Patent ID: 6024237
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In a pallet container (10) comprised of a thin-walled plastic container (12) for liquid or flowable substances, a steel-mesh support cage (14) of horizontal and vertical rods welded together and tightly enclosing the plastic container (12), and a floor pallet (16), including at least one plate having a bottom side and an opposite top side, on which the plastic container (12) is seated and to which the steel-mesh support cage is attached, the improvement wherein:a) the pallet includes at least one bore (20) extending into said at least one plate from the top side thereof; andb) one vertical rod (18) of said vertical rods of the steel-mesh support cage (14) extends into each bore (20) from the top side of said at least one plate and is connected to said floor pallet against relative movement with respect thereto.