Container and method of forming
US6055713A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49948
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A unitary, four-side container having a bottom is formed from two smaller container units each of which originally has a bottom and four upstanding sides. A corresponding side of each of the smaller units is removed from the level of the associated bottom to form two half units and the two half units then are positioned adjacent one another so that their bottoms and corresponding side walls confront and abut one another. Anchor bolts secure the two half units to one another along and beneath their bottoms and along their abutting side walls. An uncured, curable adhesive polymer is applied to the junctures of the bottoms and side walls and cured to provide a bond between the bottoms and side walls of the half units and between the anchor bolts and the half units.
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