Patent ID: 7794188
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: B65D,B65G

Abstract:
1. A system for pre-bunking and transporting cut timber comprising: a portable skid; a plurality of U-shaped cradles configured to be releasably attachable to the portable skid; and a trailer having attachment hardware at spaced-apart locations on the trailer, such that the trailer is configured to releasably receive the plurality of U-shaped cradles; wherein the plurality of U-shaped cradles are configured to receive a load of cut timber when the U-shaped cradles are attached to the portable skid, and the plurality of U-shaped cradles are further configured to be moved with the load of cut timber and releasably attached to the trailer attachment hardware, wherein the U-shaped cradles comprise a base member, a pair of oppositely disposed upright members, and a locking member that lockably engages the trailer attachment hardware; and wherein the attachment hardware comprises a transverse plate having a receiving end with a first pair of spaced-apart guide members and a shoe end having a second pair of spaced apart guide members, the first and second pairs of guide members being spaced a distance to slidably receive one of the plurality of U-shaped cradles.