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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Roy James Carver, Iii, Muscatine, IA (US);
David J. Burken, Blue Grass, IA (US);
Mark A. Post, Muscatine, IA (US);
Aron Rutin, Milan, IL (US);
Brig W. Vanderwoude, Rock Island, IL (US);
Roy James Carver, III, Muscatine, IA (US);
David J. Burken, Blue Grass, IA (US);
Mark A. Post, Muscatine, IA (US);
Aron Rutin, Milan, IL (US);
Brig W. Vanderwoude, Rock Island, IL (US);
R3 Composites, Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Abstract
A bulk material container and method for its use is provided. In one or more embodiments, the bulk material container includes: a lid with a lid reinforcement frame positioned substantially at least around the perimeter of said lid, a vertical stop on the exterior of the walls of said container that contacts a projection from an interior wall of said container when one of said bulk material containers is stacked in another, a modular design in which the walls and base of the bulk material container are detachable and replaceable, a stiffening ring positioned around the perimeter of the container walls near their vertical top, and a lid having a lateral motion restraining system to restrain the lateral motion of one container stacked on another.