Patents
US 10604333 B2: Container having at least one lockable crossbar assembly movable along tracks
- Granted
- 2020-03-31
- Filed
- 2017-03-21 application 15464678
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has at least one track supported by each side of the container. The container has dunnage supports extending between corresponding tracks at the same level. At least one lockable crossbar assembly has one or more locking assemblies to fix the position of the lockable crossbar assembly relative to the tracks. Dunnage may hang from the dunnage supports for supporting products during storage or shipment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200331.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 | |
| Allen L. Burns | Holland, MI | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B65D85/68 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W30/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRADFORD, JUDSON A. signed 2017-03-16 BURNS, ALLEN L. signed 2017-03-16 SANGER, MATTHEW S. signed 2017-03-20 | BRADFORD COMPANY HOLLAND, MI | 41660/314 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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