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US 7,350,662 B2Granted
Modular reusable vehicle shipping crate
AssigneeGatewood Products, LLC
InventorW. Craig 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.
Claims6
A crate comprising:
- a rectangular 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 rectangular middle frame comprising two parallel length bars, two parallel end pieces, and four middle corner portions;
- a tire saddle assembly connected to the middle frame portion between the two parallel length bars;
- a rectangular 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;
- four top leg portions, wherein each top leg portion telescopically engages the corner portions of the top frame and the middle frame;
- four bottom leg portions, wherein each bottom leg portion telescopically engages the corner portions of the bottom frame and the middle frame,
- wherein the tire saddle assembly is operable to support the front or rear tires of a vehicle while the opposite set of tires is supported by the bottom frame, such that the vehicle is at an angle relative to the top frame and the bottom frame.
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