Monoflo International, Inc.

Henning Rader

Axel Sommer

Hans Niemann

Bryan Scott Ritchie

A two-component pallet includes an upper part defining a deck and including a plurality of posts, and a lower part including a corresponding plurality of feet arranged in complement with the posts. The posts and the feet each include an alignment member and ribs. The upper part is welded to the lower part such that the ribs are welded together. The alignment member of the posts is engaged with the alignment member of the feet without being welded. In some embodiments, the ribs are bent to better absorb impact from a forklift tine or the like.

Two-component pallet

A collapsible container includes a rectangular bottom wall and a plurality of walls pivotally connected to the bottom wall. The plurality of walls include first and second side walls disposed in facing relation and first and second end walls disposed in facing relation. An access door is provided in the first end wall. The access door is pivotable between a closed position and an open position. The first side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the bottom wall, the second side wall is collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the collapsed first side wall, and the first and second end walls are collapsible from an upstanding position to a collapsed position overlaying the second side wall.

Foldable container with access opening

A collapsible container includes a main frame and at least one pivotable side wall that is pivotable between a collapsed position and an opened position. The pivotable side wall is provided with a spring lock insert secured therein and biased toward a lock position in which a lock portion of the spring lock insert extends beyond an end edge of the pivotable side wall. The main frame includes a latch opening that receives the spring lock insert when the pivotable side wall is in the opened position.

Collapsible container with locking device

A hinge assembly incorporates a substantially straight hinge pin for securing a lid to a container. At least one end of a hinge line is initially closed via a plastic wall. The substantially straight hinge pin is secured in the hinge line via passing the hinge pin through the plastic wall. Subsequently, residual axial and radial stresses caused by passing the hinge pin through the wall cause the opening to contract, thereby retaining the pin. By providing a hinge assembly including a substantially straight hinge pin, the assembly process can be more easily automated.

Hinge assembly using substantially straight hinge pin

A collapsible plastic container includes a top perimeter, a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls formed in a generally rectangular configuration. At least one of the sidewalls is pivotable between a collapsed position and an opened position. An engaging portion of the pivotable sidewall includes a first opening therein, which is disposed adjacent a receiving portion of either the top perimeter and the bottom including a second opening therein in the opened position. The first and second openings are relatively positioned such that they are aligned when the pivotable sidewall is in its opened position. A locking lug is positioned such that it is extendible into the aligned openings of an adjacent container when the container and the adjacent container are in a stacked arrangement. A lid may also be provided including a second locking lug. The structure ensures that the sidewalls are securely held in their vertical position to thereby ensure that the container will bear its maximum load. Additionally, the locking lugs prevent the sides from being pushed in when the containers are stacked or closed to thereby provide added security.

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Middleburg, VA, United States of America

Henning Rader