Beverage container packaging
AssigneeAcorn West LLC
InventorsJohn Gilligan, Ron Valtierra, Gord Heyting, Chris Russell, Justin Haas
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Abstract
A beverage container packing assembly includes a bottom tray defining first compartments. The first compartments are configured to receive a first portion of a beverage container. The beverage container packing assembly includes a center support defining through holes. The through holes are configured to receive a second portion of a beverage container. The center support is configured to accommodate a thermo pack between a first row and a second row of the through holes. The beverage container packing assembly includes a top tray defining second compartments. The second compartments are configured to receive a third portion of a beverage container.
Claims18
A beverage container packing assembly, comprising:
- a bottom tray defining a plurality of first compartments, one or more of the plurality of first compartments configured to receive a first portion of a beverage container therein;
- a center support defining a plurality of through holes, one or more of the through holes configured to receive a second portion of a beverage container therethrough, wherein the center support is configured to accommodate a thermo pack between a first row and a second row of the plurality of through holes;
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- a top tray defining a plurality of second compartments, one or more of the plurality of second compartments configured to receive a third portion of a beverage container therein.
A method of packing beverage containers, comprising:
- placing a plurality of beverage containers in a plurality of first compartments defined by a bottom tray of a beverage container packing assembly, wherein the bottom tray includes one or more first support columns;
- placing a center support of the beverage container packing assembly on top of the bottom tray such that the plurality of beverage containers extend through a plurality of through holes defined by the center support, wherein the center support includes one or more second support columns each configured to stack on one of the one or more first support columns;
- placing a thermo pack between a first row and a second row of the plurality of beverage containers such that the thermo pack extends between a plurality of beverage containers of the first row and a plurality of beverage containers of the second row, and is supported by the center support of the beverage container packing assembly;
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- placing a top tray of the beverage container packing assembly on top of the center support such that the plurality of beverage containers extend into a plurality of second compartments defined by the top tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.