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Container

US7686168B1 · kind B1 · utility

33Cited by

6References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Traex Company · US

Inventors

Charles F. Smiley · Quincy, US
Michael Eckstein · Markdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2006
Grant date	Mar 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25C5/20
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container for transporting and handling materials such as ice has a side wall having a top, a middle and a bottom. The side wall forms a containing portion. The top has an opening to the containing portion. The side wall has a recess adjacent to the bottom. The container has a bottom wall. The containing portion extends from the bottom wall to the opening. The container has a top handle adjacent to the top of the side wall. The container has a recess handle that extends from the bottom of the side wall to the middle of the side wall adjacent to the recess.

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