摘要 |
<p>COLLAPSIBLE SHIPPING CONTAINER HAVING REINFORCED BASE ELEMENT A fiberboard large size shipping container of a type which may be conveniently collapsed after use for return to a shipping source for reuse. In lieu of the usual wood or plastic pallet which forms a base for the container, a solid or corrugated fiber sheet is provided, the free edges of which extend outwardly of the body of the container to form part of a bottom wall thereof and a means for forklift engagement. The lower portion of the vertical walls of the container are provided with a reinforcing element to resist outwardly directed forces caused by fliud or particulate louds.</p> |