Light weight, strong, fire retardant dunnage platform bag and system of loading, dispensing and using bag
AssigneeAirdex International, Inc.
InventorsVance L. Seagle, Philip J. Tschirn
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a dunnage platform bag that is light weight, strong, made of a fire retardant material and which forms an ultra violet light, weather and dust particle barrier to protect the integrity of the dunnage platforms when not in use. A system and method for supplying, dispensing, positioning, tracking, transporting, forwarding and storing dunnage platforms based on the dunnage platforms bag is disclosed. In an embodiment of the invention, a modified dunnage platform made up of a dunnage platform base and attached legs can be stored in the dunnage platform bag.
Claims22
A dunnage platform bag system adapted for one or more of loading, dispensing, storing and transporting one or more dunnage platforms comprising:
- (a) a dunnage platform bag consisting of a top and one or more sides;
- (b) one or more openings in the dunnage platform bag adapted for one or more of individually loading, dispensing and inspecting the one or more dunnage platforms stored in the dunnage platform bag, wherein one of the one or more openings is a base opening, wherein the base opening is distal from the top;
- (c) a dunnage platform stop adapted to hold the one or more dunnage platforms, wherein the dunnage platform stop is adapted to hold the dunnage platform most distant from the top in a position to cover the base opening;
- (d) a hoist attachment point extending from the dunnage platform bag for lifting the dunnage platform bag;
- and
- (e) a hoist attachable to the hoist attachment point and adapted to position the dunnage platform bag on a transfer base and align the dunnage platform bag so that one or more dunnage platforms are exchangeable between the transfer base and the dunnage platform bag;
- wherein the transfer base is one or both of a dispensing base and a reloading base.
A dunnage platform bag system adapted for one or more of loading, dispensing, storing and transporting one or more dunnage platforms comprising:
- (a) a dunnage platform bag;
- (b) an opening in the dunnage platform bag adapted for one or more of individually loading, dispensing and inspecting the one or more dunnage platforms stored in the dunnage platform bag;
- (c) a dunnage platform stop adapted to hold a dunnage platform of the one or more dunnage platforms proximal to the opening to thereby cover the opening;
- (d) one or more tracking devices associated with one or more of the dunnage platforms and the dunnage platform bag;
- (e) a reader capable of detecting the presence of the one or more tracking devices and information contained within the one or more tracking devices;
- and
- (f) a processor in communication with the reader, the processor further adapted to receive operator input information.
A dunnage platform bag system adapted for one or more of loading, dispensing, storing and transporting one or more dunnage platforms comprising:
- a transport base frame;
- a collapsible dunnage platform bag connected with the transport base frame so that the transport base frame defines an opening in the dunnage platform bag and adapted such that the one or more dunnage platforms are passable there through;
- a dunnage platform stop connected with the transport base frame and adapted and biased to obstruct movement of the one or more dunnage platforms through the opening defined by the transport base frame;
- wherein a dunnage platform from the one or more dunnage platforms obstructed from passing through the opening defined by the transport base frame substantially isolates the others of the one or more dunnage platforms to form a barrier against conditions present in an ambient environment outside of the dunnage platform bag including weather-related contaminants, and air-borne contaminants;
- and
- a transfer base mateable with the transport base frame such that the collapsible dunnage platform bag extends away from the transfer base when the dunnage platform bag is expanded;
- and
- wherein when the transfer base is mated with the transport base frame, the transfer base is operable to reposition the dunnage platform stop to allow movement of the one or more dunnage platforms through the opening defined by the transport base frame, thereby permitting one or more of loading, dispensing, storing and transporting of the one or more dunnage platforms.
A dunnage platform bag adapted for one or both of storing and transporting one or more dunnage platforms comprising:
- a transport base frame;
- a collapsible dunnage platform bag connected with the transport base frame so that the transport base frame defines an opening in the dunnage platform bag through which the one or more dunnage platforms are passable;
- a dunnage platform stop connected with the transport base frame and movable to obstruct or allow movement of the one or more dunnage platforms through the opening defined by the transport base frame;
- and
- wherein a dunnage platform from the one or more dunnage platforms obstructed from passing through the opening defined by the transport base frame substantially isolates the others of the one or more dunnage platforms to form a barrier against conditions present in an ambient environment outside of the dunnage platform bag including weather-related contaminants, and air-borne contaminants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.