Folding side-wall container and automated system of use
US9334081B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D25/005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The folding side-wall container (10, 62, 66) provides for efficient loading and unloading of the containers appropriate for retail re-supply of goods (52, 64, 90). Use of the containers as a distribution container (62) and a wholesale goods container (66) within an automated system (60) for automated transfer by a robotic picker (68) of goods (64) from the wholesale container (66) to the distribution container (62) minimizes labor costs in distribution of the goods (64). The container (10) includes a folding wall (22) that is releasably secured in a closed position by a top lid (34) having an engagement lip (42) that secures a top edge (46) of the folding side or front wall (22). Opening the top lid (34) and then folding down the front wall (22) permits efficient loading and unloading of the container (10).
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