Folding Patents (Class 220/6)
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Patent number: 8317045Abstract: A collapsible container is provided which includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls, and a pair of opposed end walls which are transverse to the side walls. The side and end walls are pivotably connected to the base between an upright position generally perpendicular to the base and a collapsed position on the base. A support is pivotably and slidably mounted to each of the end walls. The support is configured to extend into the container and to fully retract within the end wall. The support extends far enough into the container to reliably support another container thereon.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Mauricio D. Cavalcante
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Patent number: 8313000Abstract: A foldable pot has a base, a folding body, two supporting shafts and two handles. The base is a metal basin and has a locking groove formed around an opening top of the base. The folding body is mounted on the opening top of the base and has a connecting ring, a folding segment and a mouth. The connecting ring is mounted in the locking groove and has a linking section. The folding segment is formed on and protrudes from the linking section and has two folding rings and a connecting section. The mouth is formed on the folding segment and has two pairs of through holes. The supporting shafts are transversely mounted in the mouth at intervals and each supporting shaft has two connecting arms. The handles are detachably connected to the connecting arms of the supporting shafts beside the folding body and each handle has an inserting hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Inventor: Ronald Tuan
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Publication number: 20120285951Abstract: A crate includes a base, a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from the base and a pair of opposed end walls extending upward from the base. The base includes a plurality of container support areas each defined by a rectangular perimeter defined by a plurality of vents.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventor: Mauricio D. Cavalcante
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Patent number: 8308018Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Inventor: George E. Kochanowski
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Publication number: 20120267365Abstract: A collapsible container having four tension-loop panels covered by flexible material with each panel joined to two other panels to form an enclosure with opposing top and bottom panels and two opposing side panels, the container having two flexible ends each located on opposing ends of the frames and attached to a plurality of the frames, the container comprises an opening in the one of the panels and at least one interior pocket having two opposing sides with each side fastened to a flexible side panel or flexible end, the interior pocket having an open top.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: Pro-Mart Industries, Inc.Inventor: Azad Sabounjian
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Patent number: 8292106Abstract: Mountable and demountable stackable container having vertical plastic walls and stiff flat bottom, for complementing closets, cupboards, bookshelves, selves, pieces of furniture, storage areas, and other office areas or even directly on the floor, comprising two flat plastic modules having folds as hinges to form a container, the ends of said modules being secured by clamp elements and a stiff flat bottom base, made of wood, for example, that is accommodated in the guide groove located in the plastic modules and that can be secured to said base through tab projections having injected lugs.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Inventor: Orozco Gavaldon Humberto
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Publication number: 20120248105Abstract: A collapsible shipping container has a corner post located at each corner of a base frame. A respective stile of an end cover frame, which may support at least one door, is pivotally mounted on the base frame adjacent each corner post. Respective lifting members on each corner post and stile have curved abutment faces which engage when the stile is in the erected position, and a latch member releasably locks the stile in the erected position. The or each end cover frame may be provided with a spring—or winch system to assist in moving the end cover frame to the erected position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Folainer International Pty Ltd.Inventor: Wang Yew Leong
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Publication number: 20120234830Abstract: A plastic container includes at least two foldable sidewalls articulated to a container base by at least two hinge connections, each including a hinge bolt or pin for pivoting in a receiving gap of the base frame. The receiving gap has an elongate opening to allow the hinge bolt to move in the receiving gap from a lower to an upper end position. The opening has a length at least corresponding to the thickness of the sidewall which is thus liftable vertically by at least the thickness. At least two guide elements are formed at the sidewall and received in the base frame in recesses which have a nose defined by an upper edge spaced from an upper edge of the base frame by a distance which corresponds to a length of the guide element from a lower edge of the sidewall to a lower edge of the guide element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AGInventor: Yves Hug
