Patents
US 11254483 B2: Container having at least one lockable crossbar assembly movable along tracks
- Granted
- 2022-02-22
- Filed
- 2020-02-14 application 16791303
- Type
- Utility · 9 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 at least one lockable crossbar assembly extending between opposed tracks. Each lockable crossbar assembly has one or more locking assemblies to fix the position of the lockable crossbar assembly relative to the tracks.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220222.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 | B65D19/06 | 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 | 51823/264 | 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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