IP Library Granted Patent US 8,365,912
Granted Patent B2
US 8,365,912 · App. 12/909,230 · Granted Feb 5, 2013

Wire containment structure including container and bag

Inventors: Michael A. Carroscia (Newbury, OH); Vaidyanath B. Rajan (Mentor, OH)
Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,365,912
App. No.
12/909,230
Granted
Feb 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wire containment structure includes a container and a bag. The container includes a sidewall that at least partially defines a container receptacle. The sidewall defines a first handle aperture and a second handle aperture. The bag is configured to entirely support a wire stack. The bag is disposed at least partially within the container receptacle and comprises a body, a first handle, and a second handle. The body defines a wire receptacle. The first handle is coupled with the body and is routed through the first handle aperture. The second handle is coupled with the body and is routed through the second handle aperture.

Claims (29)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a container comprising a sidewall that defines a container receptacle, the sidewall defining a first handle aperture and a second handle aperture;

a bag disposed at least partially within the container receptacle and comprising:

a body defining a wire receptacle;

a first handle routed through the first handle aperture;

a second handle routed through the second handle aperture; and

a reinforcement strap associated with the first handle and the second handle and routed beneath the body; and

a wire stack disposed within the wire receptacle of the bag;

wherein:

the body, the first handle, the second handle, and the reinforcement strap comprise a woven material;

the reinforcement strap is woven integrally with the body;

the reinforcement strap and the body are formed from a unitary sheet of material and the reinforcement strap has a greater thickness than the body; and

the bag is configured to entirely support the wire stack.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first handle comprises a first looped end, the second handle comprises a second looped end, and the first looped end and the second looped end are disposed outside of the container receptacle.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an inner support member that is disposed within the wire receptacle and is interposed between the wire stack and the bag.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the sidewall of the container defines a plurality of wall windows, the bag defines a plurality of bag windows, and each of the wall windows is substantially aligned with a respective one of the bag windows.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the bag windows and the wall windows are transparent.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bag comprises a woven polypropylene bag and the container comprises a cardboard container.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body of the bag comprises a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion extending beyond the container.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the body, the first handle, the second handle, and the reinforcement strap are provided in a one-piece construction.

9. A wire containment structure comprising:

a container comprising a sidewall that at least partially defines a container receptacle, the sidewall defining a first handle aperture and a second handle aperture; and

a bag configured for entirely supporting a wire stack and comprising:

a body;

a first handle extending through the first handle aperture;

a second handle extending through the second handle aperture; and

a means for reinforcing the body provided in a one-piece construction together with the body;

wherein the bag is disposed at least partially within the container receptacle, the means for reinforcing the body and the body are formed from a unitary sheet of material, and the means for reinforcing the body has a greater thickness than the body.

10. The wire containment structure of claim 9 wherein the first handle comprises a first looped end, the second handle comprises a second looped end, and the first looped end and the second looped end are disposed outside of the container receptacle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2010
From: CARROSCIA, MICHAEL A.; RAJAN, VAIDYANATH B.
To: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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