Susan M Sherman

US Patent:

20020185394, Dec 12, 2002

Filed:

Mar 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/098801

Inventors:

James Burra - Laguna Hills CA, US
Susan Sherman - Newport Beach CA, US
Carlos Castrejon - Tustin CA, US

Assignee:

HOOVER MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP. INC.

International Classification:

B65D085/68

US Classification:

206/319000

Abstract:

A transportation case is provided for an automotive engine, transmission, or the like. The transportation case includes a one-piece molded plastic base and a one-piece molded plastic lid. The base includes a substantial uniform wall thickness and comprises an outer peripheral wall connected to a formed bottom to provide an upwardly opening space. The formed bottom defines a wall for receiving an automotive engine, transmission, or the like, and has opposite longitudinally extending feet for resting on a support surface and a fork lift opening between the feet. The lid includes a substantially uniform wall thickness comprising an outer peripheral wall connected to a top wall. The lid outer peripheral wall is received on the base outer peripheral wall to close the upwardly opening space. At least one of the base and lid includes plural vertically extending semi-circular stiffening ribs enabling plural transportation cases to be stacked with feet of one transportation case being supported on the top wall of another transportation case.