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Patent No.:

US 9540168 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2016

Container having non-linear and linear tracks for supporting movable dunnage

Applicant:

Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Timothy A. Bublitz, Grand Haven, MI (US);

Mark J. Feenstra, Grand Haven, MI (US);

Allen L. Burns, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:

Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert J Hicks

Assistant Examiner:

Kareen Thomas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B65D 19/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/68 (2006.01); B65D 90/12 (2006.01); B65D 90/02 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/546 (2013.01); B65D 19/02 (2013.01); B65D 85/68 (2013.01); B65D 90/008 (2013.01); B65D 90/02 (2013.01); B65D 90/12 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00034 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0097 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00164 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00233 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00805 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6887 (2013.01);
Abstract

A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a frame, tracks supported by opposite sides of the frame, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the tracks. At least one of the tracks on each side is generally U-shaped and at least one is linear. Each dunnage support may comprise end members and a middle member, the end members being movable along the tracks. The dunnage supports support dunnage for supporting products for storage or shipment.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bublitz, Timothy. (2017). Container having non-linear and linear tracks for supporting movable dunnage (U.S. Patent No. 9540168). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9540168

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