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US 2008/0173781 A1Published application
Paperboard base for an appliance
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorDavid B. Muyskens
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Abstract
A paper base for supporting an object such as a large household appliance is provided. The base comprises a honeycomb middle layer sandwiched between and substantially coextensive with top and bottom trays made from corrugated board. A platform can be mounted above the top tray to support a washing machine motor or other object.
Claims12
An improved base for supporting for an appliance, the base comprising:
- a substantially planar top tray having corners and a first central opening located distant from the corners;
- a substantially planar bottom tray spaced from and substantially parallel to the top tray;
- a middle layer having a thickness exceeding that of the top or bottom trays, the middle layer interposed between the top and bottom trays, the middle layer having corners and a second central opening located distant from the corners and vertically aligned with the first central opening;
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- a platform nested within the first and second central openings and extending above the top tray to support a part of the appliance.
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An improved base for supporting for an appliance, the base comprising:
- a substantially planar top tray comprising a top panel, the top panel having corners and a first central opening located distant from the corners, the top tray further comprising flaps hingedly attached to the top panel at the corners so that folding the flaps down creates clearances;
- a substantially planar bottom tray spaced from and substantially parallel to the top tray;
- a middle layer having a thickness exceeding that of the top or bottom trays, the middle layer interposed between and substantially coextensive with the top and bottom trays, the middle layer having corners, clearances at the corners, and a second central opening located distant from the corners and vertically aligned with the first central opening;
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- a platform nested within the first and second central openings and extending above the top tray to support a part of the appliance, the platform comprising a filler partially encapsulated by a boxlike structure formed from folded material;
- wherein the top tray and middle layer clearances are vertically aligned;
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- wherein the vertically aligned clearances are configured to accommodate vertical corner posts;
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- wherein the bottom tray extends below the vertically aligned clearances to support the vertical corner posts.
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An improved base for supporting for a product, the base comprising:
- a middle layer interposed between a top tray and a bottom tray, the bottom tray having corners, the middle layer and top tray defining clearances located above the bottom tray corners for accommodating vertical corner posts that rest on the bottom tray;
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- a platform adjacent to and extending above the top tray to support a part of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.