Patent ID: 6558159
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: C21D

Abstract:
A container for use during heat treating to hold a part, which comprises:(a) a bottom plate having a plurality of edges; (b) a first end wall mounted adjacent one of the edges of the bottom plate and extending outward from the bottom plate in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate, the first end wall having a first end and a second end with opposed sides extending between the ends with at least one slot extending between the sides; (c) a second end wall mounted adjacent one of the edges of the bottom plate opposite the first end wall and extending outward from the bottom plate perpendicular to the bottom plate in a direction similar to the direction of the first end wall, the second end wall having a first end and a second end with opposed sides extending between the ends with at least one slot extending between the sides; (d) a first sidewall mounted adjacent one of the edges of the bottom plate and extending outward from the bottom plate perpendicular to the bottom plate in a direction similar to the direction of the first end wall, the first sidewall having a first end and a second end with opposed sides extending between the ends with at least one slot extending between the sides; (e) a second sidewall mounted adjacent one of the edges of the bottom plate and extending outward from the bottom plate perpendicular to the bottom plate in a direction similar to the direction of the first end wall, the second sidewall having a first end and a second end with opposed sides extending between the ends with at least one slot extending between the sides; (f) a first divider having opposed ends with a tab on each of the opposed ends and positioned such as to extend between the first and second sidewalls such that the tab at one end of the first divider extends into one of the slots of the first sidewall and the tab on the other end of the first divider extends into one of the slots of the second sidewall; and (g) a second divider having opposed ends with a tab on each of the opposed ends and positioned such as to extend between the first and second end walls such that the tab at one end extends into one of the slots of the first end wall and the tab on the other end extends into one of the slots of the second end wall.