Patents
US 10604334 B2: Container having multiple layers of dunnage, at least one layer having at least one lockable crossbar assembly
- Granted
- 2020-03-31
- Filed
- 2017-03-21 application 15464954
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and for reuse has multiple levels of tracks supported by each side of the container. At least one of the tracks on each side may be linear, generally U-shaped and/or L-shaped. Dunnage supports and at least one lockable crossbar assembly travel along corresponding tracks at the same level. At least one lockable crossbar assembly has locking assemblies to fix the position of the lockable crossbar assembly relative to the tracks. Dunnage hangs from at least some of the dunnage supports for supporting products.
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 | Ferndale, 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 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRADFORD, JUDSON A. signed 2017-04-12 BURNS, ALLEN L. signed 2017-04-13 SANGER, MATTHEW S. signed 2017-04-13 | BRADFORD COMPANY HOLLAND, MI | 42079/923 | 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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