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Shipping container

US7845894B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 2007
Grant dateDec 7, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2519/0091
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shipping container for a product mounted on casters, weighing on the order of about 150 to 300 pounds and including a box shaped housing. The shipping container comprises a base. A pair of elongated, parallel disposed and spaced apart support members are fixedly mounted on the top of the base. Each support member includes a block of foam material fixedly mounted onto the base and having a tapered front end and a rear end. A strip of low friction material is fixedly mounted on top of the block of foam material.

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