Robert V Gruber

US Patent:

D462522, Sep 10, 2002

Filed:

Oct 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/149650

Inventors:

William P. Apps - Alpharetta GA
Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

0301

US Classification:

D 3313

US Patent:

6607199, Aug 19, 2003

Filed:

Apr 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/839018

Inventors:

Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B62B 302

US Classification:

280 33991, 280 33997, 280 33998, 280 7911, 280 4312, 206509, 206505

Abstract:

A dolly and a tray and dolly assembly are provided. The dolly has a floor with upper and lower surfaces and with one or more features such that when the tray floor is received on the dolly floor, the feature interlocks the tray with the dolly. One feature is a plurality of protruding members extending upwardly from the dolly floor upper surface into openings in the tray floor to interlock the tray with the dolly. Another features is the presence of dolly side wall locking portions configured to abut and mate with corresponding tray side wall bottom locking portions on the tray to interlock the dolly with the tray.

US Patent:

6644218, Nov 11, 2003

Filed:

Sep 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/949390

Inventors:

Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B65D 1938

US Classification:

108 5712

Abstract:

A pod for absorbing shock placed on a load includes a rigid body, a rigid face, and a spring assembly. The face is positioned above the body for attachment to the underside of a load placed on the face. The spring assembly connects the body to the face. The spring assembly absorbs shock placed on the load during momentum changes felt by the load during transit or while being placed on a support surface. The pod may also be incorporated into a pallet assembly.

US Patent:

6659019, Dec 9, 2003

Filed:

Jul 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/918079

Inventors:

Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA
Trenton M. Overholt - Manhattan Beach CA

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B65D 1938

US Classification:

108 535, 108 541, 108 5726, 108901, 206386

Abstract:

A foldable device for facilitating the stacking of adjacent pairs of pallets loaded with container arrays includes a pair of pivotally-interconnected sections. Each section includes a generally flat bottom surface adapted to rest on a respective top layer of exposed container tops, and a top surface that include surface features whose uppermost portions cooperate to define a first reference plane. Each section includes a plurality of complementary hinge components defining a pivot axis that lies in a second reference plane located between the sections bottom surface and first reference plane, and further includes detents by which to maintain the bottom surfaces of each section pair in a substantially coplanar relationship when the hinged sections are spread open. Preferably, the surface features of each section pair are complementary such that, the assembly is folded about the resulting shared pivot axis, the bottom surfaces become generally parallel-spaced to facilitate device storage.

US Patent:

D487634, Mar 23, 2004

Filed:

Sep 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/167077

Inventors:

William P. Apps - Alpharetta GA
Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

0301

US Classification:

D 3313

US Patent:

6857642, Feb 22, 2005

Filed:

Jul 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/621974

Inventors:

Robert V. Gruber - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B62B003/02

US Classification:

280 33991, 280 33997, 280 33998, 280 7911, 280 4312, 206509, 206505

Abstract:

A dolly and a tray and dolly assembly are provided. The dolly has a floor with upper and lower surfaces and with one or more features such that when the tray floor is received on the dolly floor, the feature interlocks the tray with the dolly. One feature is a plurality of protruding members extending upwardly from the dolly floor upper surface into openings in the tray floor to interlock the tray with the dolly. Another feature is the presence of dolly side wall locking portions configured to abut and mate with corresponding tray side wall bottom locking portions on the tray to interlock the dolly with the tray.

US Patent:

6863180, Mar 8, 2005

Filed:

Feb 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/077543

Inventors:

William P. Apps - Alpharetta GA, US
Robert V. Gruber - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B65D019/00

US Classification:

206600, 206577, 220 6, 220 15

Abstract:

A collapsible container includes a base member having a pair of first base edges, and a pair of second base edges having a recessed base area formed therein. A pair of first opposed walls pivotably attached to the first base edges and orientable between an upright an upright orientation and an inwardly folded orientation. A pair of second opposed walls pivotably attached to the second base edges and orientable between an upright orientation and an overlapping folded orientation. Each of the second opposed walls generally corresponding in height and having a projection member arranged to be received within the recessed area of the second base edges when in the overlapping folded orientation, and each side wall has a recessed wall area arranged to receive the projection member of the second opposed wall folded thereon.

US Patent:

6892885, May 17, 2005

Filed:

Oct 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/977636

Inventors:

William P. Apps - Alpharetta GA, US
Robert V. Gruber - Hermosa Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Rehrig Pacific Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

B65D021/032

US Classification:

206519, 206505

Abstract:

A nestable crate for bottles includes a floor portion having a floor top surface, a floor bottom surface and a plurality of bottle support areas. A wall structure is connected to the floor portion and forms a containment area therewith. The wall structure has a peripherally extending upper band portion with an interior surface and an exterior surface, and also has a single-walled lower wall construction comprising adjacent column members which extend between the upper band the and floor portion. The wall structure includes sidewalls and end walls, and adjacent column members have curved facing surfaces extending inwardly into the containment area. The inner surface of the upper band portion, one of the plurality of bottle support areas, and the facing surfaces define a plurality of bottle receiving pockets extending around the periphery of the wall structure.