Printed matter – Method – Identifying
Patent
1981-01-19
1983-10-11
Bell, Paul A.
Printed matter
Method
Identifying
53411, 53475, 283 73, 283 80, 283 81, 283114, 283901, 414786, B42D 1500
Patent
active
044087829
ABSTRACT:
Graphic means in the form of one or more symbols applied to one or more of the panels of a plurality of cargo containers to be loaded in a cargo receiving space, such as the cargo receiving space of a vehicle. The symbols provide graphic instructions to a loader as to how the cargo containers should be oriented in the cargo space of a vehicle in order to obtain a loading pattern which substantially maximizes the number of cartons that can be loaded in the cargo receiving space. The loading pattern obtained from the graphic instructions provided by the symbols also serves to reduce the clearance between the cartons and the walls of the cargo receiving space and hence the possibility of damage to cargo in the containers or cartons due to shifting while in transit. Numbers, letters, arrows or other indicia may be incorporated into or associated with the symbols to provide further instructions for loading cargo elements of the same size in different orientations in tiers of rows extending transversely across different sized cargo spaced in different vehicles.
A novel method of loading cargo elements in a cargo receiving space, such as the cargo receiving space of a vehicle, is also disclosed which includes the steps of determining the optimum loading pattern which will substantially maximize the number of cargo elements that can be loaded in the cargo space, applying one or more symbols to one or more of the surfaces of each cargo element which provides graphic instructions to a loader as to the manner in which the cargo elements are to be loaded in the cargo receiving space to obtain the optimum loading pattern, and loading the cargo receiving space in accordance with the loading instructions provided by the symbols on the cartons. The method also contemplates the additional steps of including or associating numbers and letters with the symbols applied to the panels of each cargo element to provide specific instructions for loading the cargo elements or cartons in particular vehicles having cargo receiving spaces of certain dimensions in order to obtain the optimum loading pattern.
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Compucon Inc.--Computer Generated Loading Pattern P.O. Box 401229, 13749 Neutron Road, Dallas, Texas 75240.
MAV Systems, Inc.--Computer Generated Loading Pattern 235 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016.
Bell Paul A.
Merriam, Marshall & Bicknell
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