Container having metal outer frame for supporting L-shaped tracks
AssigneeBradford Company
InventorsJudson A. Bradford, Allen L. Burns, Matthew S. Sanger, Brian T. Dobrinski
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a metal frame, tracks having horizontal and vertical portions attached to opposite sides of the frame, and a plurality of support member assemblies extending between the tracks. Each support member assembly includes end members located at the ends of a tubular support, the end members being movable in the tracks. The support member assemblies support dunnage for supporting products for storage or shipment.
Claims28
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a metal frame having a bottom and two sides;
- a generally L-shaped stationary track secured to each side of the metal frame, each of the generally L-shaped tracks having at least one substantially horizontally oriented portion and at least one substantially vertically oriented portion extending towards the bottom from each of the substantially horizontally oriented portions;
- a door guide having two sides, each side having multiple slots;
- a movable door having pins movable in the slots of the door guide, the door being movable between a raised and locked position and a dropped position;
- a plurality of movable support member assemblies generally inside the container, each of the support member assemblies comprising a pair of sliders slidable along the tracks and a support extending between the sliders;
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- dunnage supported by the support member assemblies.
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a metal frame comprising a base and at least two sides;
- stationary tracks secured to opposed sides of the metal frame, each of the tracks comprising at least one generally horizontally oriented portion and at least one generally vertically oriented portion extending towards the base from an end of each generally horizontally oriented portion;
- a door movable between a raised and locked position and a dropped position;
- at least one stop secured to the door;
- support member assemblies supported by opposed tracks and extending therebetween, each of the support member assemblies comprising a pair of end members engaged with and movable along the tracks and a support extending between and connected to the end members;
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- dunnage supported by the support member assemblies wherein the at least one stop prevents the support member assemblies from moving into the generally vertically oriented portions of the tracks from the generally horizontally oriented portions of the tracks when the movable door is in its raised and locked position.
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a metal frame having a bottom;
- stationary tracks supported by the frame, each of the tracks comprising a generally horizontally oriented portion and at least one generally vertically oriented portion extending towards the bottom of the metal frame proximate an end of the generally horizontally oriented portion and terminating proximate the bottom;
- a door movable between a raised and locked position and a dropped position;
- a plurality of movable support member assemblies engaged with the tracks, each of the support member assemblies comprising a tubular support extending between two sliders engaged with the tracks, the sliders being adapted to move in the tracks;
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- dunnage suspended by the support member assemblies.
A container for holding product therein during shipment, the container comprising:
- a metal frame having a base;
- a door movable between a raised and locked position and a dropped position;
- stationary tracks supported by the frame, each of the tracks comprising a generally horizontally oriented portion and at least one generally vertically oriented portion extending downwardly towards the base from one end of the generally horizontally oriented portion and terminating proximate the base;
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- a plurality of movable support member assemblies engaged with the tracks, each of the support member assemblies comprising a tubular support extending between sliders, the sliders being adapted to move in the tracks;
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- pouches suspended by the support member assemblies wherein one of the support member assemblies supporting one of the pouches may extend between the generally horizontally oriented portions of the tracks and an adjacent support member assembly supporting the pouch may extend between the generally vertically oriented portions of the tracks to facilitate movement of products through an opening above the door when the door is in its dropped position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.