Patent · US Expired

Plastics containers

US4231476A · kind A · utility

74Cited by
7References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1979
Grant dateNov 4, 1980
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Expiry dateJul 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D1/265
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nestable container in which identical containers are held together in a stack by holding means. The holding means comprise axially extending ribs on the outside of the container which engage a cylindrical surface on the inside of the container to hold the container together in the stack by friction.

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