# US 12,767,413 B2 · Packaging supporter

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- Number: US 12,767,413 B2
- Document ID: US12767413B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/846,272
- Filed: 2023-03-03
- Published: 2025-06-12
- Granted: 2026-10-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-03-23
- Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation
- Applicants: Kyocera Corporation
- Inventors: Yu Kitamoto; Ryo Kizuka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12767413B2

## CPC

- B65D 81/05: maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents ({B65D81/022, B65D81/025, } B65D81/03 take precedence)
- 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

## Abstract

A packaging supporter includes a support that is a rectangular prism. The support supports a photosensitive drum that is an item to be packaged in a box. The support includes first to seventh walls, and first and second reinforcements. The first reinforcement is continuous with the first wall and protrudes from the first wall toward the third wall. The first reinforcement is supported by a first recessed corner. The second reinforcement is continuous with the seventh wall and protrudes from the seventh wall toward the fifth wall. The second reinforcement is supported by a second recessed corner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A packaging supporter for supporting an item to be packaged in a box, the packaging supporter comprising:
a support being a rectangular prism and being cushioning,
wherein the support includes
a first wall,
a second wall including a first fold and being continuous with the first wall with the first fold between the second wall and the first wall,
a third wall including a second fold and being continuous with the second wall with the second fold between the third wall and the second wall, the third wall facing the first wall and defining a first recessed corner between the second wall and the third wall,
a fourth wall including a third fold and being continuous with the third wall with the third fold between the fourth wall and the third wall, the fourth wall defining a third recessed corner between the third wall and the fourth wall,
a fifth wall including a fourth fold and being continuous with the fourth wall with the fourth fold between the fifth wall and the fourth wall, the fifth wall being located between the first wall and the third wall,
a sixth wall including a fifth fold and being continuous with the fifth wall with the fifth fold between the sixth wall and the fifth wall, the sixth wall facing the second wall and the fourth wall and defining a second recessed corner between the fifth wall and the sixth wall,
a seventh wall including a sixth fold and being continuous with the sixth wall with the sixth fold between the seventh wall and the sixth wall, the seventh wall being located between the third wall and the fifth wall,
a first reinforcement being continuous with the first wall and protruding from the first wall toward the third wall, the first reinforcement being in contact with the first recessed corner, and
a second reinforcement being continuous with the seventh wall and protruding from the seventh wall toward the fifth wall, the second reinforcement being in contact with the second recessed corner.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the seventh wall is supported by the third recessed corner.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the first reinforcement is trapezoidal in a developed state.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the second reinforcement is trapezoidal in a developed state.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the support further includes one or more first reinforcements or one or more second reinforcements located in an axial direction of the support, or the support further includes one or more first reinforcements and one or more second reinforcements located in the axial direction of the support.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein the packaging supporter comprises, in a developed state, a corrugated cardboard having a machine direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first wall to the seventh wall are continuous with one another.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the support further includes one or more first reinforcements or one or more second reinforcements located in a width direction of the support, the width direction being perpendicular to a direction in which the first wall to the seventh wall are continuous with one another.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The packaging supporter according to claim 1, wherein
the support further includes one or more first reinforcements and one or more second reinforcements located in a width direction of the support, the width direction being perpendicular to a direction in which the first wall to the seventh wall are continuous with one another.