Cooperative packaging systems and methods
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsStephen C. Hokanson, Tobin J. Vetting, Steven Raden
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Abstract
A cooperative packaging system includes a base package, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The base package includes a first side and a second side. The second side is contiguous with the first side. The first member covers a portion of the first side of the base package. The second member covers the second side of the base package. The third member covers the first member and a portion of the second member. The first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.
Claims20
A cooperative packaging system comprising:
- a base package comprising a first side and a second side contiguous with the first side;
- a first member that covers a portion of the first side of the base package;
- a second member that covers the second side of the base package;
- and
- a third member that covers the first member and a portion of the second member;
- wherein the first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.
A cooperative packaging system comprising:
- a base package comprising:
- a first side;
- a second side contiguous with the first side;
- a third side contiguous with the second side;
- a fourth side contiguous with the third side and the first side;
- a first surface contiguous with the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side;
- and
- a second surface contiguous with the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side;
- a first member that partially covers a portion of the first surface, a portion of the second surface, and a portion of the first side;
- a second member that covers the second side and partially covers a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface;
- and
- a third member that covers the first member and partially covers the second member.
A process for assembling a cooperative packaging system, the process comprising:
- inserting a first member within a second member;
- inserting a third member within the second member;
- inserting a base package within the first member and the third member;
- inserting a fourth member within a fifth member;
- inserting a sixth member within the fifth member;
- placing the fourth member and the sixth member over the base package;
- and
- placing a band around the second member, the base package, and the fifth member such that the band biases the first member and the fourth member against the base package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.