US 12,441,516 B2
Sound attenuation for material handling systems
Eric Ahlquist, Belding, MI (US); and Jeffrey S. DeVries, Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Assigned to Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by Dematic Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,677.
Application 18/082,677 is a division of application No. 17/034,085, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,965, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123861 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 25/14 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/36 (2006.01); B65G 39/02 (2006.01); B65G 39/07 (2006.01); G10K 11/162 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 25/14 (2013.01) [B65D 21/0233 (2013.01); B65D 25/36 (2013.01); B65G 39/02 (2013.01); B65G 39/07 (2013.01); G10K 11/162 (2013.01); B65G 2207/32 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sound attenuated tote for material handling, said sound attenuated tote comprising:
a nestable material handling tote comprising a rigid body defining an interior configured to receive and transport articles;
a sound damper disposed at a portion of said tote, said sound damper comprising a sound damping material configured to attenuate at least one chosen from vibration and noise at said tote during handling of said tote;
said material handling tote comprises a recess integrally formed at a portion of said rigid body and configured to receive said sound damper;
wherein said material handling tote is nestable with another of said material handling tote.