Patents
US 11174071 B2: Container having multiple layers of lockable crossbar assemblies for keeping products inside container
- Granted
- 2021-11-16
- Filed
- 2020-02-14 application 16791212
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and for reuse has tracks supported by each side of the container. Opposed linear tracks are supported by each side of the container. At least one lockable crossbar assembly travels 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 and keep product inside the container during shipment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211116.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen L. Burns | Holland, MI | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Weller | Howell, MI | 3 | 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 | B65D19/08 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WELLER, MICHAEL signed 2020-02-10 BURNS, ALLEN L. signed 2020-02-14 | BRADFORD COMPANY HOLLAND, MI | 51822/609 | 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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