Container having sliding support members
AssigneeBradford Company
InventorsCalvin D. Nyeboer, Mark J. Feenstra
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse that has a body, tracks attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support members supported by the tracks. Rollers are located at the ends of the support members which roll in the tracks to move the support members. The support members have product receptacles whereby products may be suspended between adjacent support members, portions of the products residing in the product receptacles.
Claims15
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a body comprising opposing sidewalls extending upwardly from a base;
- upper and lower levels of tracks supported by the sidewalls of the body;
- upper and lower levels of support members, each of said support members having notches, extending between two tracks and being supported by the two tracks, each level of the support members being independently movable relative to the other level, wherein the support members of the upper level may be moved to a position farthest from an unloader, exposing the lower level of support members.
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a body comprising opposing sidewalls and front and rear walls extending upwardly from a base;
- upper and lower levels of tracks supported by the sidewalls;
- upper and lower levels of stabilizers;
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- upper and lower levels of support members, each of the support members having notches, extending between two of the tracks and being supported by the tracks, each level of the support members being independently slidable relative to the other level, wherein the stabilizers pass through holes in the support members to prevent rotation of the support members.
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a body comprising opposing sidewalls and a rear wall extending upwardly from a base;
- upper and lower levels of stabilizers supported by the sidewalls of the body;
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- upper and lower levels of support members, each of said support members extending between stabilizers and having notches, each level of the support members being independently slidable on the stabilizers relative to the other level, the notches of adjacent support members being adapted to receive portions of products, wherein the stabilizers pass through the support members to prevent rotation of the support members and wherein the support members of the upper level may be moved to a position farthest from an unloader, exposing the lower level of support members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.