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Patent number: 8267270Abstract: A folding container having integrally formed hinge elements. The container including a base portion, first and second lower side wall portions having a snap-fitted hinge connection to a first side and second side of the base portion respectively, first and second upper side wall portions having a hinge connection to the lower side wall portions, and a rim portion having a snap-fitted hinge connection to the first and second upper side wall portions, and end walls having a hinged connection to the rim portion. The hinge elements including hook-shaped snaps having a first ramp segment and a second ramp segment on the outer surface of the hook portion to facilitate connection of a hinge axle to the hook-shaped snaps. A tongue and groove combination in the lower and upper side wall portions to provide structural support for loads placed on the container.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: ORBIS CorporationInventor: Venu Samprathi
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Patent number: 8261924Abstract: A collapsible air freight container (10) comprises a standard base (12), a side panel (16) slideably hinged to the base and a back panel (18) which is hinged to the base which interlocks with the side panel. There is a side extension (20) which is generally trapezoidal to roughly conform to the shape of a side wall of a plane's cargo hold. A lid is slideably mounted on top of the container so that it can be slid relative to the back panel. The lid is arranged so that when fully retracted to the back of the container relative to the back panel, it may pivot to overlay the back panel. The container may be collapsed by retracting and pivoting the lid to overlie the back panel (18), folding the side extension (20), folding and sliding the side panel (16) into the base (12) and lowering the folded side extension (20) and then the back panel (18) and lid (40) into the base.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Technosearch Pty LtdInventor: Ladislav Stephan Karpisek
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Patent number: 8261923Abstract: A collapsible container is provided that incorporates various features for improving the stability of the container and for reducing damage to the items carried by the container. The container may include a stabilizing hinge assembly including a stabilizing ledge and a stabilizing hook that securely engage the respective sidewalls to the base of the container to stiffen the container and distribute the loads more evenly. The sidewalls and base of the container may also define contact areas to support the carried items without bruising or damaging the items. Non-contact areas of the container that do not come into contact with the items may include openings that are aligned with other openings in the container and other adjacent containers to provide a consistent flow of air through a number of containers stacked beside one another. The sidewalls may also include various latching features to maintain the container in the expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Otto Industries North America, Inc.Inventor: Wesley J. Blanchard
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Patent number: 8263205Abstract: Layers of unidirectional (UD) fiber prepreg are formed into a pre-plied, multi-directional, continuous fiber laminate that is used as a molding compound to form three dimensional structures. Cut-outs from the laminate are slotted and folded along fold lines to provide near-net-shaped preforms that may be compression molded to form fiber-reinforced composite structures having complex shapes.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Hexcel CorporationInventor: Matthew Kweder
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Patent number: 8256635Abstract: A collapsible cargo container assembly includes a collapsible skeleton framework defining a front, rear and opposite sides of the container assembly and includes a plurality of generally parallel ribs spaced from and generally planar to each other when the container assembly is in an open condition. A plurality of articulated braces are connected to and extend between the ribs to hold the ribs in spaced relationship in the open condition of the container assembly. The articulated braces are foldable to position the ribs in juxtaposition alongside each other in a collapsed condition of the container assembly. A flexible cover is positioned substantially about the collapsible framework and is fixed thereto for folding therewith as the framework moves back-and-forth between the open and collapsed conditions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Aero Containers International, LLCInventors: David W. Schardein, Lawrence F. Bender
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Publication number: 20120205370Abstract: A containment structure with three sides and a triangular end is collapsible to a significantly smaller profile for ease in storage and transportation, yet keeps all major sections connected. Unique means of folds and hinging provide these advantages. Special applications (oriented upright or lying horizontal) from cleanup of lawn debris to emergency shelter of personnel and instruments can utilize the compact storage, ease of transport, quick setup, and shape advantages of the containment structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventor: James Lynn Smith
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Patent number: 8240496Abstract: Disclosed is a collapsible container and a hinge used for the collapsible container. The hinge includes an inner hinge, an outer hinge, a first pivoting pin and a second pivoting pin movably and pivotally connected to the inner hinge and the outer hinge. The inner hinge and outer hinge are both provided with pivoting holes, respectively, and the first pivoting pin and the second pivoting pin are respectively inserted into the corresponding pivoting holes to pivotally connected or disconnect the inner hinge with the outer hinge. When one of the first pivoting pin and the second pivoting pin is pulled out, the outer hinge can overturn around the other pivoting pin hence to make the end wall overturn and fold towards inside or outside of the container body. When the first pivoting pin and the second pivoting pin are simultaneously located within the pivoting holes of the corresponding inner hinge and outer hinge, the end wall is fixed to the vertical state.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd.Inventors: Heqing Kong, Shengqi Li, Shufang Yang
