Patents
US 10077123 B2: Method of using container having dunnage components movable along guides
- Granted
- 2018-09-18
- Filed
- 2015-12-08 application 14962033
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a base and opposed sides. The container has multiple levels of dunnage components, the dunnage components of at least one level being movable between open and closed positions to enable an operator to load and unload products more easily. The dunnage components of at least one level may have openings through which pass guides supported at least partially by the container.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180918.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Company 77 patents | US company or organization | Holland, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judson A. Bradford | Holland, MI | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy A. Bublitz | Grand Haven, MI | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian T. Dobrinski | Zeeland, MI | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew S. Sanger | West Olive, MI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B5/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D19/0028 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G65/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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