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US 2008/0099477 A1Published application
Modular Reusable Vehicle Shipping Crate
AssigneeGatewood Products, LLC
InventorW. Arnold
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Abstract
A shipping crate for shipping objects such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and personal water-crafts (PWCs). The shipping crate is completely recyclable and includes a top frame structure and a bottom frame structure. The top and bottom frame structures are operable to telescopically engage each another when the crate is empty. Also, leg portions can be placed between the top and bottom frame structures and the leg portions can telescopically engage the top and bottom frame structures at opposite ends thereof.
Claims8
A crate comprising:
- a top portion comprising a plurality of top support members each fixedly attached to one or more top corner portions;
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- a bottom portion comprising a plurality of bottom support members each fixedly attached to one or more bottom corner portions,
- wherein the top corner portions and the bottom corner portions are operable to telescopically engage each other.
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A crate comprising:
- a top frame comprising two parallel top length bars, two parallel top cross bars, and four top corner portions, each top corner portion fixedly attached to a top length bar and a top cross bar at a corner of the top frame and extending downwardly from the top frame;
- a bottom frame comprising two parallel bottom length bars, two parallel bottom cross bars, and four bottom corner portions, each bottom corner portion fixedly attached to a bottom length bar and a bottom cross bar at a corner of the bottom frame and extending upwardly from the bottom frame;
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- four removable legs,
- wherein each top corner portion is received into a respective top end of a leg, and a bottom end of each leg is received into a respective bottom corner portion, so that the top corner portions and bottom corner portions telescopically engage one another,
- wherein the overall length and width of the top frame are shorter than the overall length and width of the bottom frame, thereby minimizing independent movement of the top frame from the bottom frame.
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