A pallet cover suitable for use in covering at least a portion of a payload on a pallet and a kit for use in making the pallet cover. In one embodiment, the pallet cover includes a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall, wherein the walls are detachably joined to one another. Each of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall, and the right side wall includes a first fabric sheet and a second fabric sheet, the first and second fabric sheets being joined together to form a plurality of pockets. Each pocket may removably receive a temperature-control member containing a phase-change material. At least one of the top wall, the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall and the right side wall may include a plurality of detachably joined portions.

Disclosed are systems, apparatus and methods for transporting a palletized stack of bottles or other similar bulk-produced containers using a unique pallet base and a unique set of side panels that may be engaged with the base and with each other in order to protect the stacks of bottles on the pallet base during shipping and transport. Embodiments of the invention dampen vibrations, protect the bottles from exterior contaminants, and allow the bottles to be viewed from the outside. Embodiments of the invention also provide reusable pallet systems that are easy to assemble and disassemble, and ship back for reuse.

A sheet-based cover assembly can be used to create an air seal around a palletized product assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of flexible poles which support a covering. In an at-rest state unaffected by external forces, the flexible poles hold the covering open and allow the palletized product assembly to be installed in position, ready to be acted on by a vacuum-creating fan or air handler. When the fan is activated, the vacuum draws the covering tight around the palletized product assembly, deflecting the poles under the force of the vacuum pressure created by the fan. The sheet covering is flexible but relatively air-impermeable, such that the vacuum created behind the palletized product assembly flows primarily through, rather than around, the product.

A molded plastic clip for attachment to the edge of a container sleeve to form part of a passive lock operable between the sleeve and a base structure such as a molded plastic pallet having a peripheral groove for receiving the edge of the panel. The clip comprises a molded plastic body having two generally planar panels joined at one end by a double hinge that allows the panels to be folded into a parallel condition spaced apart by the geometry of the double hinge wherein the inner surfaces of the panels are provided with integral male and female snap lock features and an outer panel is provided with an integral protruding tab feature near the double hinge to fit into a locking slot or opening in the structure groove. The clips are used in multiples.

A pallet comprising: (a) a base tray having one or more walls extending upward from the tray to create a perimeter around a central portion of the base tray; (b) an insert disposed on the central portion of the tray within the perimeter of the base tray, the insert being recessed from a terminal edge of the one or more walls; (c) a post secured within the perimeter of the tray and extend away from the base tray; and (d) a support assembly secured to the insert and positioned along the central portion of the base tray free of contact with the one or more walls, wherein the support includes a pair of support panels that are interconnected and secured to the insert free of an adhesive.

One example includes a bulk bin system. The system includes a bin receptable comprising a first poka-yoke mating feature and a bulk bin configured to accommodate storage of bulk components. The bulk bin can be configured to rest on the bin receptacle and includes a second poka-yoke mating feature extending from an inner surface of the bulk bin. The second poka-yoke mating feature can be configured to engage with the first poka-yoke mating feature when the bulk bin is provided in the bin receptacle. The system further comprises a cover plate that is secured to the bulk bin via a securing feature. The cover plate includes a cover portion that extends along and is approximately aligned with the inner surface of the bulk bin to cover the second poka-yoke mating feature.

A palletized container assembly comprises a pallet base of substantially conventional design, a four-walled sleeve and a pallet adapter providing in one location an interface between the bottom edge of the sleeve and the pallet base and in another location providing a cover for the container assembly by being inverted and placed over the top edge of the container sleeve. Various reinforcement structures can be molded into the pallet adapter.

One example includes a bulk bin system. The system includes a bin receptable comprising a first poka-yoke mating feature and a bulk bin configured to accommodate storage of bulk components. The bulk bin can be configured to rest on the bin receptacle and includes a second poka-yoke mating feature extending from an inner surface of the bulk bin. The second poka-yoke mating feature can be configured to engage with the first poka-yoke mating feature when the bulk bin is provided in the bin receptacle. The system further comprises a cover plate that is secured to the bulk bin via a securing feature. The cover plate includes a cover portion that extends along and is approximately aligned with the inner surface of the bulk bin to cover the second poka-yoke mating feature.

There is disclosed a lid (107) for containers for transporting dry goods, the lid comprising water guides (200) disposed on an underside (111) thereof. These water guides (200) are configured to guide water centrifugally and to then discharge said water from the lid during rotation of the lid around an axis (2) substantially perpendicular to the lid, whether the lid is spun on its own or as part of a container assembly (100) including a collapsed container body (104). The lid, and any such container assemblies, can therefore be efficiently dried using spin driers, using the centrifugal forced so generated. This brings about considerable energy savings over, for example, blow drying techniques.

The present invention relates to the field of the transportation and storage of goods, to a modular container for shipping and handling cargo and to a storage system therefor, and to such a container that may be easily assembled or disassembled. In particular, but not necessarily restricted thereto, the present invention relates to a system for the transportation and storage of palletized goods.