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US 11,104,476 B2Granted
Package having a sheet-covered cutout
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsQi Zhang, Ryo Igarashi, Yuichi Kosaka, Masahiro Uchida, Susumu Yamasaki, Shigekazu Ishiguro, Sayaka Kishimoto
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Abstract
A package is formed of a die cut paperboard that includes a cutout that is covered by a polymer sheet. The sheet holds an item, such as by stretching, against the bottom side of the unpadded paperboard, which is chosen according to its ability to be transported on metal roller conveyors.
Claims22
A packaging comprising:
- a body formed from a single piece of paperboard having a first lip, a second lip, a first flap extending from the first lip, and an underside extending from the second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip at least partially form a topside defining a cutout, and wherein the first flap is bent and affixed to the underside;
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- a polymer sheet affixed to the first lip and the second lip to cover the cutout, the polymer sheet being configured to stretch over one or more items of different sizes upon insertion of the one or more items into the packaging to restrain the one or more items against the underside during transport.
A package comprising one or more items, the package comprising:
- a body formed from a single piece of paperboard having a first lip, a second lip, a first flap extending from the first lip, and an underside extending from the second lip, wherein the first lip and the second lip at least partially form a topside defining a cutout, and wherein the first flap is bent and affixed to the underside;
- a polymer sheet affixed to the first lip and the second lip to cover the cutout;
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- one or more items of a plurality of sizes, the one or more items being located between the underside and the polymer sheet such that the polymer sheet is configured to stretch over the one or more items upon insertion of the one or more items into the body to retain the one or more items against an inboard surface of the underside during transport,
- wherein at least one of an outboard surface of the underside and an outboard surface of the polymer sheet includes delivery information.
2 more elements
A packaging comprising:
- a body formed from a single piece of paperboard having a first lip, a second lip opposite the first lip, a third lip, a fourth lip opposite the third lip, a first flap extending from the first lip, an underside extending from the second lip, a second flap extending from the third lip, and a third flap extending from the fourth lip, wherein the first lip, the second lip, the third lip, and the fourth lip form a topside defining a cutout, and wherein at least two of the first flap, the second flap, and the third flap are bent and affixed to the underside;
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- a polymer sheet affixed to the first lip, the second lip, the third lip, and the fourth lip to cover the cutout, the polymer sheet being configured to stretch over one or more items of different sizes upon insertion of the one or more items into the packaging to restrain the one or more items against the underside during transport.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.