Knockdown

The novel, knocked-down storage trunk comprising the present invention includes two rigid, molded plastic shells and pairs of side and end walls. In the assembled condition a first pair of lower, inner and outer, concentric clamp rings are used to secure the lower edge of the side and end walls to the...     

Containers are made from container sections, placed one upon the other. Each section has four sides. Corner members are placed on each side edge of each side. The corner member on one side edge is L shaped and the corner member on the other side edge is J shaped. The L shaped and J shaped members co-act...     

A housing for holding containers therein is disclosed. The housing features an open-bottomed, elongated, hollow body member which member has the conventional sidewalls and top wall, and a removable bottom wall member which cooperates with the open bottom of the elongated, hollow body member to close...     

A container is disclosed of that type best suited for carrying air freight in wide bodied aircraft, made to the general specifications of an LD3 Igloo which is essentially a nominal five-foot cube, being extended along one direction perpendicular to the fusillage aircraft to slightly over six feet. The...     

An enclosed, box-like housing for a light fixture which is made up of a skeleton frame comprising elongate frame members having their ends connected by corner fittings to form openings between opposite pairs of the frame members, and panels held in place over the openings by elongate strips releasably...     

The disclosure relates to a collapsible shipping container adapted for use in shipping various cargo on trucks or by rail or by means of aircraft or any other suitable transport means such as sea going vessels or the like. The container being provided with six side structures removably connected together...     

Disclosed is a cargo container of basically cubicle construction having a single door providing access thereinto and being secured to the container framework by means of a threeway latch assembly. Tie down fittings are provided about the lower portion of the interior of the container for securing cargo...     

A collapsible container with or without a lid for carrying and storing articles comprising at least one side plate formed in its inner surface with recessed portions aligned along one end thereof and each having a vertical pin supported by opposed walls defining the recessed portion, and another adjacent...     

A rectangular underground valve box is made from separate side and end walls of plastic that may be packaged for shipping and storage in a compact manner. The walls include interlocking portions adjacent their edges that secure them to each other during assembly of the box. The bottom side of the box...     

A plastic container includes a pair of molded plastic end wall structures affixed to opposite end edges of an intervening wall structure having generally parallel tubular reinforcing rib portions formed as by extrusion. A plurality of prongs project outwardly of the end wall structures in registration...     

An assembly for a container having a plurality of panels each of which is engaged at marginal edges thereof by a channel shaped rail. Moldings formed with pairs of spaced parallel flanges define recesses for receiving the rails.

A knock-down storage and display stand which is easily assembled without the use of tools or fastening devices. The stand is constructed of a light-weight material such as plastic or corrugated paperboard and comprises front and rear uprights having their bottom edges wedge-fitted within a peripheral...     

A storage container, such as a crate or bin, which may be formed of plastics material, and which is adapted for transportation by a fork lift truck, comprises a base having a generally level upper surface and four similar sides adapted for mounting perpendicularly to the base. The base is formed with...     

A collapsible container having sidewalls pivotally mounted on the bottom wall so that all the sidewalls may be folded inwardly on the bottom wall for transportation or storage. Several of the sidewalls are adapted to pivot outwardly to facilitate the unloading of the container. The bottom of the container...     

A lightweight container formed of a plastics material is provided for use in carrying fresh produce. The container base and side panels are molded with interfitting tenon and mortise joints which provide a strong and tight fit but yet which permit easy knock-down for storage or return of the container...     

A knock-down case kit for different size contents including size panels having dovetail grooves slidably receiving complemental slides on the bottom edges of mirror-image top, bottom, front and back panels. The two bottom panels are hingedly connected to each other and a handle and complementary latch...     

A collapsible container for storing and transporting bulk material, particularly baled rubber, and the like, comprising independent floor and wall members which can readily be moved between container forming and knockdown positions. In the container-forming positions of the wall members, a container...     

The invention provides an evaporative airconditioner comprising a base, side panels and a top and wherein the side panels are supported on the base and have stiles having mitred side edges and wherein adjacent side panels abut and close sides of the airconditioner. A water trough for delivering to the...     

A disassemblable, reusable container system is provided which on assembly is substantially rectangular configuration providing for greater storage capacity, and on disassembly, is readily stackable in a relatively small area. The container system includes floor, bracing support, sidewall and lid members,...     

Pallet cages to couple to a pallet and enclose goods stacked on the pallet, each cage comprising four panels, two locking and two hinged. The locking panels having clips which by manipulation of the locking panel are engageable under battens of the pallet to prevent removal of the locking panel unless...     

