BREAKDOWN CONTAINER

• US 3,584,757 A
• Filed: 05/19/1969
• Issued: 06/15/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1969
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Blaisdell John Darrell
• Original Assignee: Blaisdell John Darrell
• Inventors: BLAISDELL JOHN DARRELL
• Application Number:
  US04/825,769
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• US Class Current: 220/4.28
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/12 Collapsible pallets
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 19/38 Details or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00184 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00218 Combination, e.g. different elements made of different materials, laminates
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00273 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00288 made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00323 made of more than one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00338 contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00497 whereby at least one side wall is made of one piece
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00587 side walls directly connected to each other
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00661 side walls maintained connected to pallet by means of auxiliary locking elements, e.g. spring loaded locking pins
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00711 removable lid or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2519/00781 for moving on a surface, e.g. wheels, pads B65D2519/00825 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 7/24 collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable

Abstract

A breakdown container may be assembled from standard sized panels including a base panel and wall panels. Each panel features a beveled portion along each edge thereof. Further, pins and sockets impart interlocking capabilities to the panels. The base panel serves as a pallet for cargo. The container is compatible with proposed NATO requirements as well as commercial and military specifications.

Claims

1. A breakdown container for containerizing cargo, comprising:

a. a base panel for carrying cargo thereon;

b. a plurality of wall panels positionable on said base panel to form sides and top of the assembled container for enclosing cargo, each of said base and wall panels having a beveled edge portion on its outer edges and being designed to form mitered joints between assembled panels, each of said panels having sockets formed through and normal to said beveled surfaces and intersecting the beveled surface substantially midway between the panel walls and further located so as to register with a socket of an associated assembled panel; and

c. a plurality of fasteners each removably fastenable in a press-fit relationship within said registered sockets thereby interlocking said panels, whereby any one of said panels forming the container may be removed from the container for access thereto and whereby said panels may be fully disassembled for compact storage.

2. The breakdown container of claim 1 wherein each of said panels is further characterized by a step section formed along and intermediate each edge thereof and each beveled portion, each of said step sections being shaped to register with a step section on another panel thereby assisting in bringing two panels into proper alignment for interlocking one to another.

3. The breakdown container of claim 1 further comprising:

an elongated expansion panel for joining two panels end-to-end in planar relationship and characterized by juxtaposed beveled edges defining a truncated cone in cross section, said expansion panel having sockets formed through and normal to the beveled surfaces and intersecting the beveled surface substantially midway between the parallel walls and furtHer located so as to register with a socket of an associated assembled panel.