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International Paper

Eric John Oberliesen

Timothy L Bringard

Adam C Cornelius

John Clinton Van Der Kolk

According to one aspect of the invention, a shipping container with an integrated pallet has a narrow width adapted for maximum utilization of the available space in standard sea containers, and openings for the tines of a forklift are spaced so that adjustment of the tines is not necessary in order to fit the narrower container. The container has an open top, opposite end walls, opposite sidewalls, and a bottom wall. The pallet is attached on top of the bottom wall and comprises a pallet deck, with runners secured between the deck and the bottom wall in inwardly spaced relation to the side edges of the container so that the runners are located inside the fork footprint rather than outside the fork footprint. The tine-receiving openings are thus positioned outboard of the runners and under opposite side edges of the container. The opposite side edges of the container between the pallet deck and the bottom wall are reinforced by down-turned flanges on the pallet deck that are secured to an inner surface of the sidewalls. According to another aspect of the invention, confronting flaps form inner wall panels in the sidewalls or the end walls of a container, and interlocking structure on confronting edges of the flaps lock them together to resist separation thereof.

Shipping container with integrated pallet and reinforced wall structure

The present invention provides a stackable container having a plurality of pallet blocks arranged to define a pallet block matrix and a container unit adapted to rest upon the pallet block matrix, wherein one or more of the pallet blocks is adapted to positively position the container relative to a support.

Stackable container

A shipping box (), shipping box and pallet assembly (), and a blank (B, B, B) for making the shipping box. The box has integral attaching tabs () projecting downwardly therefrom, with at least one slot () therein for receiving an extended end () of at least one slat () on a pallet (), to releasably attach the box to the pallet. A reinforcing insert () is placed in the box against opposite walls. The insert has a center panel () of the same width and height as the box wall against which it is placed, and double thickness end panels () at opposite sides of the center panel, extending perpendicular to the center panel and lying against adjacent box walls.

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Monroe, MI, United States of America

Eric John Oberliesen