An oil pan designed for installation underneath a crank case of an internal combustion engine, the oil pan of the present invention consisting of two separate sections each of which is secured independently to the engine as well as to each other so that either one can be selectively removed while the...     

A returnable shipping container includes top and bottom closure members each having inner indentations and an outer affixed metal member forming a peripheral slot with collapsible first and second body members formed to fit into the bottom and top slots and adjoining edges with aligned notches and tabs....     

The disclosure relates to an evaporative cooler construction having a frame comprising corner posts, a sump pan and a cover pan, together with pivotal access doors above and between the corner posts adapted to overlie and expose upper portions of evaporative cooler pad assemblies between the corner posts;...     

An instrument cabinet adapted to be constructed from simple sheet metal parts comprising top and bottom members, corner connector posts serving as panel mounts, and end opening defining end frame bezel means, all of the parts being conveniently secured in unitary assembly by means of simple machine screws....     

This chassis has side, top, bottom and rear plates which are made out of sheet stock and where are oriented at 90.degree. with respect to each other. Bifurcated tongues are formed in edges of plates. Elongated slots are also formed in plates at points spaced away from the edges thereof. The slots and...     

A connecting arrangement for box-shaped support structures connects the upright walls constituting the support structure to one another at upright marginal portions thereof. The connecting arrangement includes upper and lower connecting projections which are rigid with the marginal portions of one of...     

This invention relates to an improved reuseable bulk shipping container for the transport of liquids, semi-liquids, semi-solids, pastes and the like. The container has a pallet-type base structure including a drain and flow regulation valve assembly provided with a quick connect-disconnect coupling for...     

A knock-down container comprising four interlocked side panels and a panel-supporting pallet. Each side panel has opposing end regions which extend beyond the outwardly-facing surfaces of adjacent interlocked panels. Cleats attached to the inwardly-facing surfaces of each end region abut the outwardly-facing...     

A stackable loading platform having a bottom with a plurality of feet. A plurality of supports are respectively located at the feet and are detachably arranged therein. A plurality of side walls are arranged between and detachably engage the respective adjacent supports. The side walls, in the corner...     

A preferably metallic platform which is adapted to be stacked and is provided with supports for receiving and supporting another loading platform. The platform also includes side walls which are adapted detachably to engage the insides of the supports. The side walls in the corner regions of their upper...     

A toy construction kit is provided which includes, as basic building elements, a plurality of interlockable plate members, each plate member having a tongue along one side and a groove along the other side whereby two or more plate members can be connected together in tongue and groove fashion to form...     

A foldable, stackable pallet suitable for dense objects, such as bags of coins. The pallet has two removable side walls which can be stored flat beneath folded end walls which are erected by a pair of depending plates having vertical slots engaging transverse pivots.

A furniture component system comprises connecting members each having a pair of mutually angularly divergent limbs, and plate-shaped members having at least one edge formed with at least two holes extending inwardly of the respective plate-shaped member, each of the holes being dimensioned to receive...     

A load carrying pallet of the type comprising a base provided adjacent each end of each side with a support surface level with the deck of the base and terminating in an upstanding lug, and with an upwardly facing channel subjacent each support surface, for use with detachable walls, each having at the...     

An angleworm storage box comprised of a pair of rigid, integrally formed rectangular frame members which are right angled in cross-section and are connected by a set of corner struts, also right angled in cross-section, and having latch members extending outwardly from their ends which are thrust through...     

A box is designed in a size and shape which is convenient for holding any suitable equipment, such as camping and picnicking equipment and including such things as a tent and perhaps some simple cooking implements. The box has six panels which fit together in one manner to form a box and in another manner...     

This invention relates to a machine for handling laundry such as for instance a washing, rinsing or drying machine. The machine structure according to the invention is particularly suitable for small portable washing machines of the type employing a rotating drum. The drum is provided with a toothed...     

A collapsible container for milk cartons has a plate-like base member with first and second spaced parallel edges and third and fourth spaced parallel edges perpendicular to the first and second edges. First and second upper ledges extends upward perpendicularly from the base member along the first and...     

A screened box comprises a rigid surround defining four side walls of the box, three of which have edge portions folded towards the outside. Two screening panels are placed one on each side of the surround, each with an edge portion inserted in an inwardly directed recess on the fourth of the aforementioned...     

A knock-down ice chest is disclosed which is constructed from separate insulating panels that can be easily assembled and disassembled such that damaged panels may be replaced quickly and inexpensively. Each insulating panel includes a base assembly with an exterior metal covering mounted to one side...     

