Reusable air freight container assembly
US5170933A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/80
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shipping container especially adapted for air freight movement of perishable goods in which separable base, wall members, and cover portions are assembled and disassembled on site. The base is formed of a rigid preferably plastic material and is of a general planar configuration with a peripheral groove for receipt of wall members in turn preferably formed from corrugated cardboard and the like and which define lower peripheral edges such that the separate wall members may be forced into the grooves to construct a compartment for the receipt of the material being shipped. Upon reaching the destination, the assembly may be easily dismantled and the corrugated cardboard wall members either discarded or returned back to the point of origin along with a plurality of stacked rigid bases.
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