Inventors:
James J. Avery - Monroe LA
Farris N. Duncan - West Monroe LA
Larry D. June - Memphis TN
Thomas M. West - Greenfield Center NY
Jack L. Lane - Stow OH
Harold W. Garton - Lawrenceville GA
Assignee:
Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
B65D 546
Abstract:
A container mainly intended for the containment and transport of liquids, free flowing materials, and the like. The container includes a fiberboard container body, a top fiberboard pad, a lifting sling, and a liner bag. The container body includes top and bottom closures and side walls. The lifting sling includes a sling body and a plurality of lifting straps. The sling body is located inside the container body and the lifting straps extend through gabled corner apertures in the top closure. The liner bag fits inside the sling body, contains the flowable materials, and is removably attachable to a top pad of the top closure. The lifting sling arrangement permits the containers to be individually lifted by fork lift trucks and other standard material handling equipment. The bottom closure includes is self-locking and includes four panels. At least two of the panels of the bottom closure include overlapping apertures which permit a user to reach his forearm inside the container and manipulate the panels for assembly.