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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1994
Ronald E Heiskell, Tracy, CA (US);
Ezra E Theys, San Mateo, CA (US);
Advanced Container Corporation, Tracy, CA (US);
Abstract
A container with a novel locking mechanism for attaching the body of the container to the container end plates. The present invention also provides a container that is totally recyclable without having to disassemble the container. A stackable shipping and storing container is provided comprising a fight side wall, a left side wall, and a bottom wall all extending between a first end wall and a second end wall and having a locking tab near each end. A panel lock is provided for attaching the locking tab of the right side wall, the left side wall, and the bottom wall to the first end wall and the second end wall wherein each locking tab is held in the panel lock at at least three points.