Patent ID: 7108133

Claim:
A pallet container assembly comprising: a bottom pallet providing at least one upper surface area; a thin-walled rigid inner plastic receptacle for storage and transport of liquid or free-flowing contents; and a cage-like bar frame closely surrounding the receptacle and securely connected with the bottom pallet, wherein the upper surface area provided at the bottom pallet and bounded by a support area of the inner plastic receptacle is provided with means for increasing slip resistance between a bottom surface of the support area of the inner plastic receptacle and the corresponding upper surface at the bottom pallet in the form of form-fitting elements, wherein the means for increasing slip resistance is configured as material projections extending upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom pallet and wherein the corresponding bottom surface of the inner plastic receptacle is provided with respective dimples for interlocking engagement with the material projections from the bottom pallet and relative to a horizontal plane.