Special receptacle or package – Structural features for vertical stacking – i.e. – similar... – Closure structure specified for stacking
Patent
1994-10-04
1997-10-07
Weaver, Sue A.
Special receptacle or package
Structural features for vertical stacking, i.e., similar...
Closure structure specified for stacking
206511, 206518, 220329, 220333, 220334, 220558, B65D 21032, B65D 21036, B65D 2106, B65D 4316
Patent
active
056737912
ABSTRACT:
A container has a drop gate and lids that open along hinge joints formed at the upper end of the side walls. The drop gate is formed in one end wall and the lids can also be opened half way from the end wall in which the drop gate is formed. In this way, access to the interior of the container can be gained through the open drop gate and the open half of the lids so that the container can be used as a shelf box or hopper in a flow racking system. Further, when the lids are opened along their respective side wall hinge joints, the container can be used as a distribution tote. When the container is also used as a bulk shipper by vendors or suppliers, the container can perform three functions in a distribution system. Specifically, the container can be first used as a bulk shipper, then, without unpacking the goods, the container can be shelved on a flow racking system from which orders can be selected at a distribution center. Finally, the container can be used again for shipping the goods from the distribution center to retail outlets and returned to either the distribution center or suppliers in a nested stack.
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Buckhorn Material Handling Group Inc.
Weaver Sue A.
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