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US 11,377,294 B1Granted
Packaging tray for rollable objects
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorDavid Alspaugh
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Abstract
A tray for restraining movement of a rollable object, such as one that can roll or rock out of position on a conveyor, is formed of a single sheet. The tray includes a base and upstanding structures.
Claims12
A tray for holding a rollable object, the tray defining a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the tray comprising:
- a generally planar base panel having a pair of opposing ends lying on the first axis;
- and
- a pair of opposing elongate side structures that are parallel to the first axis, the pair of opposing side structures extending vertically upward from the base panel, each one of the side structures including a contact surface adapted for contacting the rollable object to stabilize the rollable object, each one of the side structures having a triangular cross-section with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis such that the contact surface includes a vertex of the triangular cross-section, each one of the triangular cross-sections being defined by a first leg that is relatively outboard-facing, a second leg that is relatively inboard-facing, and a third leg that is approximately parallel to the base panel, the third leg lying on the base panel,
- wherein the base panel and the opposing elongate side structures are formed from a unitary sheet.
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A die-cut sheet that is substantially planar and that defines a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, the sheet comprising:
- a substantially planar base panel having a pair of ends lying on the first axis and a pair of opposing sides lying on the second axis;
- a first tab and a second tab cut into the base panel, the first tab and second tab being configured to be folded out of the plane of the base panel;
- opposing planar first side panels outboard of the sides of the base panel, wherein the first side panels are separated from the base panel by a pair of first scores;
- opposing planar second side panels outboard of the first side panels, wherein the second side panels are separated from the first side panels by second scores;
- opposing planar third side panels outboard of the second side panels, wherein the third side panels are separated from the second side panels by third scores;
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- a first aperture defined by one of the third side panels and a second aperture defined by another of the third side panels,
- wherein the first, second, and third side panels are adapted for being bent at the first, second, and third scores, respectively, the first aperture is adapted to receive the first tab, and the second aperture is adapted to receive the second tab, to form triangular prisms on the opposing sides of the base panel suitable for stabilizing a rollable object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.