Collapsible interior partition system for use in a collapsible returnable container
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJeffrey Alan Verkerke
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorJeffrey Alan Verkerke
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A collapsible shipping container is provided with channels formed into the interior surface of the top frame of the collapsible shipping container to accept support rods and interior dunnage which depend from the support rods. The interior dunnage preferably is fabricated of flexible or foldable material which may be gathered and positioned such that the collapsible shipping container may be collapsed while the dunnage remains at all times within and associated with the collapsible shipping container. The dunnage may be in the form of hanging pouches supported by support rods and may further include hanging curtains supported by support rods orthogonally intersecting the pouch support rods. Whenever the hanging curtains are utilized, the hanging pouches are made of material which permits and forms a gap between adjacent pouches to accommodate the curtains. Should the items being shipped need protection from electrostatic discharge, electrically conducting pliable material may be used to form the pouches and/or the curtains supported by the support rods.
A reusable collapsible shipping container with collapsible dunnage comprising:
A reusable collapsible shipping container with collapsible dunnage comprising:
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