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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Manly Kelley, Hartsville, SC (US);
Neil Roland Davis, Asheboro, NC (US);
David E. Rhodes, Hartsville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/42 (2006.01); B65D 85/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 71/0092 (2013.01); B65D 19/0095 (2013.01); B65D 19/42 (2013.01); B65D 85/20 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00781 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for moving and transporting cargo, such as bundled cores and tubes, that doesn't require wheeled carts. The system may comprise a forklift truck, a front engagement device connecting the cargo to the forklift truck, a rear roller unit, and one or more spaced apart bottom supports. When the forklift forks are in the raised position, the cargo front (leading) end is tilted above the cargo rear (trailing) end and the bottom supports are disengaged from the floor, allowing the cargo to be moved.