Patent ID: 11873134
Assignee: UFP INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A knock-down container for durable goods containment, comprising:
a pallet for supporting a durable good comprising:
a pair of supports disposed spaced-apart and interconnected by a plurality of transverse members extending between opposing interior sides of the pair of supports,
wherein each support comprises:
a pair of opposing elongated runners disposed in spaced-apart relation;
a plurality of transverse braces spaced-apart and connected at respective distal ends to the opposing elongated runners; and
a pair of legs spaced-apart and connected at respective distal ends to the opposing elongated runners with a distal extent outwardly of the elongated runners for contacting a support surface;

a pair of opposing end assemblies each comprising:
a pair of opposing stacking receivers open in a first direction;
a pair of opposing corner receivers, each attached to a respective stacking receiver and extending in a second direction opposing the first direction;
a first transverse member connected at distal ends to the opposing corner receivers and defining a pair of spaced-apart openings,
whereby for each support a first of the opposing elongated runners attaches to a respective corner receiver and a second of the opposing elongated runners attaches to a respective first transverse member, the ends of the second of the pair of runners each define an opening;
a respective fastener of a plurality of fasteners for extending through a respective one of the openings in the first transverse member and a respective opening in the end of the second of the pair of runners for attaching together; and
a second transverse member vertically spaced from the first transverse member and connected at distal ends to the opposing stacking receivers; and

a plurality of vertical posts, each for extending in a first direction from the pallet to a distal extent; and
a top frame for capping the knock-down container by seating on the distal extents of the plurality of vertical posts, said top frame comprising:
a plurality of corner supports for seating on the distal extents of the plurality of vertical posts;
a pair of opposing end members, each end member pivotally connected at opposing ends to two opposing ones of the plurality of the corner supports; and
a pair of opposing side members, each side member connected at opposing ends to a respective one of the corner supports of a first and a second one of the pair of opposing end members,
whereby the top frame movable from a first configuration squared for seating on the distal extents of the plurality of vertical posts for capping the knock-down container and a second configuration pivoted for collapsing the opposing side members together for shipping as a component.