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Shock resistant storage bin and pallet assembly

  • US 4,887,537 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1985
  • Issued: 12/19/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A transportable storage mechanism having a pallet and a storage device mounted on said pallet and shock absorbent means resiliently securing said pallet and said storage device together to isolate said storage device from transport impact by absorbing horizontal plane shock, said mechanism more specifically comprising:

  • said storage device having a substantially horizontal bottom and side means defined by panel means secured to said bottom and extending upwardly therefrom to form a container in which goods may be stored and transported, and flange-like retention means extending outwardly of said container adjacent said bottom;

    said pallet having a substantially horizontal frame section receiving said container bottom thereon in supporting relation, leg means appropriately spaced on the underside of said frame section and supporting said frame section and said container in a raised position, said leg means providing horizontal and vertical clearance under said frame section for suitable lifting and transporting means such as the forks of a forklift to extend thereunder and lift said storage mechanism and any goods therein, said pallet further having raised lip-like means formed on said frame section and extending in spaced relation about said container horizontally above said retention means but vertically clear thereof so as to permit said container to be moved vertically onto and from said pallet when said shock absorbent resilient securing means are not in place, said lip-like means cooperating with said retention means to define keyway-like space means extending substantially horizontally about said container;

    said shock absorbent resilient securing means being resilient key means received in said keyway-like space means after said container is placed on said pallet frame section in supporting relation, said shock absorbent resilient securing means substantially surrounding said container in shock absorbing resilient engaging relation with said container and said pallet raised lip-like means and sufficiently filling said keyway-like space means to cooperate with said lip-like means and said flange-like retention means to resiliently but positively lock said pallet and said container together to provide the transportable storage mechanism;

    said lip-like means having at least one discontinuous section permitting insertion and removal of said shock absorbent resilient securing means.

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