US 12,297,029 B2
Dunnage arrangement including cargo pouches with staggered support members
Matthew Scott Sanger, Ferndale, MI (US)
Assigned to Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US)
Filed by Bradford Company, Holland, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,406.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/349,251, filed on Jun. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0391533 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/05 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dunnage arrangement, comprising:
a container having spaced-apart sidewalls each defining a length and each extending upwardly from opposite respective sides of a floor of the container,
a first pair of guide rails each mounted to and extending at least partially along the length of a respective one of the spaced-apart sidewalls of the container,
a second pair of guide rails each mounted to and extending at least partially along the length of a respective one of the spaced-apart sidewalls such that each of the second pair of guide rails is positioned between the floor and a respective one of the first pair of guide rails,
a plurality of pouches each having first and second opposed sidewalls extending upwardly from a bottom wall or fold to define a pocket therebetween configured to support cargo within the container, and
support members coupled to or near terminal tops of each of the first and second sidewalls of the plurality of pouches,
wherein the pouches are received side-by-side within the container with the support members coupled to the first sidewalls supported on and movable along the first pair of guide rails and with the support members coupled to the second sidewalls supported on and movable along the second pair of guide rails.