Folding Patents (Class 220/6)
  • Patent number: 8317045
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventor: Mauricio D. Cavalcante
  • Patent number: 8313000
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Ronald Tuan
  • Publication number: 20120285951
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Mauricio D. Cavalcante
  • Patent number: 8308018
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: George E. Kochanowski
  • Publication number: 20120267365
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Pro-Mart Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Azad Sabounjian
  • Patent number: 8292106
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Orozco Gavaldon Humberto
  • Publication number: 20120248105
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Folainer International Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Wang Yew Leong
  • Publication number: 20120234830
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Georg Utz Holding AG
    Inventor: Yves Hug
  • Patent number: 8267270
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventor: Venu Samprathi
  • Patent number: 8261924
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Technosearch Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Ladislav Stephan Karpisek
  • Patent number: 8261923
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Otto Industries North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Wesley J. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 8263205
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hexcel Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Kweder
  • Patent number: 8256635
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Aero Containers International, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Schardein, Lawrence F. Bender
  • Publication number: 20120205370
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventor: James Lynn Smith
  • Patent number: 8240496
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd.
    Inventors: Heqing Kong, Shengqi Li, Shufang Yang
  • Patent number: 8231024
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Sanfilippo, James J. Sanfilippo, Jeanne M. Skaggs, Roy Speer
  • Publication number: 20120187118
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Rute Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Glenn
  • Publication number: 20120187119
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ANDAX INDUSTRIES LLC
    Inventors: Patrick F. McAtarian, Mark McAtarian
  • Publication number: 20120181271
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Hendrik Dekkers
  • Publication number: 20120168435
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Chang-Yin Chen, Lei-Lei Liu, Meng-Zhou Wang
  • Publication number: 20120160845
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Anthonius Buskermolen, Kimmo Eggers, Arthur Vincent Marius Meijers, Gunawan Kusuma Koesdianto
  • Patent number: 8205763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Rentacrate LLC
    Inventor: Eric Victor Fredrickson
  • Publication number: 20120152946
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Jack Grönholm
  • Patent number: 8201701
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Sanko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisatoshi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20120145708
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher M. Wall, Phillip W. Chaffee
  • Publication number: 20120145706
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: FRES-CO SYSTEM USA, INC.
    Inventor: Barbara Ann Martin
  • Publication number: 20120145707
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: LEISCH BERATUNGS- UND BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH
    Inventor: Josef Furtner
  • Publication number: 20120145578
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: FISERV, INC.
    Inventors: Sharon Pazlar, Michael Nundahl
  • Patent number: 8196765
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: I-Shyong Lu
  • Publication number: 20120125926
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Teruaki Iyori, Naomi Kotani, Hiroshi Umeyama
  • Publication number: 20120118883
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventor: Wolfgang Orgeldinger
  • Publication number: 20120111861
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: NIFCO INC.
    Inventors: Takehiko Nemoto, Nobuyasu Yamada, Kazuaki Kurita, Masao Wakigami
  • Publication number: 20120111860
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Clean Cubes LLC
    Inventor: Jose Luis Javier Colayco
  • Publication number: 20120103980
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Zhendong Wu
  • Patent number: 8167158
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Sanko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisatoshi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20120091132
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Cadbury Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Artur Eugeniusz Obolenski
  • Publication number: 20120085800
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Julian Maimin
  • Patent number: 8152014
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventors: Paul J. Elstone, Sr., Daniel L. Clemens, Thomas F. Craig, Robert M. Murnane, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120080426
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Jack A. McClure
  • Patent number: 8146773
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Brian C. Dais, Sanjay Dhall
  • Patent number: 8146763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Brian C. Dais, Sanjay Dhall
  • Publication number: 20120067880
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
  • Publication number: 20120067879
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
  • Publication number: 20120067878
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Wolfgang ORGELDINGER
  • Publication number: 20120055922
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Ernest B. Widner, Wayne P. Gasior
  • Publication number: 20120048851
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: MARC BEARDSLEE
  • Publication number: 20120048850
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Barry Garcia, Rodolfo Garcia
  • Patent number: 8123062
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Sergio Tontarelli
  • Publication number: 20120043321
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Caraustar Custom Packaging Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Brink, Dale Whittington
  • Publication number: 20120031897
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Reality Group, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Michael Robinson, Patricia R. Robinson