Packaging insert
OwnerGayle Voreinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible insert for a carton for a product having a collapsible protruding member has a central panel with columnar channels formed at either end. The channels conform to the shape of the carton corners. The vertical columns have notched regions for receiving a product having a collapsible protruding member extending from the base thereof, such as a lawn mower deck and handle. The hollow columns provide spaces for articles to be packaged with the product. The central panel has a handhold opening to reinforce the carton handhold. The central panel's handhold opening is also reinforced.
Claims10
An insert for a carton for a product having a collapsible member extending from a base of the product, the insert comprising:
- a central panel having opposing end regions and a columnar channel member formed at each said end region, said channel members collapsible to a condition substantially coplanar with said central panel.
An insert for a carton for a product having a U-shaped, segmented collapsible member extending from a base of the product forming a Z-shaped configuration therewith, the insert comprising:
- a central panel having tubular members formed at end regions thereof, said tubular members defining notched regions adapted for receiving the base and the member of said product and wherein each said tubular member is collapsible into flat-face condition substantially coplanar with said central panel.
An insert for a carton for a product having a collapsible member extending from a base of the product of the product, the insert comprising:
- a pair of columnar channel members collapsible into substantially flat-face contacting relationship adapted for being closely received at a pair of opposing corners of the carton interconnected by a central panel, said columnar channel members having a height substantially equal to a height of said carton so as to reinforce vertical stacking strength of the carton and defining slotted regions for receiving and substantially immobilizing the base and the collapsible member of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.