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US 12,552,578 B1Granted
Packaging container for automotive tensioner kit
AssigneeAutomotive Tensioners Inc.
InventorsPatrick Mulholland, Joel Thompson
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Abstract
A container for automotive tensioner replacement kits having at least three separate dividers for individually holding a tensioner, one or more pulleys, and associated hardware wherein the dividers may be constructed with one or more notches adapted to secure a serpentine belt from being undesirably deformed in shipping and handling while also holding components in a protected manner.
Claims1
An automotive tensioner replacement kit comprising:
- a tensioner;
- at least one pulley;
- installation hardware;
- a serpentine belt;
- a cardboard container having an exterior, an interior, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a bottom, and a hinged top;
- a divider having top portion, a bottom portion that rests on said bottom of said interior of said cardboard container wherein said top portion having a first notch with a first flap and a second notch with a second flap;
- wherein said divider is folded to form a first compartment for separately holding said tensioner, a second compartment for holding said installation hardware, and a third compartment to hold said at least one pulley respectively;
- and
- wherein said serpentine belt is positioned in said first notch and said second notch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.