Special receptacle or package – Combined or convertible – Including tissue 'dispensing' means
Patent
1996-04-09
1998-07-14
Shoap, Allan N.
Special receptacle or package
Combined or convertible
Including tissue 'dispensing' means
206390, 206407, 206409, 220 234, 220254, B65D 4316, B65D 6900, B65D 8569
Patent
active
057790353
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates in general to the field of shipping, storage, and display containers, and more particularly, to a multi-purpose stackable, interlocking shipping, storage, and display container. More specifically, the present invention relates to packaging and shipping material for disposable plastic garbage bags, and, more particularly, to the retail and wholesale packaging of plastic garbage bags in reusable plastic containers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the material handling industry, there is a need for a container that can be used for shipping, storing, and displaying various types of materials. Currently, material is shipped in a first container, often stored in a second container, and then displayed in a third container. The cost of each container adds to the expense of the material and also creates waste that must be disposed of. Moving the material between containers also adds additional cost to the material itself.
Previously developed containers often do not provide for stable stacking. In order to secure a number of containers during shipment, it is often necessary to wrap the containers several times in a plastic wrap. Once the material reaches its destination, the plastic wrap is removed and must be disposed of.
Presently available stackable containers generally may be stacked in only one direction. Generally, the bottom of one container will mate with the top of another. This may not always be acceptable. It may be desirable to stack containers front to back for certain applications. This is not provided for in prior art containers.
Disposable plastic garbage bags represent one type of material that is shipped in a container. As is well known, large quantities of disposable plastic garbage bags are commonly used in home and office environments for the collection and storage of trash. Predetermined quantities of these bags are typically sold in cardboard packaging, or other types of packaging material, all of which are disposable and of little or no use once they have been emptied of their contents. Therefore, such packaging creates disposal concerns which may have an adverse environmental impact, and also raises costs.
It is accordingly one object of the present invention to package plastic bags, preferably plastic garbage bags, in reusable containers.
Another object is to package, display and sell plastic trash bags or other products in reusable containers that do not require modification and are multi-functional in use once the bags or other goods are removed after purchase.
Still another object is to enable manufacturers of plastic products to utilize one of their products as packaging material for a second plastic product preferably manufactured by the same manufacturer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a multi-purpose shipping, storage, and display container is provided that substantially eliminates problems associated with prior containers.
One aspect of the present invention provides a multi-purpose container having a lid and container portion. The lid has an edge and a ridge rising from a top surface of the lid. The container portion defines an opening for the container and includes a base, two sides, a back, and a front. The base has a recess formed in one of its surfaces. The sides include first and second sides joined to the base with each side having a lid channel along its top inside edge for receiving the lid's ridge. The back is joined to the base and sides and has a back ridge rising from an outside surface and a lid channel along a top inside edge for receiving the lid's first edge. The container portion's front is joined to the base and sides and has a front ridge rising from its outside surface. The lid's edge slides into the lid channel of the sides and back so as to secure the lid in the container portion's opening. Additionally, the lid's ridge will interlock with the base recess of a similarly constructed container, and the front ridge will interlock with the back ridge of another similarly constructed
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Marrelli John C.
Rutledge Gary L.
Kopsidas Niki M.
Marrelli John C.
Shoap Allan N.
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