Shipping and stocking container
AssigneeTarget Brands, Inc.
InventorMichael Tripp
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Abstract
A shipping container is configured to transport goods from a distribution center, to a retail location, and onto the sales floor of the retail location. The shipping container glides on wheels and is stackable. The shipping container is configured to receive forklift forks from multiple sides. At least one of the channels includes a surrounding framework to safeguard against tilting. The lid is selectively mountable in two orientations to close the container or to provide handles for propelling and/or steering the shipping container. An expandable storage location for empty packaging is provided at an exterior of the shipping container.
Claims14
A method of transporting items from a distribution center to a retail location, the method comprising:
- loading the items into a shipping container, the shipping container including a base, a peripheral wall that extends upwardly from the base to define an interior, and a lid that selectively mounts to the peripheral wall to close the interior, the base including caster wheels;
- loading the shipping container onto a transport vehicle;
- transporting the shipping container from the distribution center to the retail location using the transport vehicle;
- unloading the shipping container from the transport vehicle at the retail location;
- rolling the shipping container onto a sales floor at the retail location via the caster wheels, wherein rolling the shipping container onto the sales floor at the retail location includes rolling the shipping container into a retail store and maneuvering the shipping container through aisles within the retail store;
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- unloading the items from the shipping container onto shelves at the retail location, the shelves being disposed on the sales floor.
A method of transporting items from a distribution center to a retail location, the method comprising:
- loading the items into a shipping container, the shipping container including a base, a peripheral wall that extends upwardly from the base to define an interior, and a lid that selectively mounts to the peripheral wall to close the interior, the base including caster wheels;
- loading the shipping container onto a transport vehicle;
- transporting the shipping container from the distribution center to the retail location using the transport vehicle;
- unloading the shipping container from the transport vehicle at the retail location, wherein unloading the shipping container from the transport vehicle at the retail location comprises inserting a fork of a forklift into a framework disposed along a channel of the shipping container;
- rolling the shipping container onto a sales floor at the retail location via the caster wheels;
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- unloading the items from the shipping container onto shelves at the retail location, the shelves being disposed on the sales floor.
A method of transporting items from a distribution center to a retail location, the method comprising:
- loading the items into a shipping container, the shipping container including a base, a peripheral wall that extends upwardly from the base to define an interior, and a lid that selectively mounts to the peripheral wall to close the interior, the base including caster wheels;
- loading the shipping container onto a transport vehicle;
- transporting the shipping container from the distribution center to the retail location using the transport vehicle, wherein transporting the shipping container comprises propelling the shipping container using handholds on the lid of the shipping container;
- unloading the shipping container from the transport vehicle at the retail location;
- rolling the shipping container onto a sales floor at the retail location via the caster wheels;
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- unloading the items from the shipping container onto shelves at the retail location, the shelves being disposed on the sales floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.