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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Ronald B. DeLong, Belmont, MI (US);
Shape Corporation, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Abstract
A dunnage rack includes a dunnage bar adapted to receive an insert, where the insert is shaped to support parts for material handling purposes, and includes a cushioning portion, a retainer portion, and an interconnecting portion. The dunnage bar includes a tube section made from a single sheet of material. The tube section has a wall with a face surface and has longitudinally extending first and second rows of L-shaped tabs extending from the face surface that are formed from the material of the wall. The wall has apertures corresponding to locations of the L-shaped tabs. The L-shaped tabs defining a channel on the face surface that is adapted to receive the retainer portion and engage the retainer portion in a longitudinal direction. The L-shaped tabs further define an access opening into the channel for receiving the interconnecting portion of the tube section to structurally support the insert on the face surface.