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Patent No.:

US 12103730 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2021

Recyclable abrasion resistant dunnage tray

Applicant:

Midland Compounding & Consulting, Inc., Midland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Thayer A. Brown, Jr., Midland, MI (US);

Christopher M. Surbrook, Midland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Midland Compounding & Consulting, Inc., Midland, MI (US);

Attorney:

Merchant & Gould P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jeffrey A Vonch

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29C 48/21 (2019.01); B29C 51/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/02 (2006.01); B29C 51/14 (2006.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B65D 1/36 (2006.01); B65D 81/133 (2006.01); B65D 85/68 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 48/49 (2019.01); B29K 105/26 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/36 (2013.01); B29C 48/0017 (2019.02); B29C 48/022 (2019.02); B29C 48/21 (2019.02); B29C 51/002 (2013.01); B29C 51/02 (2013.01); B29C 51/14 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 7/022 (2019.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/327 (2013.01); B65D 81/133 (2013.01); B65D 85/68 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29C 48/49 (2019.02); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/26 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01); B32B 2323/04 (2013.01); B32B 2323/043 (2013.01); B32B 2439/00 (2013.01); B65D 2565/385 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6877 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24628 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24661 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31909 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31913 (2015.04);
Abstract

A chaff resistant and economically recyclable dunnage tray is disclosed. In one aspect, the dunnage tray includes a base portion formed from a first material and a top portion formed from a second material. The top portion is secured to the base portion, and defines at least one cavity or recess for supporting a machine component. The first and second materials are high density polyethylene (HDPE) materials with the second material including polyethylene elastomers, or plastomers. In one example, the dunnage tray is formed by thermoforming a co-extruded sheet including a first layer corresponding to the bottom structural portion and a second layer corresponding to the elastomer or plastomer portion. In one example, the dunnage tray is formed by thermoforming an extruded sheet to form the base portion and by attaching separately formed top portions with polyethylene elastomers, or plastomers to the thermoformed base portion. This invention provides solutions to chaffing or chipping of polyethylene dunnage trays, control of coefficient of friction and softness to minimize parts from sliding/abrading dunnage surfaces, and eliminates requirements for disassembly of dunnage trays and separation of materials prior to recycling.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Brown, Jr., Thayer. (2024). Recyclable abrasion resistant dunnage tray (U.S. Patent No. 12103730). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12103730

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