Troy M Franklin

US Patent:

6371363, Apr 16, 2002

Filed:

Jan 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/491829

Inventors:

Troy M. Franklin - Princeton LA
Donald E. Newcomer - Erie PA

Assignee:

Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

B65D 536

US Classification:

229109, 229117, 229184

Abstract:

A collapsible container made of paperboard and particularly a bottom structure for a collapsible containers. More particularly, a relatively flat bottom structure for a rapid set-up, octagon-shaped bulk box. The container includes an eight-sided body and a floor positioned to lie in a bottom opening of the eight-sided body upon movement of the eight-sided body from a collapsed, flattened position to assume an expanded, opened position.

US Patent:

61897779, Feb 20, 2001

Filed:

Aug 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/378095

Inventors:

Steve L. Hutchinson - Rome GA
Troy M. Franklin - Princeton LA

Assignee:

Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

B65D 549

US Classification:

22912037

Abstract:

A container includes a bin including a floor and a bin wall coupled to the floor and arranged to define a carton-receiving region above the floor. The bin wall is made of a corrugated material and includes a top edge positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the floor and formed to include top edge openings exposing flutes contained in the corrugated material. The container further includes a first carton positioned to occupy a first portion of the container-receiving region and a second carton positioned alongside the first carton to occupy another portion of the container-receiving region. Each of be cartons includes carton panels arranged to lie adjacent to the bin wall and top flaps appended to the carton panels. The top flaps are arranged to cover the top edge openings exposing flutes contained in the corrugated material formed in the top edge of the bin wall to block flow of storage material into the flutes during discharge of such storage material into interior regions formed in the first and second cartons.