Building panel sleeve packaging
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorsAmanda Worley Coble, James R. Johnson, Gary A. Grinsted
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Abstract
Described herein is a packaging system comprising a sleeve having a plurality of sides, an open top, and an open bottom, each of the sides having an inner surface, an inner liner located on the inner surfaces of the sides of the sleeve, the inner liner having an inner surface that defines a cavity, a plurality of building panels located in the cavity, and an outer wrapping surrounding at least a portion of the sleeve and at least a portion of the plurality of building panels.
Claims20
A packaging system comprising:
- a sleeve having a plurality of sides, an open top, and an open bottom, each of the sides having an inner surface;
- an inner liner located on the inner surfaces of the sides of the sleeve, the inner liner having an inner surface that defines a cavity;
- a plurality of building panels located in the cavity;
- wherein each of the building panels comprises a first planar portion and a second planar portion, the first planar portion comprises an outer edge that defines the perimeter of the first planar portion, the second planar portion comprises an outer edge that defines the perimeter of the second planar portion,
- wherein the perimeter of the first planar portion is greater than the perimeter of the second planar portion;
- an outer wrapping surrounding at least a portion of the sleeve and at least a portion of the plurality of building panels;
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- wherein the sleeve comprises cardboard and the inner liner comprises a polyethylene foam material comprising 84-88% polyethylene resin, less than or about 5% hydrocarbon foaming agents, less than or about 4% talc, less than or about 2% foam processing aid, and less than or about 5% colorants.
A packaging assembly for containing a plurality of building tiles, the packaging comprising:
- a packaging comprising:
- a sleeve having a plurality of sides, an open top, and an open bottom, each of the sides having an inner surface;
- an inner liner located on the inner surfaces of the sides of the sleeve, the inner liner having an inner surface that defines a cavity, the cavity being configured such that the plurality of building tiles fit in the cavity;
- an outer wrapping configured to surround at least a portion of the sleeve;
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- wherein each of the building tiles comprises a first planar portion and a second planar portion, the first planar portion comprises an outer edge that defines the perimeter of the first planar portion, the second planar portion comprises an outer edge that defines the perimeter of the second planar portion,
- wherein the perimeter of the first planar portion is greater than the perimeter of the second planar portion;
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- wherein the sleeve comprises cardboard and the inner liner comprises a polyethylene foam material comprising 84-88% polyethylene resin, less than or about 5% hydrocarbon foaming agents, less than or about 4% talc, less than or about 2% foam processing aid, and less than or about 5% colorants.
A method of transporting building tiles, the method comprising:
- a) inserting a plurality of building tiles into an open-ended cavity of a packaging, such that the plurality of building tiles are in a stacked arrangement within the open-ended cavity;
- wherein the packaging comprises an outer sleeve and a liner,
- the outer sleeve having a plurality of sides, an open top, and an open bottom, each of the sides having an inner surface, the outer sleeve formed from a first material, and
- the liner comprising a top end comprising a first opening and opposite to a bottom end which comprises a second opening, sides extending therebetween, the sides of the liner in contact with the inner surfaces of the outer sleeve, and formed from a second material;
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- b) applying an outer wrapping to the packaging such that the outer wrapping contacts both the plurality of building tiles and the plurality of sides of the packaging,
- wherein the first material comprises cardboard and the second material comprises a foam material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.