Donald W Swanson

US Patent:

6615742, Sep 9, 2003

Filed:

May 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/140970

Inventors:

Donald F. Swanson - Brier WA 98036

International Classification:

B65D 1944

US Classification:

108 555, 108 551

Abstract:

A portable rack for assembling packages of building materials. The rack comprises a base having a proximal side, a distal side, a top, a bottom, and a pair of channels extending between the proximal side and the distal side, the channels being designed to receive the forks of a forklift, and a plurality of elongated members attached to the proximal side and projecting upwardly from the base. The process for using the rack comprises placing the building materials onto the base of the rack using the forklift, moving the building materials toward the elongated members until the building materials abut at least one of the elongated members, and pulling the forks out from under the building materials.

US Patent:

63020343, Oct 16, 2001

Filed:

Sep 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/399628

Inventors:

Donald F. Swanson - Brier WA

International Classification:

B65D 1944

US Classification:

108 551

Abstract:

A portable rack for assembling packages of building materials. The rack comprises a base having a proximal side, a distal side, a top, a bottom, and a pair of channels extending between the proximal side and the distal side, the channels being designed to receive the forks of a forklift, and a plurality of elongated members attached to the proximal side and projecting upwardly from the base. The process for using the rack comprises placing the building materials onto the base of the rack using the forklift, moving the building materials toward the elongated members until the building materials abut at least one of the elongated members, and pulling the forks out from under the building materials.