Bulk product container system

Abstract

A container system for shipping product in bulk, having a corrugated container sleeve and a pallet for supporting the sleeve thereon, the pallet having a channel configured to receive therein a bottom edge of the sleeve, and the pallet with said sleeve defining an internal section of the container system in which the bulk product is contained.

1 . A container system for shipping product in bulk; comprising:
 a corrugated container sleeve having a side wall extending between top and bottom ends, said sleeve being open at said top and bottom ends, said sleeve having a bottom edge along said bottom end; and   a pallet for supporting said sleeve thereon, said pallet having a top side and a bottom side, said top side having a channel configured to receive therein said bottom edge of said side wall, said pallet forming an internal container bottom which, with said sleeve, defines an internal section of the container system in which the bulk product is contained when said sleeve bottom edge is received within said channel.   
     
     
         2 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve is formed of corrugated paperboard having virgin kraft liner board on an interior of said container. 
     
     
         3 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve is formed of corrugated paperboard having virgin kraft liner board on an exterior of said sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said container is has a birch fiber medium. 
     
     
         5 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said pallet is formed of a polymer. 
     
     
         6 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said pallet is formed of high density polyethylene. 
     
     
         7 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said bottom edge of said sleeve is flat. 
     
     
         8 . The container system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more straps extending around an outer surface of said sleeve. 
     
     
         9 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve forms and octagon shape having eight side wall panels attached to one another. 
     
     
         10 . The container system of  claim 9  wherein at least one of said side wall panels has a first width and a second one of said side wall panels has a second width different from said first width. 
     
     
         11 . The container system of  claim 10  wherein four of said side walls have said first width and the remaining four of said side walls have said second width. 
     
     
         12 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said pallet channel has an outer wall therein for engaging the outer surface of said sleeve for maintaining the shape of said sleeve. 
     
     
         13 . The container system of  claim 12  wherein said channel outer wall extends in height at least 2 inches. 
     
     
         14 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said sleeve is formed from a unitary sheet of material having a first end on one side of the sheet and the second end on the opposite side of the sheet, and wherein said first and second side ends are attached to one another to form said sleeve. 
     
     
         15 . The container system of  claim 14  wherein one of said first and second sheet ends includes a glue tab by which said first and second ends are adhered to one another. 
     
     
         16 . The container system of  claims 1  wherein said sleeve has a flat knockdown form having two flat knockdown wall sections attached at two knockdown side ends on opposite ends of the knockdown from one another in a substantially parallel face to face relationship, and which knockdown can be opened to form said sleeve by separating a portion of said two flat knockdown wall sections from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The container system of  claim 16  wherein said sleeve includes at least 4 wall panels, and each of said two flat knockdown wall sections includes two of said four wall panels. 
     
     
         18 . The container system of  claim 16  wherein said sleeve includes at least eight wall panels, and each of said two flat knockdown wall sections includes four of said eight wall panels. 
     
     
         19 . The container system of  claim 16  wherein said knockdown includes one or more straps extending around an outer surface of said sleeve. 
     
     
         20 . The container system of  claim 1  wherein said pallet is rectangular in shape, and said channel has a shape that corresponds to the shape of the bottom edge of said sleeve. 
     
     
         21 . The container system of  claim 20  wherein said channel has an octagonal shape. 
     
     
         22 . A container system for shipping product in bulk; comprising:
 a corrugated container sleeve that can be opened from a flat knockdown form, said sleeve having side wall panels extending between top and bottom ends, said sleeve being open at said top and bottom ends and having a bottom edge; and   a pallet for supporting said sleeve thereon, said pallet having a top side and a bottom side, said top side having a channel configured to receive therein said bottom edge of said sleeve, said pallet forming an internal container bottom which, with said sleeve received within said channel, defines an internal section of the container system in which the bulk product is contained when said sleeve bottom edge is received within said channel.