Title: Sanitary rail structure for food products vessel

Abstract: A rectangular shaped food products storage and transfer vessel having an integral sanitary top rail structure triangular in cross-section and formed by being bent downward from the upper edges of the respective side-wall panels of the vessel, the lowermost depending edges of the rail members thus formed being joined to the upper external sidewalls of the vessel by means of a continuous exposed weld and the sidewall rail structure terminal positions at the respective upper external corners of the vessel being closed by separately formed corner members weldably affixed thereto to form a continuous closed rail structure about the upper open periphery of the vessel and thereby provide an easily cleanable reinforced protective top edge member for the vessel.

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Inventors: Schmidt, Sr., Jacob (Harleysville, PA, US)
Schmidt, Jr., Jacob (Harleysville, PA, US)

Application Number: 566741
Filing Date: 1975-04-10
Publication_date: 1976-02-10
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Primary Class(es): 220/657 220/4.01, 220/628, 220/DIG25
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US Patent Ref:

1474601	Nov, 1923	Miller	220/74.
2615593	Oct, 1952	Wolforth	220/73.
2625289	Jan, 1953	Murphy	220/74.
2656066	Oct, 1953	Riemenschneider	220/74.
3780903	Dec, 1973	Clarkin et al.	220/73.

Other Refs: 289,210

Apr, 1928	UK

Primary Examiner: Norton, Donald F.
Assistant Examiner: Moy, Joseph M.
Attorney: Just; C. Hercus, Learned, Jr.; Samuel M.