Patent · US Expired

Bulk material container with a support stand therefor

US5360133A · kind A · utility

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11References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 1994
Grant dateNov 1, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29C2049/4807
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for bulk material and the like, and the method of manufacture therefor. The container comprises a bottom wall with side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall and oriented such that when the side walls are substantially vertical, the bottom wall is at an angle to the horizontal. An upper wall is connected to the side walls, the upper wall having an opening defined therethrough to enable the container to be filled or emptied. A support for holding the container in a substantially upright position is provided. The support includes a first foot integrally formed with the bottom wall and extending therefrom to lie in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the bottom wall, and a second foot removably attached to the first foot in a first configuration, and detachably engagable with the first foot in a second configuration different from the first configuration to lie in a plane perpendicular to the first foot.

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