Molded container assembly for transporting bulk material
First Claim
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1. A truck box comprising:
- an open support frame formed of spaced-apart frame members; and
a non-metallic container insert located substantially within the support frame, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least a front wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls that are provided as a molded, one-piece, completely integral unit, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least one eyelet on an exterior surface of the bottom wall of the container insert.
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Abstract
A container assembly for transporting bulk materials that includes a molded, one-piece completely integral non-metallic container insert and a frame supporting the container insert. The container insert can be molded of polyolefin. It can include walls having varying thicknesses, a bottom wall having a thickness greater than the side walls, and/or reinforcing structures molded within the walls. The container assembly can be constructed to provide a fixed truck box or dump truck box.
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16 Claims
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1. A truck box comprising:
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an open support frame formed of spaced-apart frame members; and
a non-metallic container insert located substantially within the support frame, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least a front wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls that are provided as a molded, one-piece, completely integral unit, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least one eyelet on an exterior surface of the bottom wall of the container insert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A truck box comprising:
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an open support frame formed of spaced-apart frame members;
a non-metallic container insert located substantially within the support frame, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least a front wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls that are provided as a molded, one-piece, completely integral unit; and
retaining structure on an exterior surface of the container insert, wherein the retaining structure, the container insert and the support frame cooperate to retain the container insert within the support frame, wherein the retaining structure further comprises at least one eyelet on an exterior surface of the container insert. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An apparatus for transporting bulk materials, the apparatus comprising:
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an open support frame formed of spaced-apart frame members;
a non-metallic container insert located substantially within the support frame, and further wherein the container insert comprises at least a front wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls that are provided as a molded, one-piece, completely integral unit; and
retaining structure on an exterior surface of the container insert, wherein the retaining structure, the container insert and the support frame cooperate to retain the container insert within the support frame, wherein the retaining structure further comprises at least one eyelet on an exterior surface of the container insert. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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