Stephen S Beitler

US Patent:

20120085756, Apr 12, 2012

Filed:

Aug 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/205054

Inventors:

Stephen S. Beitler - Highland Park IL, US
Rebecca A. Ayers - Chicago IL, US
Christian B. Beaudoin - Evanston IL, US
Ryan Joseph Johnson - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

B65D 88/00

US Classification:

220 15

Abstract:

A container for shipping and storing flowable materials includes generally planar walls that form or enclose a generally-box shaped vessel for holding flowable material. The container includes a plurality of corner fittings and optionally a plurality of connecting members that provide a frame structure to support the corner fittings. The corner fittings enable the container to be lifted and to be secured to a transport platform, transport vehicle, and/or another container. The vessel walls may be composed of a material that is not as strong or as dense as the material that forms the corner fittings and/or connecting members. The vessel walls may be corrugated and/or include a support structure overlaid on their exterior surface to increase the strength of the walls. The vessel interior may contain baffles to reduce sloshing and increase the strength of the vessel walls.