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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Jason S. Erdie, Richfield, OH (US);
Jason S. Erdie, Richfield, OH (US);
Erdie End Caps, LLC, Lorain, OH (US);
Abstract
A shipping container including a container body having at least one open end and at least one mounting opening formed therein adjacent to the open end, an end cap having a sidewall provided with a projection that extends away from the sidewall and a slot; and an external locking clip comprising an elongate member having a first end provided with a protruding portion and a second end provided with a receiving portion for receiving an end portion of the protruding portion. The end cap is received in the open end of the container body such that the container body surrounds the sidewall, the projection extends into the mounting opening, and the mounting opening is aligned with the slot in the sidewall. The protruding portion extends through the mounting opening and the aligned slot, and end portion of the protruding portion is received within the receiving portion.