Patents
US 9663291 B1: Shipping container having drawers with lockable latch assemblies
- Granted
- 2017-05-30
- Filed
- 2015-11-18 application 14944856
- 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 two sides, tracks attached to opposite sides, and a plurality of drawers. Each drawer has at least one drawer support which moves along the tracks during movement of the drawer. Rotatable members at the front of the container assist movement of the drawers. Each drawer has a latch assembly for locking the drawer in a closed position during shipment. Dunnage may be located inside one or more of the drawers.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170530.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Company 77 patents | US company or organization | Holland, MN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew S. Sanger | West Olive, MI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47B | Tables; desks; office furniture; cabinets; drawers; general details of furniture | A47B88/493 | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SANGER, MATTHEW S. signed 2015-11-16 | BRADFORD COMPANY HOLLAND, MN | 37075/775 | 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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