Packaging systems and methods
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsAshwin Vishwanath Rao, Prudhvi Vishnu Vardhan Amaravadhi, Marcus Deshune Paley
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Abstract
A packaging system to pack an item is disclosed. The packaging system includes an inner box having a plurality of sidewalls. Each sidewall comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface. The inner box is configured to enclose side surfaces of the item. The packaging system further includes at least one spacer attached to the exterior surface of each sidewall. The packaging system further includes an outer box configured to enclose the inner box and the spacer of each sidewall.
Claims18
A packaging system for an item, the packaging system comprising:
- an inner box having at least one sidewall configured to enclose one or more side surfaces of the item, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- at least one spacer attached to the exterior surface of the at least one sidewall, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a first spacer attached vertically at a middle portion of the exterior surface of the at least one sidewall such that a longitudinal axis of the first spacer is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the inner box, and wherein the first spacer comprises a first cut-out configured to access one or more accessories associated with the item;
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- an outer box configured to enclose the inner box and the at least one spacer of the at least one sidewall.
A packaging system for an item, the packaging system comprising:
- an inner box having a plurality of sidewalls configured to enclose side surfaces of the item, wherein each sidewall comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, and wherein the inner box further comprises one or more cut-outs to access one or more portions of the item;
- at least one spacer attached to the exterior surface of each sidewall, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a first spacer attached vertically at a middle portion of the exterior surface such that a longitudinal axis of the first spacer is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the inner box, and wherein the first spacer comprises a second cutout aligned with the one or more cut-outs of the inner box such that second cutout is configured to access the one or more portions of the item;
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- an outer box configured to enclose the inner box and the at least one spacer of each sidewall.
A method to package an item, the method comprising:
- positioning the item on a pallet;
- placing an inner box around the item to enclose side surfaces of the item, wherein the inner box comprises at least one spacer on an exterior surface of the inner box, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a first spacer attached vertically at a middle portion of the exterior surface of the inner box such that a longitudinal axis of the first spacer is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the inner box, and wherein the first spacer comprises a cut-out configured to access one or more portions of the item;
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- placing an outer box around the inner box to enclose the inner box and the at least one spacer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.