Patents by Inventor Gerald G. Day

Gerald G. Day has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4865202
    Abstract: A mobile extra display module for storing, transporting, and displaying a quantity of containers, includes a plastic pallet base and a plurality of alternating layers of tier sheets and containers. The tier sheets have a top surface with an array of top recesses for receiving container bottoms, and a bottom surface with an array of bottom recesses for receiving container tops. The containers in each layer are in contact with adjacent containers. For storage and transportation purposes, the display module is made as a package unit including a rigid lid and a pair of straps extending around the unit, over the lid and under the base and being under a high force of about 100 pounds for holding the display module unit in a very strong and stable arrangement. This invention also includes an improved plastic pallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Gerald G. Day
  • Patent number: 4735321
    Abstract: A mobile extra display module for storing, transporting, and displaying a quantity of containers, includes a plastic pallet base and a plurality of alternating layers of tier sheets and containers. The tier sheets have a top surface with an array of top recesses for receiving container bottoms, and a bottom surface with an array of bottom recesses for receiving container tops. The containers in each layer are in contact with adjacent containers. For storage and transportation purposes, the display module is made as a package unit including a rigid lid and a pair of straps extending around the unit, over the lid and under the base and being under a high force of about 100 pounds for holding the display module unit in a very strong and stable arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Gerald G. Day
  • Patent number: 4659132
    Abstract: A beverage body for a delivery truck or trailer that is convertible between being arranged for use in side loading at ground level or rear loading at dock height. The body includes: (a) hinged bulkheads separating the side loading bays that swing out against the roll-up doors on the vehicle sidewalls to provide a completely open interior for rear loading, (b) hinged bay back panels that form the backs of the bays during side loading and that swing down to form a flat upper floor at the floor level of the wheel housing bay for receiving carts and pallets, (c) a longitudinal support beam located entirely below the wheel housing bay floor, and (d) a rear door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Gerald G. Day
  • Patent number: D305738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Gerald G. Day
  • Patent number: D327785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventor: Gerald G. Day