Ronald S Kent

US Patent:

43358438, Jun 22, 1982

Filed:

Feb 9, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/232666

Inventors:

Ronald I. Kent - La Habra CA

Assignee:

Stone Container Corporation - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65D 548

US Classification:

229 27

Abstract:

A composite crate is partitioned into at least two compartments having separate bottom walls, wherein each of the compartments has a pair of opposed double-walled end structures upstanding from its bottom wall, and one of the double-walled ends of each of the compartments is positioned in a back-to-back contact, one with the other, to form a divider structure separating the compartments. Each of the compartments further includes a pair of opposed double-walled sides upstanding from its bottom wall. In the preferred construction, the composite crate can be erected from a single-piece blank of corrugated or solid-fibre paperboard without requiring a conventional manufacturer's joint.

US Patent:

40183777, Apr 19, 1977

Filed:

Apr 8, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/675044

Inventors:

Ronald I. Kent - Whittier CA
Albert R. Brown - Hughson CA

Assignee:

Continental Can Company, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

B65D 548

US Classification:

229 27

Abstract:

A tray having at least two compartments is erected from a blank and comprises a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls and an improved divider separating adjacent compartments. The divider comprises a center panel disposed above the bottom wall and bridging the side walls, a pair of lateral panels extending downwardly to the bottom wall from opposite sides of the central panel, a base provided by a pair of flaps each extending from one of the lateral panels, and a pair of locating tabs each projecting from one of the lateral panels and received in a respective one of a pair of locating slots formed in the bottom wall. The base provided by the flaps is located between the lateral panels. A blank for forming the tray is also disclosed.