Apparatus, system and method for cushioning an object
AssigneeDanco Packaging Supply Company
InventorsDaniel Edward Mulvey, Daniel Joseph Mulvey
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method to protect an object with a sleeve has a seam extending along the sleeve wherein the sleeve folds to attach along the seam. The sleeve is inserted on an object, such as a food container or a beverage container, to surround the container. A lattice is formed by expansion of slits extending along the sleeve inserted on the container. The depth of the lattice cushions the container from breakage. A bottom extends from the sleeve to surround the container. The sleeve may be placed in a partitioned section of a crate or box and/or may be incorporated in a bag to receive and/or protect the object.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve defined by a height and a diameter wherein the height is greater than the diameter;
- a seam extending along the height of the sleeve wherein the sleeve folds to attach along the seam;
- and
- a plurality of slits extending along the height of the sleeve wherein the sleeve is inserted on a container to expand along the plurality of slits to form a lattice that substantially surrounds the container to cushion the container from impact.
A system comprising:
- a sleeve inserted around a bottle wherein the sleeve slides over the bottle and further wherein the sleeve is substantially made from paper;
- a plurality of slits formed in the sleeve that expand on the bottle to fit the sleeve around the bottle;
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- a lattice formed on the sleeve by expansion of the plurality of slits around the bottle wherein the lattice surrounds the bottle.
A method comprising:
- aligning a paper sleeve with a plurality of slits extending across the sleeve with a container;
- inserting the paper sleeve onto the container;
- sliding the paper sleeve around the container to expand the plurality of slits to form a lattice around the container;
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- cushioning the container with the lattice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.