# US 2009/0260328 A1 · Apparatus and method for packaging a load having projections

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- Number: US 2009/0260328 A1
- Document ID: US20090260328A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/404,054
- Filed: 2009-03-13
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-04-18
- Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Inventors: John A. Rometty; Nancy L. Roach; Jeffrey W. O'Hara
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260328A1

## CPC

- B65D 61/00: External frames or supports adapted to be assembled around, or applied to, articles
- B65D 81/02: specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage {(containers of polygonal cross-section provided with internal protecting elements for contents B65D5/50; devices to locate articles in containers B65D25/10)}
- B65D 85/48: for glass sheets
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A packaging container for a load having a projection such as a nailing fin is made from two rigid U-boards. An inner U-board supports the weight of the window/door frame while preventing the nailing fin from having contact, directly or indirectly, with the ground or sides of the fin crate. The nailing fin provides one supporting wall for the inner U-board while a second, outer U-board provides a second supporting wall. Both walls prevent the inner U-board from spreading out or collapsing under the weight of the window/door. The inner U-board is formed as a continuous element or as discrete elements. The nailing fin is incorporated into the fin crate to form a support member and part of the packaging container.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A packaging container for a load having a projection comprising:
an inner U-board; and
an outer U-board, wherein the inner U-board rests within the outer U-board, the inner U-board inverted and interlaced with the outer U-board, and wherein the inner U-board is configured to support the load on a first surface of the inner U-board and provide an air gap between the projection and a first surface of the outer U-board.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The packaging container of claim 1, wherein the inner U-board is a continuous U-board.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The packaging container of claim 1, wherein the inner U-board is a plurality of discrete, non-contiguous U-boards.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The packaging container of claim 1, wherein the outer U-board has a height greater than a height of the inner U-board.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The packaging container of claim 1, wherein the projection provides a supporting wall for the inner U-board wherein the projection is an integral part of the packaging container.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The packaging container of claim 1, wherein the packaging is made from a recyclable material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The packaging of claim 1 wherein a one (1) foot long section of the inner U-board having a thickness of about 0.120 caliper is configured to support a weight of the load of at least 250 pounds.

### Claim 8

A method for packaging a load having a projection comprising:
interlacing an inverted inner U-board with an outer U-board, wherein the inner U-board has a first surface, an inner wall, and an outer wall, wherein the outer U-board has a first surface, an inner wall, and an outer wall, and wherein the first surface of the inner U-board is configured to support the load and the inner wall of the inner U-board is configured to protect the projection.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method for packaging of claim 8, wherein the inner U-board is a continuous U-board.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method for packaging of claim 8, wherein the inner U-board is a plurality of discrete, non-contiguous U-boards.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The method for packaging of claim 8, wherein the outer U-board has a height great than a height of the inner U-board.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The method for packaging of claim 8, wherein interlacing the inner U-board and the outer U-board form an air gap.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The method for packaging of claim 8, wherein the projection provides a supporting wall for the inner U-board such that the projection becomes an integral part of the packaging.