# US 12,006,084 B2 · Drill bit packaging > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,006,084 B2 - Document ID: US12006084B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/205,412 - Filed: 2021-03-18 - Published: 2022-09-22 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-18 - Assignees: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation - Applicants: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation - Inventors: Glenn Meyers; Aaron J. Duch; Brandon Kannel; Matthew J. Erickson; Milorad Marich - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006084B2 ## CPC - B65B 51/22: by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means - B65D 85/24: for needles, nails or like elongate small articles - B25H 3/003: {Holders for drill bits or the like} - B65B 5/028: {for making containers from two or more blanks (B65B5/026 takes precedence)} - B65B 5/06: Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles - B65B 51/32: Cooling, or cooling and pressing, package closures after heat-sealing - B65D 59/00: Plugs, sleeves, caps, or like rigid or semi-rigid elements for protecting parts of articles or for bundling articles, e.g. protectors for screw-threads, end caps for tubes or for bundling rod-shaped articles {(stopping flow from or in pipes or hoses by means of plugs F16L55/11, by means of caps F16L55/115; protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear F16L57/00)} - B65D 75/32: one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents - B65D 75/322: {and forming one compartment} - B65D 85/20: for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles - B65B 5/04: Packaging single articles - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B25H: WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS (storing or packaging B65) ## Abstract A packaging assembly for a drill bit. The packaging assembly includes a front clip including a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, a drill bit holding region configured to receive a portion of the drill bit, and a post extending from the drill bit holding region. The packaging assembly also includes a back clip that is separate from the front clip. The back clip includes an aperture that receives the post. The post includes an enlarged, melted head to inhibit removal of the back clip from the front clip. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A packaging assembly for a drill bit, the packaging assembly comprising: a front clip including a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and a drill bit holding region defining a recess, the recess configured to receive a portion of the drill bit, the front clip further including a post extending from the recess; and a back clip that is separate from the front clip, the back clip including an aperture that receives the post; wherein the post includes an enlarged, melted head to inhibit axial movement of the back clip relative to the front clip, and wherein the drill bit holding region protrudes from the front side of the front clip to define the recess. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the back clip is a first back clip that is configured to hold a first size range of drill bits, and the packaging assembly further includes a second back clip that can alternatively be secured to the front clip to hold the drill bit within the channel, the second back clip is configured to hold a second size range of drill bits, the first size range is different than the second size range. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the post is a first post, and wherein the front clip further includes a second post extending from the recess. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The packaging assembly of claim 3, wherein the aperture is a first aperture, and wherein the back clip includes a second aperture that receives the second post. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the front clip further includes a hanging aperture configured to support the packaging assembly from a hook. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the front clip further includes a window extending between the front and rear sides, wherein the window is adjacent the drill bit holding region. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the post is formed of plastic. ### Claim 8 A packaging assembly for a drill bit, the packaging assembly comprising: a first clip including a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, and an aperture extending through the front and rear sides; and a second clip that is separate from the first clip, the second clip including a front side, a rear side opposite the front side, a drill bit holding region, the drill bit holding region defining a recess, the recess configured to receive a portion of the drill bit, and a post extending from the recess, the post being received by the aperture, the post including an enlarged, melted head fused to the first clip to inhibit removal of the first clip from the second clip and secure the drill bit between the first and second clips, wherein the drill bit holding region protrudes from the rear side of the second clip to define the recess. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein the first clip includes a channel to receive the drill bit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein the enlarged, melted head covers the aperture. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the second clip is composed from plastic. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein the post is a first post, and wherein the second clip includes a second post extending from the recess. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The packaging assembly of claim 12, wherein the aperture is a first aperture, and wherein the first clip includes a second aperture to receive the second post.