Modular container
CA 1268720 C · Owner: Gaynes, Chester · Inventors: Gaynes, Chester
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A container replacing a 55-gallon drum is substantially elongate rectangular with a length and width equal to or greater than its height to present a low center of gravity. An upstanding lip on a top wall and a depending lip on a bottom wall rest within one another to prevent lateral shifting of stacked containers. The lips have pairs of registered notches along all four sides to facilitate fork lifting from any side. The bottom depending lip spaces the bottom wall of the container from a floor to create a space for receiving the lift truck tines thereunder. The nesting depending and upstanding lips likewise create a space between stacked containers for receiving the lift truck tines …
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- Granted May 8, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 8, 2007.
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