Patent · US Expired

Drop-bottom box

US4423831A · kind A · utility

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6References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 1981
Grant dateJan 3, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 15, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1049
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drop-bottom box (11) which has a bottom wall (18) hingedly connected thereto and which is hooked up in closed position by hooks (30) engaging studs secured to the bottom wall, and which hooks (30) are biased to closed position but which may be released from locking position by a lever (32) biased to a closing position by springs (33).

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