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Folding seed box with fork lift base

a seed box and fork lift technology, applied in the direction of container/bottle construction, rigid containers, apparel, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the versatility and use of containers, not having a permanent attached lid or cover, and not having the bottom discharge opening for dispensing materials, etc., to achieve the effect of quick disengagement and quick removal

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-14
WOODHAVEN CAPITAL
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[0019]In an alternative embodiment, the improved foldable bulk container of the present invention has a single lid hinged to one side wall for folding between open and closed positions. The walls are held in

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However, these containers do not have bottom discharge openings for dispensing material and do not have permanently attached lids or covers.
The inability to pick up the container from any side limits the versatility and use of the containers.

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[0044]The improved folding bulk container or seed box of the present invention is generally designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 10. The container includes a base or frame 12 with four corner legs 14. The frame 12 supports a bottom wall 16 which has a discharge outlet or opening 18 with a gate 20 moveable between open and closed positions relative to the discharge opening 18. Preferably, the gate is manually moveable between the open and closed positions, though a powered gate may also be provided. The bottom wall 16 includes sloped segments, as seen in FIGS. 8-11, so that particulate material in the container can flow to the discharge opening 18.

[0045]Four side walls 22, 24, 26 and 28 are pivotally connected to the frame adjacent their lower ends so as to be moveable between a raised, upright use position and a collapsed storage position. The pivot axes of the walls are at different elevations, so that the walls can be sequentially folded downwardly from the use posi...

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Abstract

A collapsible bulk container for dry, flowable particulate material is provided with a frame to support a bottom wall having a discharge opening and a gate moveable between opened and closed positions relative to the discharge opening. Four side walls are pivotally connected to the frame, with the pivot axes being at different elevations, such that the side walls can be folded between an upright use position and a substantially flat storage position. A lid is pivotally connected to opposite side walls for moving between an open position adjacent the connected side wall and a closed position over the bottom wall. Multiple containers can be stacked one upon another in both the use and storage positions. The base or frame of the container can receive forks from a lift truck on all four sides of the container.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 12 / 684,670 filed Jan. 8, 2010, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Collapsible and folding containers are known in the art for storing bulk, dry, flowable particulate material, such as agricultural seeds. For example, the Buckhorn SeedBox container has telescoping side walls formed by a lower box portion and an upper ring portion, wherein the upper ring portion is inverted for nesting around the lower box walls. The Buckhorn container requires two people for setup and breakdown. The nested, collapsed height of the Buckhorn container is approximately 40% of the full height used for storing seed. The Buckhorn container also has a lid which must be completely removed before the container is collapsed and re-mounted after the container is erected.[0003]Other types of bulk containers are also known in the art which have walls that can be d...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D19/00B65D6/00
CPCB65D19/0012B65D2519/0097B65D2519/00059B65D2519/00094B65D2519/00164B65D2519/00199B65D2519/00273B65D2519/00288B65D2519/00318B65D2519/00373B65D2519/00497B65D2519/00582B65D2519/00611B65D2519/00646B65D2519/00721B65D2519/00805B65D2519/009B65D2519/0096B65D2519/00024
Inventor NEUFELD, JUANTHIESSEN, BERNIE
Owner WOODHAVEN CAPITAL
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