Patent ID: 8850681
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a modular case, the method comprising the steps of: forming a master panel to have a skin and a plurality of panel reinforcing ribs extending outwardly therefrom; forming a master edge member to have a skin and a plurality of edge member reinforcing ribs extending outwardly therefrom; cutting the master panel into a plurality of case panels in accordance with a predetermined size of the modular case; cutting the master edge member into a plurality of case edge members in accordance with the predetermined size of the modular case; and mating the case panels and the case edge members to one another so as to define the modular case; wherein each of the panel reinforcing rib is aligned end-to-end with a corresponding edge member reinforcing rib, such that a plurality of substantially continuous ribs are formed at the intersection of said case panels and said case edge members, said continuous ribs being capable of distributing a force acting on the modular case.