Bottle shipping system with multipurpose insert
AssigneeFibercel Packaging, LLC
InventorsMike Olson, James W. Gilfert
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for an improved bottle packaging system and shipping container, and more particularly to a container wherein a common insert design is employed to stabilize the bottle(s) and to provide padding therefore during shipment to resist breakage and damage. The improved insert design permits a common insert to provide stabilization to the bottom and shoulder of the necked bottle(s) used for shipping chemicals and the like.
Claims20
A packaging system for at least one bottle, comprising:
- a carton having paper board panels defining a space, the panels meeting to define a plurality of interior corners;
- and
- at least three inserts, each of said inserts having a common design, including
- a bottom insert receiving a bottom of the bottle and supporting the bottle in a spaced-apart and padded relationship with the bottom, sides and interior corners of the carton,
- a middle insert receiving a neck and shoulder portion of the bottle and supporting the bottle in a spaced-apart and padded relationship with the sides and interior corners of the carton, and
- a top insert for maintaining the middle insert in position relative to a top of the carton.
A packaging insert, comprising:
- a cell including a generally cylindrical depression, the bottom of which includes a shoulder extending in segments about the bottom thereof, said shoulder segments providing contacts points for a bottle partially inserted into said depression, and a generally circular hole therein;
- an outer skirt, extending substantially around the entire periphery of the cell;
- and
- a plurality of ribs connecting the cell and the skirt, such that said ribs maintain the spatial relationship between the cell and the skirt.
A method for packaging at least one bottle, comprising:
- positioning a bottom insert, having at least one bottle-receiving cell therein, within a bottom of a carton;
- inserting at least one bottle in the bottom insert;
- placing a middle insert within the carton in an inverted orientation relative to the bottom insert, the middle insert fitting over the neck of the bottle;
- placing a top insert within the carton, above the middle insert;
- and
- securing a top surface of the carton.
A bottle packaging system, comprising:
- a carton having paper board panels defining a space, the panels meeting to define a plurality of interior corners;
- and
- a plurality of inserts, each of said inserts having a common design including cells to support bottles therein in a spaced-apart and padded relationship with respect to the bottom, sides and interior corners of the carton.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.