A knockdown bed liner assembly for pickup-type trucks comprising interconnectable floor, side and front panels, and a separate tailgate panel. The floor and side panels are shaped to accommodate the wheel wells of a truck, and the floor panel is provided with a unique rib construction to facilitate movement...     

A container comprises a rectangular hollow box divided into four wall components by lines contained in the planar portions of the walls so that the wall components each include portions of two walls. Splines are provided for locating the adjacent wall components together along said lines and a locking...     

A bin for transporting and storing agricultural produce and industrial products. The bin comprises a metal base frame, four metal posts, and a metal top frame. The top frame is constituted by components forming downwardly open channels which receive the upper ends of vertical slats. The top frame can...     

This invention pertains to a one-piece molded pallet-container made of a foamed plastic. In a preferred embodiment the pallet provides a stacking capability with a series of like pallet-containers. The container may have its base formed with entrances on all four sides for the placing and positioning...     

A container for transporting goods in the form of packages, bundles or the like having a floor, walls, roof and at least one door which can be locked, is improved such that it can be stored without problem, is spaced-saving when transported empty and light in weight, and allows individual parts to be...     

A wine container has a peripheral metal frame which defines the upper, lower and end walls, the side walls being timber panel assemblies which are sealably clamped to the peripheral metal frame by respective clamping frames.

A suitcase which is supplied to the customer completely dismantled consisting of flat top and bottom plates, of front and back profiled strips and side walls including the corners of the suitcase made by casting or molding. Grooves are provided in the front and back strips and side walls into which the...     

A weatherproof system for cargo containers has therein an outwardly open lengthwise channel or groove formed in each of two opposing side edges of a floor panel 1, and the lower portion of one of four side panels is disposed immediately outward of the groove in such a way that a water trapping chamber...     

Extendable Modular Vacuum Chamber made up by: a parallelepipedal rigid box in two identical parts (1,2) which are separable along a plane passing through the diagonals (14,15) of two opposing parallel faces (5,7), at least one rigid frame (3) which can be interfitted between the two parts (1,2). The...     

A container (10, 55) suitable for the packaging of a block of cheese for maturing, the container comprising an assembly of separately formed wall members (11, 51, 55). The wall members (11, 51, 55) forming the sides of the container each include a planar wall section (12, 52, 56) and means (17, 53, 58)...     

A shipping pallet is disclosed which comprises a unitary sheet of material and which is so constructed so as to be usable with another substantially identical pallet to serve as a bottom and top of a shipping container for transporting and storing a product. The pallet comprises a base with a plurality...     

A multipurpose stackable container formed from a rectangular body blank having slots and/or tabs strategically defined therein and foldable to provide a hollow rectangular body having first and second top portions; and first and second header members cooperatively mountable in the respective ends of...     

A knock-down cheese curing box is formed of plastic members including an individually constructed bottom tray, individually constructed side panels, and a top cover. The side panels have interfitting tabs and notches by which the side panels are slid into an interfit with each other into a rectangular...     

A portable grill is provided which includes a housing having a base for supporting a burner therein, a pair of spaced apart front and rear walls, a pair of spaced apart side walls, and a cover. Each wall in each pair of walls releasably interlocks with each associated wall of the other pair of walls....     

The container comprising a base (1), two side panels (2,3), one front panel (4), one back side which opens (5) and a roof (6) can be assembled from and dismounted into the above listed components. Means are provided (18-21, 25a, 27a) for fastening the side panels (2,3) and the front panel (4) to the...     

This invention relates to a reusable shipping container which is higher than it is wide and can be collapsed from an erect position within itself for storage or transport. The walls of the container have lower portions fixed to the floor to form a hollow rigid base and removable upper portions. The upper...     

A stackable box of the type positionable in a stack with other boxes comprises a frame with walls formed of non-flowable moldable material having angular portions assembled to form outwardly extending corners. The frame is formed with a downwardly and inwardly extending lower portion and an upper portion....     

A storage unit module in which a plurality of selectively dimensioned panels are assembled with a plurality of correspondingly dimensioned edge extrusions and with connectors having corner tie downs for assembling space enclosures amendable to size and space adjustment using the standard selected elements...     

A cooler case of the evaporative type cooler the elements of which comprise a tank body, opposite side panels, a rear panel and a top panel, the assembly of these elements being effected by positioning the side panels on the upper edges of the tank walls and hinging the side panels towards one another...     

A reusable shipping container, particularly adapted for the shipment of tubular product. The container has a generally rectangular base that is adapted to support the product during shipment. Generally rectangular side and end panel components are provided and have projecting members that mate with and...     

