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Pail (container)

Cylindrical shipping container

Three gallon plastic pail of paint with screw closure

Open-head plastic pails being reused to carry other items

In technical usage in the shipping industry, a pail is a type of cylindrical shipping container with a capacity of about 3 to. It can have straight or slanted sides and usually has a handle or bail.

Construction

Pails can be made of

Steel, tinplate
Aluminium
Fiber, paperboard
Plastics

Pails are either "open head" with removable lids (covers) or are "tight head" with sealed heads and a screw closure.

Pails made of wood, and later metal, were originally used to transport milk, before the introduction of the milk churn.

Uses

Pails are used for a variety of fluids and flowable materials. When properly constructed and certified, they may be used for dangerous goods shipments. | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120801123650/http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/hazmat/complyhmregs.htm#hm | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 1, 2012

Pails are shipping containers that are shipped individually, shipped as secure unit loads on pallets, or shipped in corrugated fiberboard boxes.

References

Books, general references

Soroka, W, Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, IoPP, 2002,
Yam, K. L., Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology, John Wiley & Sons, 2009,
ASTM D4504—Specification for Molded Polyethylene Open-Head Pails for Industrial Shipping of Nonhazardous Goods

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