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Patent number: 8231024Abstract: A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of the package may have an outer first surface of the film and outwardly extending first corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the first side and surrounding the first side of the package. The package may also have a second side disposed opposite the first side and outwardly extending second corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the second side and surrounding the second side of the package. The lid fitment may include a base having a central opening and a lid having a complimentary shape to the base to form a seal therebetween when the lid is closed down onto the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.Inventors: John E. Sanfilippo, James J. Sanfilippo, Jeanne M. Skaggs, Roy Speer
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Publication number: 20120187118Abstract: Collapsible containers, collapsible container systems, and storage devices are disclosed herein. An aspect of this disclosure is directed to a collapsible container having a flexible base, first and second rigid end walls each attached to a respective opposing end of the base, and first and second rigid sidewalls each attached to a respective opposing side of the flexible base. The sidewalls are permanently attached to the base and the end walls. The first and second rigid sidewalls are foldable such that the container can selectively transition between an expanded state, whereat the first and second sidewalls are generally perpendicular with the first and second end walls, and a collapsed state, whereat at least portions of the first and second sidewalls overlap one another interleaved between the first and second end walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Rute Design, Inc.Inventor: Robert Glenn
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Publication number: 20120187119Abstract: Containment berms (40) for the collection of hazardous materials are provided which include a floor (42) with an upstanding, continuous, foldable sidewall (44) to define and internal zone (46) for receiving and holding hazardous materials. The sidewall (44) may be supported by means of external support structure (48) and/or internal support structure (50). The support structures (48, 50) each include a plurality of support leg assemblies (52, 52a) which are secured to sidewall (44) and are pivotal about respective upright axes (66, 66a, 150) and are pivotal from retracted positions close to the sidewall (44) to deployed positions extending from the sidewall (44) and substantially perpendicular thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: ANDAX INDUSTRIES LLCInventors: Patrick F. McAtarian, Mark McAtarian
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Publication number: 20120181271Abstract: The present invention relates to a container comprising foldable sidewalls which has a hinge connection which almost entirely prevents the base from slumping relative to the sidewall even under load. The container may be produced in a particularly simple and inexpensive manner, since due to the specific hinge connection, the base may be produced, in an injection-molding process, without any slide in the tool, and since a simple tool arrangement is thus enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventor: Hendrik Dekkers
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Publication number: 20120168435Abstract: A folding vapor chamber includes folding boards engaged and covered with one another, a folding edge formed between the adjacent folding boards and provided for connecting the folding boards integrally, and the adjacent folding boards being bent and folded by the corresponding folding edge and engaged with one another, and a capillary tissue installed at an internal surface between the folding boards. The casing is formed by the folding edge to reduce the length of the sealing edge of the vapor chamber, so as to achieve the effects of lowering the defective rate of the edge sealing operation, and preventing the sealing edge from being cracked easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Chang-Yin Chen, Lei-Lei Liu, Meng-Zhou Wang
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Publication number: 20120160845Abstract: Foldable container comprising a bottom plate, side plates and first hinges for connecting the side plates to the bottom plate, and a roof plate that is can be raised from the side plates, wherein the roof plate connects to opposite side plates by inter-positioned connecting rods, and wherein each connecting rod has at a first extremity a second hinge that connects to a side plate and at a second extremity opposite to said first extremity is slidably connected to said roof plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Robert Anthonius Buskermolen, Kimmo Eggers, Arthur Vincent Marius Meijers, Gunawan Kusuma Koesdianto
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Patent number: 8205763Abstract: A reusable container has four vertical side walls affixed to a rectangular base that can be moved between an extended position and a folded position. When the vertical side walls are in the extended position, the vertical side walls form a rectangular enclosure about a rectangular base. The rectangular enclosure can be divided into two sections by one or more movable members positioned within the rectangular enclosure for transporting different-sized documents, papers, or files. The vertical side walls may be moved into a folded position when the reusable container is empty to reduce the space required for transporting the empty containers. The reusable container interlocks with other reusable containers stacked on a dolly in either the extended position or the folded position such that stacks of reusable containers can be pushed on a dolly up inclines and over bumps without any restraints.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Rentacrate LLCInventor: Eric Victor Fredrickson
