Bulk bin side wall retention

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10239656-B2
Application number	US-201615058716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2016
Priority date	Mar 10, 2015
Publication date	Mar 26, 2019
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

A bulk bin container having a retention clip for blocking both a first and second pin of a hinge axis element is provided. The container includes a generally rectangular base having one or more upward wall extensions along the edges of the base where each extension includes a plurality of hinge pockets for receiving a hinge axis element from the side walls. The retention clips connect to the base for blocking both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin of the hinge axis element.

First claim

I claim:

1. A collapsible bulk bin container comprising:
a generally rectangular base having a first upward wall extension along a first edge of the base, the first upward wall extension having a first hinge pocket for receiving a hinge axis from a side wall;
a first side wall having a first hinge axis extending from a bottom portion of the side wall, the first hinge axis having a first hinge pin extending outward in a first direction and a second hinge pin extending outward in a second direction opposing the first direction;
a first removable retention clip connected to the base that blocks the first hinge pin when the first hinge axis is positioned in the first hinge pocket of the first upward wall extension, the first removable retention clip including an arm having a first end and extending to an opposing second end, the arm configured to form a portion of an outer surface of the first upward wall extension and a first blocking segment connected to the first end of the arm and extending inwardly from the outer surface of the first upward wall extension and a second blocking segment connected at the second end of the arm and extending inwardly from the outer surface of the first upward wall extension.

2. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 1 wherein the first removable retention clip blocks the second hinge pin when the first hinge axis is positioned in the first hinge pocket of the first upward wall extension.

3. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 2 wherein the arm, first blocking segment and second blocking segment of the removable retention clip form a generally C-shaped structure.

4. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 1 wherein the arm of the removable retention clip includes a flat exterior portion suitable for a label.

5. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 3 wherein the first blocking segment is a first horizontal rib extending from the first end of the removable retention clip and the second blocking segment is a second horizontal rib extending from the second end of the removable retention clip.

6. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 5 wherein the first wall extension includes a first hole along a side of the first wall extension proximate a first end of the first hinge pocket to enable the first blocking segment to extend into an interior portion of the first hinge pocket and a second hole proximate a second end of the first hinge pocket to enable the second blocking segment to extend into the interior portion of the hinge pocket.

7. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 3 wherein the removable retention clip includes a first hook extending outward from the first blocking segment for securing the removable retention clip to the first wall extension of the base.

8. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 7 wherein the removable retention clip includes a second hook extending outward from the second blocking segment.

9. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 2 wherein the first hinge pocket includes a first vertical pin groove on a first end of the first hinge pocket and a second vertical pin groove on a second end of the first hinge pocket.

10. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 9 wherein the first hinge pocket includes a first slot proximate a top portion of the first vertical pin groove and a second slot proximate a top portion of the second vertical pin groove.

11. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 1 wherein the first wall extension includes an outer groove for receiving the first retention clip, the groove having a sufficient depth so that the retention clip does not extend outward from the first wall extension.

12. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 1 wherein the removable retention clip is formed from a flexible material.

13. The collapsible container of claim 1 wherein the first blocking segment includes a first portion that extends inward from the arm when the removable retention clip is connected to the first wall extension of the base.

14. The container of claim 13 wherein the first blocking segment includes a second portion extending perpendicular to the first portion of the first blocking segment toward the second blocking segment.

15. The container of claim 2 wherein the base portion includes a second hinge pocket in the first wall extension, the first side wall includes a second hinge axis extending from a bottom portion of the side wall, the second hinge axis having a first hinge pin extending outward in the first direction and a second hinge pin extending outward in the second direction, and a second removable retention clip for blocking both the first hinge pin and the second hinge pin of the second hinge axis when the second hinge axis is positioned in the second hinge pocket of the first upward wall extension.

16. A collapsible bulk bin container comprising:
a base having a first wall extension along a first side, a second wall extension along a second side, a third wall extension along a third side and a fourth wall extension along a fourth side, each of the first, second, third and fourth wall extensions having a plurality of hinge pockets;
a first side wall having a plurality of hinge axes extending from a bottom portion of the first side wall, each hinge axis of the plurality of hinge axes having a molded-in first axis pin and a molded-in second axis pin;
a second side wall having a plurality of hinge axes extending from a bottom portion of the second side wall, each hinge axis of the plurality of hinge axes having a molded-in first axis pin and a molded-in second axis pin;
a third side wall having a plurality of hinge axes extending from a bottom portion of the third side wall, each hinge axis of the plurality of hinge axes having a molded-in first axis pin and a molded-in second axis pin;
a fourth side wall having a plurality of hinge axes extending from a bottom portion of the fourth side wall, each hinge axis of the plurality of hinge axes having a molded-in first axis pin and a molded-in second axis pin; and,
a plurality of removable retention clips, each removable retention clip blocking both the first hinge axis pin and the second hinge axis pin of one of the plurality of hinge axes in one of the side walls, each removable retention clip including an arm having a first end and extending to an opposing second end, the arm configured to form a portion of the outer surface of a one of the first, second, third and fourth extension walls, a first blocking segment connected to the first end of the arm and extending inward from the outer surface of the one extension wall and a second blocking segment connected at the second end of the arm and extending inwardly from the one extension wall.

17. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 16 wherein arm, first blocking segment and second blocking segment of each removable retention clip forms a generally C-shaped structure.

18. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 16 wherein the first blocking segment is a horizontal rib and the second blocking segment is a horizontal rib.

19. The collapsible bulk bin container of claim 18 wherein the arm is substantially rectangular and includes a first decorative side.

Assignees

• Orbis Corp

Inventors

• Banik Joachim

Classifications

• E05Y2600/53

  Snapping · CPC title

• E05D7/1077

  with snap-fitted pins · CPC title

• B65D11/1833 Primary

  whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel (B65D11/186 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05Y2900/602

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• B65D21/086

  Collapsible or telescopic containers (B65D1/0292 and B65D21/068 take precedence) · CPC title