Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
AssigneeThe Ultimate Back Store, Inc.
InventorsMarc A. Levin, Barry L. Donahue
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Abstract
A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
Claims52
A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a seat section secured to a base section, the method comprising the steps of:
- removing the seat section from the base section;
- and
- inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container.
4 The method of claim 1 further providing the shipping container having a DIM of no greater than 130 inches.
The method of claim 31 wherein the step of inserting further includes the step of positioning a portion of the at least one sleeve to abut at least one side wall of the shipping container.
A packaging apparatus for packaging a piece of furniture having a seat section secured to a base section, the packaging apparatus comprised of:
- a shipping container;
- and
- at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture, the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.