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Publication number: 20120152946Abstract: A collecting cage has a front end to which at least one door is pivoted with the aid of a pivoting device. The cage also has at least three lateral walls. The pivoting device is adapted to pivot the door to an opened position and to a closed position thus covering at least part of it. The pivoting device is adapted to guide the door in an opened position to a direction parallel to a lateral wall and at a clearance therefrom for flanking the cage. The pivoting device includes at least two angle members connected to the door at a distance from each other and having a first portion protruding from the door and having a second portion in an angled position relative to the first portion, and at least two corresponding rails connected to a lateral wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventor: Jack Grönholm
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Patent number: 8201701Abstract: A lock member L composed of one operation portion La biased by an inclined spring member 12 and paired lock bars Lb is attached to each of side walls 3 to be brought down firstly. A driven pin 15 formed on an operation portion is inserted through an inclined cam groove 21a of each of the lock bars. The lock member is attached to the side wall to be brought down firstly by fitting a pivotal shaft 11b formed on the operation portion into a fitting recess portion 3j1 of a pivotal shaft support block 3j formed on the side wall to be brought down firstly. Thus, at whichever position on the operation portion the operator' finger are laid, the lateral paired lock bars disposed opposite each other across the operation portion are moved in the horizontal direction by the same amount. Consequently, the lock state established between the short side wall and the long side wall via the lock member can be reliably cancelled.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Sanko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hisatoshi Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20120145708Abstract: A foldable storage case comprises a one-piece1 waterproof container. The container comprises a body, a bottom, and a cover, where the body, the bottom, and the cover form an interior space therebetween. The body comprises a plurality of body panels, the bottom comprises a plurality of bottom panels, and the cover comprises a plurality of cover panels. A plurality of removable fasteners is used to fasten together the body panels and the bottom panels. Further, each cover panel includes a projection adapted to be received by a receiving area of at least one of the body panels. When the cover is folded such that two or more projections are disposed adjacent each other within the receiving area, the projections and the receiving area interfere with each other, detachably securing the cover panels in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Christopher M. Wall, Phillip W. Chaffee
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Publication number: 20120145706Abstract: A package formed of a flexible material for holding a product, e.g., whole bean coffee, is disclosed. The package includes a front panel, a rear panel, a first side gusset and a second side gusset. The front panel has a pair of sides as does the rear panel. The first side gusset connects one side of the front and rear panels together. The second side gusset connects the other side of the front and rear panels together. One of the gussets includes plural fold edges forming at least four gusset panels, while the other of the gussets includes plural fold edges forming at least two gusset panels. The panels and the gussets are arranged to be initially secured together, e.g., by a peelable seal line, to form an enlarged mouth to provide ready access to the product in the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC.Inventor: Barbara Ann Martin
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Publication number: 20120145707Abstract: The invention relates to a folding box (1), comprising a bottom (2) and several side walls (3), which are rotatably connected to the bottom (2), wherein the bottom (2) has a first concave/convex connection surface (a) and at least one side wall (3) has a second convex/concave connection surface (b), which interacts with the first connection surface (a) in order to connect the at least one side wall (3) to the bottom (2). According to the invention, the bottom (2) has a third concave/convex connection surface (c) and the at least one side wall (3) has a fourth convex/concave connection surface (d), wherein the third and/or the fourth connection surface (c, d) is cylindrical. The third and the fourth connection surfaces (c, d) are arranged in such a way that a sliding of the at least one side wall (3) relative to the bottom (2) in the second direction (x2) is enabled in a first rotational position of the side wall (3) and is prevented in a second rotational position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: LEISCH BERATUNGS- UND BETEILIGUNGS-GMBHInventor: Josef Furtner
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Publication number: 20120145578Abstract: A package assembly in accordance with an example embodiment can include a first panel having a first exterior side and a first interior side, and a second panel having a second exterior side and a second interior side. The first interior side may be arranged to face the second interior side, and the first panel can be sealed to at least a portion of the second panel to define a pocket. The pocket can be configured to be of an appropriate size to accept and conceal a prepaid card. A tear strip can be provided for accessing the prepaid card concealed in the pocket. The tear strip may be accessible from either the first exterior side or the second exterior side, and the tear strip may be completely formed within an interior portion of the one of the first panel or the second panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: FISERV, INC.Inventors: Sharon Pazlar, Michael Nundahl
