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

Claim 15:
16. A knock-down container for durable goods, comprising:
a pallet for supporting a durable good, the pallet having a pair of end assemblies interconnected by a pair of outside runners and a pair of inner runners;
each of the end assemblies comprising:
a pair of opposing U-shaped stacking receivers;
a pair of opposing corner receivers, each attached to a respective stacking receiver and extending in the first direction;
a first transverse member connected at distal ends to the opposing corner receivers;
a second transverse member vertically spaced from the first transverse member and connected at distal ends to the opposing stacking receivers,
whereby the pair of outside runners connect to a respective corner receiver and the pair of inner runners connect to the first transverse member;

a plurality of vertical posts, each for extending from a respective one of the corner receivers in a first direction 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.