# US 10,870,523 B2 · Corner protector

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- Number: US 10,870,523 B2
- Document ID: US10870523B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/033,634
- Filed: 2018-07-12
- Published: 2019-01-17
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-13
- Assignees: Westrock Container, LLC
- Applicants: WestRock Container, LLC
- Inventors: Joseph Neale
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870523B2

## CPC

- B65D 81/053: {Corner, edge or end protectors}
- B65D 5/50: Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
- B65D 5/725: {Incised or pre-scored openings or windows provided in the side wall of containers}
- B65D 81/057: {Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors}
- B65D 2581/052: Materials
- B65D 2581/053: Paper in general, e.g. paperboard, carton, molded paper
- B65D 2581/055: Plastic in general, e.g. foamed plastic, molded plastic, extruded plastic
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A corner protector having a pocket for the receipt of an object. The corner protector includes a window in communication with the pocket for the receipt of a portion of the object, and an undulated gripping member that provides a friction fit of the corner protector against the object.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A corner protector comprising:
a first panel overlying a second panel, the first panel connected to the second panel along a first fold line;
a third panel overlying the first panel, the third panel connected to the second panel along a second fold line;
a fourth panel overlying the third panel, the fourth panel connected to the second panel along a third fold line;
a fifth panel located between the third panel and the first panel, the fifth panel connected to the fourth panel along a fourth fold line, the third panel being located between the fourth panel and the fifth panel; and
a pocket located between the first panel and the fifth panel for removably receiving an object.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, including a window formed in the first panel and the second panel, the window overlying the fifth panel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, wherein the connection of the fifth panel to the fourth panel secures each of the panels in their respective positions relative to one another.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, wherein the fifth panel comprises a gripper for providing a friction grip on the object that is inserted in the pocket.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The corner protector of claim 4, wherein the gripper comprises an undulating portion of the fifth panel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, wherein each of the panels is generally triangular.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, wherein the first panel includes one or more external free edges and one or more internal edges, and the second panel includes one or more internal edges, the internal edges of the first and second panels forming the window.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The corner protector of claim 1, including a first spacer connecting the third panel to the second panel along the second fold line, the third panel connected to the first spacer along a fifth fold line.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The corner connector of claim 8, including a second spacer connecting the fourth panel to the second panel along the third fold line, the fourth panel connected to the second spacer along a sixth fold line.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The corner protector of claim 9, including a third spacer connecting the fifth panel to the fourth panel along the fourth fold line, the fifth panel connected to the third spacer along a seventh fold line.