Method of manufacturing custom sized plastic tote having intermediate sleeve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8973236-B2
Application number	US-201314102913-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2013
Priority date	Dec 11, 2009
Publication date	Mar 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a custom sized plastic tote lighter in weight than heretofore known custom sized plastic totes is provided. The method comprises separating an injection molded tote into upper and lower portions by cutting the injection molded tote. A sleeve or middle portion of plastic material is secured to the upper and lower portions of the injection molded tote to create a custom sized plastic tote of a desired height. Alternatively, portions of different injection molded totes may be used to create a custom sized plastic tote. The sleeve may be made from different materials and may be made of multiple pieces.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of manufacturing a custom sized plastic tote comprising:
cutting a first injection molded tote:
seperating an upper portion of said first injection molded tote from a lower portion of said first injection molded tote;
cutting a second injection molded tote;
separating an upper portion of said second infection molded tote from a lower portion of said second injection molded tote;
providing a four-sided plastic sleeve made of corrugated…

Assignees

• Bradford Co

Inventors

• Vroon William J

Classifications

• B29L2031/7162

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y10T29/49956

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B29C66/21

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B29C66/1224

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B29C66/542

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic