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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian T. Dobrinski, Zeeland, MI (US);
Matthew S. Sanger, West Olive, MI (US);
Justin V. Fazio, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 1/24 (2006.01); B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B65D 19/44 (2006.01); B65D 90/12 (2006.01); B65D 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/546 (2013.01); B65D 19/02 (2013.01); B65D 19/44 (2013.01); B65D 90/12 (2013.01); B65D 2585/6887 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a base and opposed sides, linear and non-linear tracks, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the tracks. At least one of the tracks on each side may be non-linear in the shape of a 'C' or 'U' or “J”. One type of dunnage support comprises end members and a tubular middle member, the end members being movable along the tracks. The dunnage supports support dunnage, such as pouches.