Patent ID: 9126753
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B62B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A container adapted to be lifted by a forklift having a pair of prongs, comprising: a receptacle having a floor, a front wall extending upwardly from a front edge of the floor, a rear wall extending upwardly from a rear edge of the floor, and a pair of opposed sidewalls extending upwardly from a pair of side edges of the floor, wherein the front edge, rear edge and side edges of the floor define a perimeter of the floor, wherein the front edge and the rear edge are parallel to each other, wherein the side edges are parallel to each other, and wherein each of the front edge and the rear edge is longer than each of the side edges; and a plurality of bolsters attached to an underside surface of the floor at respective corners defined by the front edge, side edges, and rear edge, each bolster comprising an upper center panel attached to the underside surface of the floor and connecting respective second sidewalls of a first pair of the bolsters that are attached to the underside surface at corners defined by one side edge of the pair of side edges; and an upper center panel attached to the underside surface of the floor and connecting respective second sidewalls of a second pair of the bolsters that are attached to the underside surface at corners defined by the other side edge of the pair of side edges, wherein for a third pair of the bolsters that are attached to the underside surface at corners defined by the front edge, the bolsters of the third pair are not directly connected and are spaced from each other so that a continuous space is defined below the underside surface and adjacent each bolster of the third pair, wherein each respective space wherein, for a fourth pair of the bolsters that are attached to the underside surface at corners defined by the rear edge, the bolsters of the fourth pair are not directly connected and are spaced from each other so that a continuous space is defined below the underside surface and adjacent each bolster of the fourth pair, wherein each respective space