the vertical members of one wall align with the spaces between the outwardly extending vertical members of the opposed wall. The vertical members are fixed to the top and bottom rails of the container and tapered toward the upper ends. The vertical members are terminated with a plate-like member covering the profile of the vertical members.

Abstract: A sleeve pack to be used with a pallet base and cover to form a container for shipping bulk goods, the sleeve pack comprising four continuous vertical sidewalls arranged in a rectangular configuration, at least one of the sidewalls having at least one vertically oriented flute rod inserted between two faces of corrugated plastic and within one flute of at least one wall for improved strength. The flute rod has an upholding means on the top of the flute rod for preventing the flute rod from falling through the flute of the sleeve pack sidewall. A channel shaped retainer covers and is secured to the upper portion of the sidewalls containing flute rods in order to secure the flute rods between the two faces of plastic of the sidewall and prevent the flute rods from falling out of the flutes when the sleeve pack is inverted. The upholding means of the flute rods are supported by vertically oriented corrugations between the face plies of the sidewalls.

Abstract: An intermodal container having a non-metallic tuner receptacle in an external frame, where the inner receptacle has a bottom wall and side walls formed of a one-piece, completely integral sheet.

Abstract: The present invention is a reformed container end and a method of forming the container end. The container end includes a center panel surrounded by a countersink having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a countersink bottom. The countersink bottom includes a first arcuate segment having a small radius and a second arcuate segment having a larger radius. The container end may also include a portion wherein the center panel is slightly expanded and the inner wall is further reformed to direct potential buckling away from the nose of a pour opening panel.

Abstract: A container for bulk materials, fluids and the like, comprising an enveloping member and an inner member which is connected to the enveloping member at at least four positions spaced along the circumference of the enveloping member, the arrangement being such that in filled condition a substantially block-shaped unit with substantially flat walls is obtained, the container further comprising a U-shaped stiffening member which comprises a web and two legs connecting thereto and is made of a material with a stiffness of its own, arranged so that the legs abut two opposite walls of the block-shaped unit and the web abuts the bottom wall of the block-shaped unit, the legs, at least in the areas adjacent their free upper edge, having a width corresponding substantially to that of the adjacent wall of the block-shaped unit and the U-shaped stiffening member being connected to the enveloping member at least in the areas referred to.

Abstract: A moulded plastic bulk container of the kind used in storage of materials and is normally transported from location to location by a fork lift truck and comprises sidewalls and a base, with a recess or opening in its lower portion below the base for receiving the "tines" of a fork. Integral ribs are formed at the sloping inlet to the opening which is shaped so that the front ends of the tines can enter the recess is of greater height than the remainder of the recess.