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Patent number: 8196765Abstract: A multi-function carrier includes a bottom plate bilaterally connected to pivotable lateral plates, wherein each of the lateral plates may be a one-piece grid or a two-piece folding grid, a pivotable rear plate, and a pivotable front plate. The front plate has sliding blocks for being slidably mounted on horizontal sliding guides of the bottom plate. The two lateral plates, the front plate and the rear plate, when posed vertically, are mutually coupled and jointly form a top-opened basket-like structure together with the bottom plate. When the two lateral plates and the front plate are laid over the bottom plate, the multi-function carrier provides a rack-like structure. The multi-function carrier further has an extendable gripper which is movably attached to the front plate and has a movable pressing member.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Inventor: I-Shyong Lu
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Publication number: 20120125926Abstract: A retort cup including a tubular barrel portion formed of a barrel portion forming blank having a paper layer and thermoplastic resin layers provided on both surfaces of the paper layer. A bottom portion seals one of the openings of the barrel portion and has a downwardly bent peripheral edge portion. The barrel portion has an attached barrel overlap portion where both end edges of the barrel portion forming blank are overlapped with each other and sealed, a lower fold-back portion is formed at a lower end of the barrel portion and an upper fold-back portion is formed by folding back the ends of the fold-back barrel portion forming blank inwardly. The lower end of the barrel portion, the upper fold-back portion, and the peripheral edge portion of the bottom portion are closely sealed together. The peripheral edge portion is inserted into the lower fold-back portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Teruaki Iyori, Naomi Kotani, Hiroshi Umeyama
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Publication number: 20120118883Abstract: A foldable box having four foldable exterior walls has at least one stable exterior wall having at least a first and a second spherical wall area convex with respect to an exterior side of the box. A bridge arranged at the outside of the exterior wall is arranged between the first and the second spherical surface and extends across the height of the exterior wall. At least one rib additionally extends from the bridge to the first and to the second spherical surface area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventor: Wolfgang Orgeldinger
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Publication number: 20120111861Abstract: To obtain a foldable storage box in which an open state can be easily held. When a bottom board (36) in a stored state is transitioned to an open state, a pressing part (62) formed on the bottom board (36) presses one projecting part of a V form of a rotating member (64). The rotating member (64) rotates when the rotating member (64) is pressed, and a rod-form lock member (70) connected with the rotating member (64) rotates so as to extend in a horizontal direction. A leading end part of the lock member (70) is thereby inserted into a recessed pocket part (80) formed on a second side wall board (20B). The lock member (70) is disposed so as to span between a first side wall board (20A) and the second side wall board (20B) when the leading end part of the lock member (70) is inserted into the pocket part 80. In other words, a lock device (60) is disposed in a locked state in which an open state of the side wall boards (20) is locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: NIFCO INC.Inventors: Takehiko Nemoto, Nobuyasu Yamada, Kazuaki Kurita, Masao Wakigami
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Publication number: 20120111860Abstract: A receptacle assembly has an outer member having an open top, an interior and an exterior. The outer member may be formed from biodegradable material. An inner member may be mounted in the interior of the outer member with adhesive between exterior surfaces of the inner member and the interior of the outer member. The inner member has an open top and is formed from biodegradable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: Clean Cubes LLCInventor: Jose Luis Javier Colayco
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Publication number: 20120103980Abstract: A packaging container with anti-counterfeit effect is a hexagonal packaging box, wherein, an insertion tongue (13) formed by bending a cover board (10) along a folding line (12) is inserted into the inner chamber of the packaging box. From the insertion tongue (13), at least one sealing strip (11) is separated and connected to the cover board (10) at the folding line (12). The sealing strip (11) is not inserted into the inner chamber of the packaging box along with the insertion tongue (13), but is pressed on the corresponding outer surface of a second panel (30) and securely connected with the panel. A tearing line (70) is provided on the second panel (30). The packaging container provides a new way of sealing anti-counterfeit and a new buckle arrangement, thus improving the anti-counterfeit effect of the packaging box, bringing about a more attractive products packaging, saving cost and meeting environmental protection requirements.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventor: Zhendong Wu
