IP Library Granted Patent US 8,511,471
Granted Patent B1
US 8,511,471 · App. 13/031,741 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Crate

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Patent No.
US 8,511,471
App. No.
13/031,741
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

A crate made from cardboard configured to have increased compression strength is disclosed herein. The crate can include four sides with a space formed between the four sides. The space can be configured to be selectively closed. The crate can have a bottom secured to the four sides. One or more corrugated panels can be located within the space adjacent the four sides. The corrugated panels can be configured to support the four sides. The corrugated panels can include a corrugated material disposed between two sheets of material. One or more cuts can be located within the space.

Claims (15)

1. A crate made from cardboard configured to have increased compression strength, the crate comprising:

a. a base;

b. one or more cuts formed in the base;

c. a first side panel, a second side panel, and a back panel secured to the base, wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, and the back panel cooperate with the base to form a space for receiving an object;

d. a plurality of corrugated panels located within the space; wherein the corrugated panels are operatively positioned within the space to support the first side panel, the second side panel and the back panel;

e. a removable front panel, wherein the removable front panel is configured to removable secure with the first side panel and the second side panel;

f. a front corrugated panel secured to the removable front panel;

g. a top configured to removable secure with the first side panel, the second side panel, the back panel, and the removable front panel;

h. a first corrugated support connected with the back panel;

i. a second corrugated support connected with the removable front panel; and

j. a corrugated beam that is supported by the first corrugated support and the second corrugated support, wherein the corrugated beam has one or more channels formed therein and wherein the one or more channels corporate with the one or more cuts to support an object disposed in the space.

2. The crate of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of corrugated panels and the front corrugated panel comprise a corrugated material disposed between two sheets of material.

3. The crate of claim 1 , further comprising two runners secured to an exterior of the base.

4. The crate of claim 3 , wherein the two runners each comprise an outer housing at least partially encasing a corrugated material.

5. The crate of claim 1 , further comprising one or more insulating panels adjacent one or more of the corrugated panels.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2023
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: HIS COMPANY, INC.; HISCO ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
Reel/Frame 063902/0582 →
NOTICE OF RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PATENTS) Recorded Oct 2, 2018
From: BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
To: HIS COMPANY, INC.; HISCO ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
Reel/Frame 047176/0131 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 2, 2018
From: HIS COMPANY, INC.; HISCO ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 047705/0042 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2016
From: HIS COMPANY, INC.; HISCO ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY I, INC.
To: BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040788/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2011
From: SANNAH, TALAL
To: HISCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 025840/0730 →