US 12,065,281 B2
Pallet box assembly
Ross Wylie, Mobile, AL (US); Simon Lizotte-Latendresse, Northport, AL (US); Anders Isaksson, Falun (SE); Michal Ciszewski, Wroclaw (PL); and Bill Donohue, Mobile, AL (US)
Assigned to SSAB WEAR SOLUTIONS LLC, Mobile, AL (US); and SSAB TECHNOLOGY AB, Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/791,325
Filed by SSAB WEAR SOLUTIONS LLC, Mobile, AL (US); and SSAB TECHNOLOGY AB, Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Jan. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/051520
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/148647, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/964,759, filed on Jan. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348136 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 19/08 (2006.01); B60P 1/28 (2006.01); B65D 19/38 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 19/08 (2013.01) [B60P 1/286 (2013.01); B65D 19/385 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00059 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00273 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00323 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00353 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pallet box assembly for receiving and transporting heavy and/or high temperature objects, the pallet box assembly having a front end and a rear end separated in a longitudinal direction (lod), the front end being adapted to receive a carrier for transporting the pallet box assembly, the pallet box assembly comprising a tub and a frame configured for receiving the tub, the frame comprising:
at least two top rails separated in a lateral direction (lad) and extending longitudinally, and
at least two bottom rails separated in the lateral direction (lad) and extending longitudinally,
connecting rails connecting a respective top rail and a bottom rail, and
lateral rails extending laterally and connecting the respective connecting rails,
the tub comprising:
at least two laterally separated side plates, the side plates extending substantially in a respective vertical/longitudinal plane (VLP), thereby forming side walls of the tub;
a bottom plate extending in a lateral/longitudinal plane (LLP) and connecting to a bottom portion of the respective side plates, thereby forming a bottom surface of the tub;
the bottom plate comprising two lateral side portions and at least one upwardly arc-shaped portion therebetween,
the two side portions each comprising a lateral section connecting to the upwardly arc-shaped portion, the lateral section adapted to support the tub against the lateral rails of the frame,
characterized in that
each of the two side portions further comprising:
a bent section connecting to the lateral section, the bent section forming a longitudinally extending corner portion of the tub, and
a substantially vertical section connecting to the bent section, the substantially vertical section reaching upwards from the bent section to align and connect to the respective side plate, wherein
the substantially vertical section and the respective side plates further comprises a longitudinally extending connection area, and
the tub further comprises a front plate extending substantially in a lateral/vertical-plane (LVP) and connecting to the side plates in the front end of the tub, thereby forming a front wall of the tub, wherein the bottom plate and the front plate are spaced from each other along the longitudinal direction (lod) or in a vertical direction to define a gap therebetween.