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Patent number: 8167158Abstract: A folding container includes a lock member L disposed on each of side walls 3 brought down first, the lock member L including a pair of lock bars Lb movable in a horizontal direction and one operation portion La, an inclined spring member 12 provided in the operation portion and including a tip portion placed in a spring receiving and supporting block 3n formed on each of the side walls brought down first, a cam hole portion 21a formed in each of the lock bars and into which a driven short shaft 15 formed on the operation portion is inserted, and a spring member 22 formed on each of the lock bars and configured to come into abutting contact with a spring member abutting block 3x formed on each of the side walls brought down first, so that when the lock bars are moved in a direction in which the lock bars approach each other, the operation portion is prevented from being moved by movement of the lock bars in the direction in which the lock bars approach each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Sanko Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hisatoshi Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20120091132Abstract: A package for a block-shaped food product (15) comprises a sheet (10) of foldable material with an inner portion (16) for enclosing the product and a frame-shaped sealing portion (18) enclosing the inner portion for sealing the package. The sealing portion has opposing end sealing portions (20, 22) and opposing side sealing portions (24, 26). The sheet also has two flap portions (28, 30), one adjacent each of the side sealing side portions (24, 26). The sheet is folded around the product such that the inner portion (16) encloses the product with the inner surfaces of the two side sealing portions (24, 26) abutting to form a longitudinal seal and opposing inner surface regions of the end sealing portions (20, 22) abutting to form seals along respective ends. The inner and outer surfaces of the flap portions (28, 30) are accessible and one of the flap portions (30) is wider than the other (28).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Cadbury Holdings LimitedInventor: Artur Eugeniusz Obolenski
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Publication number: 20120085800Abstract: A tool box can be unfolded for use in holding tools or other items, and then folded up, to avoid taking up space in a pick-up truck cargo box when the tool box is not in use. The toolbox may have a folding panel assembly including a first panel, a second panel pivotally attached to the first panel, and a third panel pivotally attached to the second panel. The folding panel assembly is foldable into an open position and into a closed position. In the open position, one or more of the panels may be supported on left and right side end frames attached to the inner sidewalls of the pick-up truck cargo box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventor: Julian Maimin
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Patent number: 8152014Abstract: A first container is provided including a first base, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall. The first, second, third, and fourth walls, can each be placed in an erect state, substantially perpendicular to the first base or in a collapsed state substantially parallel to the first base. The first and second walls, which oppose each other, can also be placed in ramp states to allow a vehicle or cargo to be rolled over the first or second walls and onto the first base. Inverted J-shaped slots allow the first wall or the second wall to pivot about multiple pivot points with respect to the base.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Inventors: Paul J. Elstone, Sr., Daniel L. Clemens, Thomas F. Craig, Robert M. Murnane, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120080426Abstract: The present invention is directed to an open-top container for shipping and displaying products which comprises a plurality of side walls. Bottom wall flaps are foldably joined to bottom edges of the side walls and are folded inwardly therefrom into overlapping relationship with one another to form a bottom wall closure. A respective plurality of triangularly-shaped beams foldably joined to upper edges of the respective plurality of side walls. Each of the plurality of the triangularly-shaped beams is defined by a shoulder panel and a flange panel foldably joined to one another. A bumper sticker panel is foldably joined to upper edge of one of the plurality of side walls forming a partial top closure when the open-top container is in the shipping position and partially prevents products from falling out when the open-top container is in the displaying position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: International Paper CompanyInventor: Jack A. McClure
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Patent number: 8146773Abstract: A storage device includes a collapsible container and a lid for the collapsible container. The collapsible container includes a plurality of wall panels hingedly connected to articulate between a collapsed position and an expanded position that defines an upper lip, and the upper lip further defines a square opening. The lid includes (i) a body that is adapted to cover the square opening in the collapsible container, (ii) a peripheral groove disposed in a side of the body, the groove extending along a square path configured to receive the upper lip of the collapsible container in the expanded position, and (iii) a plurality of wall sections projecting from the same side of the body. The wall sections are disposed radially inwardly from the peripheral groove and define a recess having four sides formed to receive therein an outer periphery of the collapsible container in a substantially parallel orientation with the body when the collapsible container is in the collapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Brian C. Dais, Sanjay Dhall
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Patent number: 8146763Abstract: A collapsible container includes a plurality of wall panels, wherein each wall panel is connected to each adjacent wall panel at a hinged connection. The wall panels are arranged so as to articulate at the hinged connections between a collapsed position and an expanded position defining a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The collapsible container also includes an anti-fold lock that is disposed proximate to a hinged connection between first and second adjacent side walls. The first side wall includes at least two wall panels defining a diagonal hinge extending substantially between diagonally opposite corners of the side wall and the anti-fold lock is articulable into a locked position across the diagonal hinge.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Brian C. Dais, Sanjay Dhall
