Shipping container
US7845894B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 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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