A multi-use job box comprises an open top open front box-like structure having a base having a front edge, a pair of lateral edges and a back edge, a back wall and a pair of side walls, the back wall and the side walls proceeding upwardly from respective edges of the base to respective upper portions...     

A bulk container which is disassemblable such that the interchangeable wall panels and the locking clips which connect the wall panels fit flatly into the flanged base assembly of the container. A base assembly provided with flanged sides holds the disasembled rectangular side panels. Each side panel...     

An all-plastic desk top vertical file or stand easily user assembled from planar panels that lock together with either snap-in integral barb or lateral tongue and slot connections without the use of any tools.

A foldable container includes an upper rectangular frame; a rectangular bottom plate having studs insertable into opposing sides of said upper frame; a pair of side plates, the upper end of each side plate being rotatably connected to said frame while the lower end is detachably engagable with said bottom...     

A molded plastics enlargement insert for a wheelbarrow greatly increases the volumetric capacity thereof so that large quantities of leaves and other lightweight materials can be transported. The insert is formed in multiple sections to greatly facilitate shipment and storage of the product. The user...     

A multi-purpose collapsible container made up of six identical planar panels of rectangular shape with a length double its width. One long edge of each panel is squared off whereas the other three edges are beveled at a 45.degree. angle. Two panels make up the bottom. L-shaped dowel members join the...     

An enclosure comprising four interconnected sides, two opposite sides being coupling sides and the other sides being doors. A channel shaped coupler secured to each side with a channel leg extending under a bottom edge of the side and spaced therefrom to provide a slot to receive an edge of a floor panel...     

An all-plastic desk top file or tray easily user assembled from planar panels that lock together with either snap-in integral barb or lateral tongue and slot connections without the use of any tools, and the tray is modular so trays can be stacked vertically and horizontally and locked together.

A one piece collapsible container that can be stored and shipped in a flat state is disclosed. The container has top and bottom panels of polygonal shape and side panels hingedly connected therebetween. Each side panel comprises an upper and lower trapezoidal shaped panel, the panels hingedly connected...     

A packaging apparatus is provided that snugly wraps around a product. The apparatus includes a plurality of cupping members each having an inwardly directed surface with portions shaped and curved to form-fit against the outer surface of the product. The cupping members are connected together in series...     

A housing having sides interlocking at the corners is disclosed in which covers are provided inwardly curved edges having a G-shaped cross-section which slideably mate with a curved edge and inside slot of a side structured member of the housing. Upon fastening, a volume is created within the mated joints...     

An enclosure for machinery or other items comprises a base, opposed sidewalls, opposed endwalls and a top cover. The endwalls are fixed to the base and have side edges which taper inwardly toward one another from bottom to top and are bent inwardly to form flanges which mount a strip of rubber. The sidewalls...     

A novel reusable, rollable wrap for securing items stacked on a rectangular pallet. The wrap includes a flexible sheet, having ends which are secured together by detachable means, such as a zipper, and a plurality of parallel, stiff, elongate corner support members which are secured to the sheet at spaced-apart...     

A frameless air handling enclosure is made possible by the use of double-flanged edges on the enclosure's side and bottom panels. The edge configuration provides reinforcement and rigidity to an otherwise flexible panel and also provides a mating surface for fastening the panels together. The enclosure...     

A reusable plastic base serves as a pallet which may be lifted by the forks of a forklift truck. A sleeve is removably attached to the base and forms the sidewalls of the container. In the preferred embodiment, the sleeve is made of corrugated material having slots formed along its lower edge. The slots...     

A collapsible bin includes a bottom (12) having an integral peripheral flange (24), a rear panel (16) and a pair of side panels (14). The rear panel has C-shaped channels (44) on opposite ends and integral offsets (46) along lower edges while the side panels have C-shaped channels (42) on rear edges...     

A frameless air handling enclosure is made possible by the use of double-flanged edges on the enclosure's side and bottom panels. The edge configuration provides reinforcement and rigidity to an otherwise flexible panel and also provides a mating surface for fastening the panels together. The enclosure...     

A portable knockdown decontamination chamber is disclosed for use with a liquid decontaminant supply to apply a confined liquid decontaminant wash to a subject located in the chamber. A base of the chamber includes an upwardly opening channel formed generally around its periphery. A wall construction...     

A collapsible file box is disclosed which includes a rectangular base, a pair of generally rectangular ends adapted to extend vertically upwardly from the rectangular base, each end further including a plurality of side tabs extending outwardly from each of the two side edges of the end, a pair of generally...     

A collapsible shipping container having a base structure provided with upstanding wall catches capable of being received in structurally interfitting relation within respective pockets defined within side walls thereof. A cover structure is provided with depending wall catches which are received within...     

