Packaging system for a hot water heater
AssigneeSmurfit Kappa North America, LLC
InventorMarcus De'shune Paley
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Abstract
A packaging system for a hot water heater includes an outer box, a top insert, an offset filler, a base insert, and one or more side panels. The top insert contacts a top surface of the hot water heater and a top inside surface of outer box. The offset filler is coupled to the top insert and is sandwiched between the hot water heater and the outer box. The base insert contacts the bottom surface of the hot water heater and a bottom inside surface of the outer box. The base insert includes raised perimeter structures that form a shape that matches a shape of the bottom surface of the hot water heater. Each side panel includes a raised pattern.
Claims19
A packaging system for a hot water heater, the packaging system comprising:
- an outer box configured to contain the hot water heater that comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated portion;
- a top insert configured to contact the top surface of the hot water heater and a top inside surface of the outer box, the top insert comprising a slot configured to align with a component on the top surface of the hot water heater;
- an offset filler coupled to the top insert, the offset filler configured to be sandwiched between the elongated portion of the hot water heater and the outer box;
- a base insert configured to contact the bottom surface of the hot water heater and a bottom inside surface of the outer box, the base insert comprising one or more raised perimeter structures configured to form a shape that matches a shape of the bottom surface of the hot water heater;
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- one or more side panels, each side panel comprising:
- a raised pattern;
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- an L-shape that comprises a short portion and a long portion, wherein the short portion is configured to be inserted between the top insert and the top surface of the hot water heater, and wherein the long portion is configured to be sandwiched between the elongated portion of the hot water heater and the outer box.
A packaging system for a hot water heater, the packaging system comprising:
- an outer box configured to contain the hot water heater that comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated portion;
- a top insert configured to contact the top surface of the hot water heater and a top inside surface of the outer box, the top insert comprising one or more first raised perimeter structures configured to form a first shape that matches a shape of the top surface of the hot water heater;
- a base insert configured to contact the bottom surface of the hot water heater and a bottom inside surface of the outer box, the base insert comprising one or more second raised perimeter structures configured to form a second shape that matches a shape of the bottom surface of the hot water heater;
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- a center collar configured to wrap around a mid-portion of the elongated portion of the hot water heater and comprising a plurality of raised patterns, wherein each of the plurality of raised patterns of the center collar is configured to contact the outer box.
A packaging system for a hot water heater, the packaging system comprising:
- an outer box configured to contain the hot water heater comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and an elongated portion;
- a top insert configured to contact the top surface of the hot water heater and a top inside surface of the outer box, the top insert comprising a first perimeter structure configured to form a shape that matches a shape of the top surface of the hot water heater;
- a base insert configured to contact the bottom surface of the hot water heater and a bottom inside surface of the outer box, the base insert comprising a second perimeter structure configured to form a shape that matches a shape of the bottom surface of the hot water heater;
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- a side object comprising a raised pattern and configured to be sandwiched between the elongated portion of the hot water heater and the outer box;
- wherein the first perimeter structure and the second perimeter structure are configured to position the hot water heater off center with respect to the center axis of the outer box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.