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.
Claims20
A method of transporting items from a distribution center to a retail location, the method comprising:
- loading the items into a shipping container;
- 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;
- propelling the shipping container onto a sales floor at the retail location;
- and
- 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 in a shipping container, the method comprising:
- attaching a lid of the shipping container to a body of the shipping container in an unblocking orientation, wherein the lid does not block access to the interior of the shipping container when disposed in the unblocking orientation;
- and
- grasping a handhold on the lid to propel the shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.