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Publication number: 20120067880Abstract: A crate includes a bottom having two projections arranged at opposite length sides of the bottom and extending upward from the bottom, opposing end walls extending along width sides of the bottom, and two opposing side walls extending along length sides of the bottom. The end walls and the side walls are configured to be foldable with respect to the bottom. The side walls have a height such that the side walls at least partially overlap when being folded. Each side wall is coupled to the bottom via at least one hinge. Each hinge is provided slidably in the projection such that the hinge is movable between a lower position and an upper position, the lower position being closer to the bottom than the upper position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
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Publication number: 20120067879Abstract: A crate includes a bottom, two end walls, and two side walls. At least one of the end and side walls comprises an inlet having a dimension allowing to introduce a predefined amount of cooling liquid into the interior of the crate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
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Publication number: 20120067878Abstract: A crate includes a bottom, two end walls, and two side walls. The end walls and the side walls are configured to be foldable with respect to the bottom. The end walls and the side walls comprise respective latch elements engaging with each other to form a latch when the end walls and the side walls are in the unfolded state. A latch release mechanism is provided at the respective end walls or at the respective side walls, wherein the latch release mechanism and/or the latch elements on the respective walls are configured to be movable so as to extend at least partly above an upper edge of the crate for releasing the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
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Publication number: 20120055922Abstract: A container includes a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load. The plurality of panels include a first panel having a first planar surface, and a second panel having a second planar surface, wherein the first panel and the second panel form a contiguity with a fold line disposed therebetween, and wherein the first planar surface is disposed parallel to the x-z plane or the y-z plane. The container further includes a compression reinforcement feature having a planar edge oriented orthogonal to the first planar surface and perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed a distance away from the fold line but at a distance no greater than half a thickness of the first panel, the first panel having a void between the fold line and the planar edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLCInventors: Yavuz Aksan, Ernest B. Widner, Wayne P. Gasior
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Publication number: 20120048851Abstract: A portable hanging assembly for supporting a hunting bow or other tool on a tree trunk or a similar support is described. A rope is passed through a pouch which is attached to a hook or other, similar object. The rope is then tied around a support, thereby securing the pouch and hook to the support. The hunter may then hang weapons or tools on the hook for easy access with minimum movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventor: MARC BEARDSLEE
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Publication number: 20120048850Abstract: A collapsible frame container assembly comprises a frame component comprising a plurality of panels connected to each other, the panels being movable relative to each other between a first substantially folded condition wherein the panels are collapsed and a second unfolded condition wherein the panels are opened to define a frame structure. Also provided is a container component comprising first and second sides defining a space therebetween of a size which can be varied according to the relative positions of the first and second sides. The frame component when in the unfolded condition and the container component are releasably coupled to each other to define a predetermined frame container assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Thomas Barry Garcia, Rodolfo Garcia
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Patent number: 8123062Abstract: The present patent application relates to a plastic molded box with parallelepiped structure and rectangular base provided with collapsible walls, designed to stack a corresponding box with lower dimensions, it being provided with two oscillating shelves (5) on the internal side of the transversal walls (2) basically at the height of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Inventor: Sergio Tontarelli
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Publication number: 20120043321Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging blank and container having an integral reclosable pour spout which provides enhanced seals, and promotes accurate placement of the pour spout during construction. The blank provides a pour spout assembly having a skewed fold line that facilitate folding operations and promotes accurate positioning of the pour spout, a detachable access tab that promotes sealing and provides tamper evidence, and a novel pour spout assembly that promotes directional and controlled pouring of articles. The invention further relates to a container formed from the blank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2011Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: Caraustar Custom Packaging Group, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Brink, Dale Whittington
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Publication number: 20120031897Abstract: A reusable container to transport groceries and the like from the point of purchase which can be closed to a condition for storage in which the container utilizes minimum space to an open position to receive the groceries and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Reality Group, Inc.Inventors: D. Michael Robinson, Patricia R. Robinson