A container base assembly has walls (13, 14, 15) and (16) coupled to a base member (1) in a manner allowing them to fold down over the base member (1) and be erected around the base member (1). The walls (13) to (16) are erected sequentially by a part rotational movement followed by a rectilinear movement...     

An erectable container assembly comprising end members, side members and a bottom member which are compactly packagable in a disassembled kit form for later assembly without the need for tools, separate fasteners, or adhesive to form a useful and decorative container. A combination of novel locking mechanisms...     

An interlocking multi-pieced shipping container with removable sides and ends to aid in unpacking with a secondary utilization of a storage box, pet house or childrens play house.

A collapsible child's toy container formed of a plurality of plastic tubular members, and a fabric covering for the frame formed by the tubular members. The cover is arranged such that the end rails of the frame are exposed to form handles for carrying the container.

The present invention entails a collapsible moving and storage container for holding household furnishings and other articles typically moved or stored. A series of six panel assemblies are designed to cooperate and join together to form a container of relatively light weight but which forms an envelope...     

A standard rigid load-bearing metal framework for a convertible disposable packing case is made up of a bottom frame (1), a top frame (2), corner supports (3, 4) for joining these two frames (1, 2), and stiffeners (5, 6, 10) all assembled together by mechanical fixing means. This framework withstands...     

A cabinet construction for a clothes dryer is provided wherein the top panel and the front panel are removable from the cabinet assembly from the front of the appliance for purposes of servicing the mechanisms interior of the cabinet all from the front of the dryer. A pair of brackets are attached at...     

A portable table top salad bar includes a collapsible base frame made from a plastic material for enclosing six foam or plastic inserts therein. The top opening of the inserts is closed by two dome-shaped lids which are made from a styrofoam or plastic material. A flexible vinyl liner is placed in the...     

A collapsible swimming pool is provided which comprises a plurality of nestable sections. Each section has a bottom wall with an inner portion and a side wall which is connected with the bottom wall to extend in a generally vertical direction when the pool is set up for use. A retainer is provided for...     

A folding container comprising: an upper frame having two pairs of opposing frame portions each having an engagement portion; a bottom frame with a closed end and having opposing frame portions which respectively correspond to those of the upper frame, each frame portion of the bottom frame having a...     

A joint for assembling planar members of a knock down chair and a box made from an assembly of interlocking pieces requiring no fasteners is disclosed. The various members can be made from a single sheet of commercially available plywood. When the last planar member is assembled in place the other planar...     

An adjustable appliance covering is set forth wherein four equally dimensioned side panels include a first end formed with hook and loop fasteners along a limited width thereof with a second end formed as a bifurcated end with one of the bifurcations pivotally mounted to the panel wherein the interior...     

A snap together picking container consists of two synthetic resin molded side members that are mirror images of each other, a folded blank of front, bottom and rear walls connected by living hinges and a sheet plastic top slid into mating grooves of the side members to abut against the rear wall. With...     

A collapsible container assembly (10) including a base (12) having a plurality of sides (14), a pair of side walls (16,18) and a pair of end walls (20,22) with each wall adapted to be extended vertically upward from a side (14) of the base (12) to define an interior portion (24) of the container (10),...     

A storing box for cassette comprising a base, a cover and a plurality of drawers. The base includes a bottom plate which has a plurality of V-shaped ribs on bottom surface, a pair of side plates, a front plate and a rear plate mounted on the bottom plate. The base further includes a separating plate...     

A container which includes a plurality of elongated frame members each having an elongated channel and an elongated recess therein and a plurality of coupling members removably engagable with ends of the frame members. A plurality of panels is removably engagable with the elongated channels in the frame...     

The present invention is a container for transportation and storage. It comprises a cover, a base, and side panels for positioning between the cover and base to form a universal storage container. The side panels have a panel structure for maintaining the structural integrity of the side panel, with...     

A device and method for restoring or changing the external appearance of a receptacle, and preferably a planter box refuse container of the like, is disclosed. The device for updating these receptacles is made up of a plurality of joinable substantially rigid composite sheet sections which are sized...     

A container for disposing of waste is provided. The container comprises an upper portion and a lower portion which are removably engaged to define an enclosure for the waste. The lower portion comprises a plurality of water permeable passages formed therein. The upper portion includes solar radiation...     

In the suitcase according to this invention each of its two parts (container or cover) is formed from a dismountable belt with four panels and from a bottom connected at the four corners through four structural connection parts, each of the latter comprising known assembling and/or fitting in elements...