Patent ID: 9156223
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B31B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A shipping drum comprising: a fibrous cylindrical sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and having an inner surface and an outer surface; a bottom closure formed from a first plastic material and including inner and outer walls proximate the radial periphery of the bottom closure, the inner and outer walls defining a channel configured to receive the second end of the sidewall therein; and an adhesive formed from a second material different from the first plastic material of the bottom closure, the adhesive bonded to the sidewall and to the inner and outer walls of the bottom closure such that the bottom closure closes the second end of the cylindrical sidewall; wherein the bottom closure is coupled to the sidewall without the bottom closure penetrating or deforming the outer surface of the sidewall; wherein the adhesive located in the channel of the bottom closure forms a chemical bond with the bottom closure and wherein the adhesive is in contact with the bottom closure.