Receptacles – Sidewall structure – Contoured sidewall
Patent
1994-08-17
1995-10-24
Castellano, Stephen J.
Receptacles
Sidewall structure
Contoured sidewall
220673, 220646, 206512, B65D 144
Patent
active
054602920
ABSTRACT:
A Plastic fruit bin having four vertical walls and a bottom joined to the walls. Two supporting elements extending along and attached to the bottom elements. An array of gas injection tubes disposed on the lower side of the bottom element and extending up the center of each of the vertical walls. The vertical walls are joined to each other at their sides by a triangular shaped column, each of said columns forming a corner of the bin, and the columns being stiffened internally with longitudinal ribs. A rectangular recess at the bottom of each corner, the depth of the recess rising to the level of the bottom element of the bin, the recess being partially closed by a triangular shelf having its apex at the inner corner of the rectangle, and being defined by two corners of the rectangle adjacent to the inner corner, with the edge of the shelf which extends between the two corners of the rectangle defining the lower end of a triangular passageway. A bottom closure cap having a triangular strut extending upwardly therefrom for almost the full height of the bin. The closure cap having vertical plates which contact the triangular shelf when the triangular shelf is inserted into the triangular passageway and the bottom closure cap fully closes the rectangular recess.
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