Five-piece container with stabilizer tablet
US5699926A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D1/243
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention described consists of a five-piece container for carrying bottles and of a stabilizer tablet for steadying the bottles in their vertical position in the container. The container comprises a bottom piece formed of plastics material and of opposite side pieces and opposite end pieces also formed of plastics material and hingedly connected to the side and end edges of the bottom piece whereby the side pieces and the end pieces may be pivoted between an erected position and an outward foldback position and vice-versa. The stabilizer tablet consists of a flat board displaying a series of openings each having a size to engage the neck portions of the bottles and to thereby minimize up, down, and sideway movements of the bottles in the container.
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