Inventors:
Antonius H. Borsboom - Pittsfield MA
Anthony A. Gennari - Pittsfield MA
Kenneth G. Rudolph - Dalton MA
Peter J. Zuber - Pittsfield MA
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Pittsfield MA
International Classification:
B65D 8852
Abstract:
A material handling container (10) of the type for packaging, shipping and inventorying goods and of the type for stacking one upon the other when not in use, made of molded thermoplastic and having a plurality of plastic reinforcement members (86) arranged in predetermined positions about the plastic planer expanses (84) of the container (10) for adding strength and stiffness. The reinforcement members (86) define a plurality of hollow channels (88) disposed adjacent to the planer expanses (84) of the container (10) and including at least one rib (90) extending upwardly from the channel (88) defined by the reinforcement member (80) for adding strength and stiffness to the planer expanse (84) of the container (10).