James B Mcleod

US Patent:

20110101003, May 5, 2011

Filed:

Nov 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/611324

Inventors:

William Louis Einziger - Florence SC, US
Ronald Floyd Lochner - Florence SC, US
James Grayland McLeod - Florence SC, US
Mark O. Derakhshan - Florence SC, US
Robert Arthur Belinski - Florence SC, US
Timothy Elden Wise - Florence SC, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

B65D 90/12

US Classification:

220628

Abstract:

A low-profile shipping system for shipping an object without a pallet includes a shipping crate configured to surround the object being shipped. The shipping crate is configured to substantially enclose the object being shipped. The shipping crate defines a first passageway and a second passageway. The first passageway and the second passageway are adapted to receive a fork of a forklift. The low-profile shipping system also includes a shipping rail attached to the inside of the shipping crate at a location above the first passageway and the second passageway. The shipping rail is adapted to support the weight of the object and the shipping crate while the object is being transported by forklift.