Apparatus, system, and method for position-controlled packaging
OwnerMatthew Machata, Martin Johnsinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and related methods for position-control packaging are provided. The apparatus has an outer container. An inner container is positioned within the outer container. At least one arm is connected between the outer container and the inner container. The at least one arm supports the inner container within the outer container. At least two joints are within, or in mechanical communication with, the at least one arm. The at least two joints are configured to provide free rotational movement of the inner container relative to the outer container along two or more axes of rotation.
Claims20
An apparatus for position-control packaging comprising:
- an outer container;
- an inner container positioned within the outer container;
- at least one arm connected between the outer container and the inner container, the at least one arm supporting the inner container within the outer container;
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- first and second joints within, or in mechanical communication with, the at least one arm, the first and second joints configured to provide free rotational movement of the inner container relative to the outer container along two or more axes of rotation, wherein the second joint is positioned between the at least one arm and the inner container, and wherein the inner container is connected to the at least one arm through only the second joint as a single point of connection.
An apparatus for position-control packaging comprising:
- an outer container;
- an inner container positioned in a suspended position within the outer container;
- at least a first rotatable joint connected to the outer container;
- at least a first arm connected to the first rotatable joint at a first end of the first arm;
- at least a second rotatable joint connected to a second end of the first arm, wherein the second end is opposite the first end;
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- at least a second arm connected between the second rotatable joint and the inner container, wherein the first and second rotatable joints and the first and second arms hold the inner container in the suspended position within the outer container, and wherein the inner container has free rotational movement relative to the outer container along two or more axes of rotation, wherein a top surface of the inner container remains vertically upright irrespective of an orientation of the outer container, and wherein the inner container is connected to the first and second arms through only a single point of connection.
A method of using position-control packaging, the method comprising:
- providing an outer container;
- suspending an inner container within the outer container with at least one arm connected between the outer container and the inner container;
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- allowing free rotational movement of the inner container relative to the outer container along two or more axes of rotation with first and second joints within, or in mechanical communication with, the at least one arm, whereby a top surface of the inner container remains vertically upright irrespective of an orientation of the outer container, wherein the second joint is positioned between the at least one arm and the inner container, and wherein the inner container is connected to the at least one arm through only the second joint as a single point of connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.