Packaging insert and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPaul Russell, Matthew Daum
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a packaging insert and method for assembling a packaging insert are provided. In one embodiment a packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container includes a support platen and a sidewall that has a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion. The first sidewall portion is connected to the support platen and the second sidewall portion such that the first sidewall portion physically separates the second sidewall portion from the support platen.
Claims25
A packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container, the packaging insert comprising:
- a support platen;
- and
- an extending sidewall connected to the support platen, the sidewall having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion the second sidewall being physically separated from the support platen by the first sidewall portion;
- and
- wherein the first sidewall portion is movable relative to the support platen and the second sidewall portion is movable relative to the first sidewall portion.
The packaging insert of claim 8, wherein the packaging insert comprises corrugated fiberboard.
A packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container, the packaging insert comprising:
- a support platen;
- and
- a sidewall connected to the support platen, the sidewall having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion, the first sidewall portion being disposed between the support platen and the second sidewall portion;
- and
- wherein the length of the second sidewall portion is greater than the length of the first sidewall portion.
A packaging insert for supporting an article in a shipping container, the packaging insert comprising:
- a support platen disposed in the shipping container;
- a means for supporting the support platen substantially parallel to a wall of the shipping container and creating an air pocket between the support platen and the wall to cushion a shock delivered to the shipping container;
- and
- wherein the means for supporting the support platen generates a pneumatic force against the support platen when the shock is delivered to the shipping container.
A method for assembling a packaging insert, the method comprising:
- positioning an internally facing surface of a first sidewall portion at an angle less than about 90 degrees relative the externally facing surface of a support platen;
- and
- positioning an externally facing surface of a second sidewall portion at an angle less than about 180 degrees relative to an externally facing surface of the first sidewall portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.