Dunnage product
AssigneeAM General LLC
InventorJohn Keleher
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for packing products includes a dunnage product. The dunnage product includes a bracket engageable with a shipping container, a shaft connected to the bracket, and a number of elongated flexible members movable along the shaft. The elongated flexible members can be placed between the manufactured products during the packing process. The dunnage product is preferably reusable.
Claims20
A method of packing products in a shipping container having a bottom and a wall extending up from the bottom, the method of packing including using a dunnage product including a bracket for coupling the dunnage product to the container, a shaft connected to the bracket, and a plurality of flexible members retained on the shaft and movable therealong, the method including:
- positioning a first of the plurality of flexible members in the shipping container,
- positioning a product on the first of the plurality of flexible members,
- positioning a second of the plurality of flexible members on the product, and
- positioning a second product on the second of the plurality of flexible members.
A dunnage product, including:
- a bracket,
- a shaft having a longitudinal axis, the shaft connected to the bracket,
- a retainer connected to the shaft, and
- an elongated flexible member having a first end retained on the shaft and movable along the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.