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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1999
Robert L. Houry, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Contico International, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A transportable container comprises a container body, a handle, a sleeve member, and a caster assembly. The container body includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending generally upwardly from the base to define a container interior. One of the container sidewalls constitutes a generally vertical first sidewall. The handle includes a hand-engageable portion and a mounting portion, which extends from the hand-engageable portion. The first sidewall includes a flange, which comprises an upper edge margin of the first sidewall. The flange includes an outwardly extending first flange portion and a downwardly extending second flange portion. The first sidewall, first flange portion and second flange portion together define a socket, which is adapted to receive the mounting portion of the handle therein for mounting of the handle to the container body. The container body also includes a caster socket formed therein. The caster socket has an interior surface with a closed upper end and an open lower end. The sleeve member has an outer surface adapted for engagement with the interior surface of the caster socket. The caster socket is sized to receive the sleeve member therein in a frictional engagement. The sleeve member has an axial hole extending from a bottom end of the sleeve member toward a top end of the sleeve member. The caster assembly has a pintle. The axial hole in the sleeve member is sized to receive the pintle of the caster assembly therein for mounting the caster assembly to the container body. The container body is formed from a curable polymeric material.