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US 2026/0109510 A1Published application
Recyclable and sustainable apparatus and method for packaging products
AssigneeThe Gardner Group, LLC
InventorsRandal D. Olson, Joel R. Olson, Kevin W Cyr
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Abstract
A product support constructed, at least in part, from interlocked corrugated elements that are largely fabricated from corrugated fiberboard and other recyclable and sustainable materials is disclosed herein. Two or more cormgated elements are interlocked to form the product support that includes a package receiving cavity shaped to receive and support a product in a container. The product support defines engagement surfaces to engage the inner walls of the container.
Claims2
An apparatus for securing a product in packaging, comprising:
- a first corrugated element 12 defining a first front side 23 of planar configuration and a first back side 33 of planar configuration oriented parallel to the first front side 23, a first peripheral edge 13 joins the first front side 23 with the first back side 33, the first peripheral edge 13 having a first engagement portion 43 configured to abut at least three inner walls 202 of a container 200, the first corrugated element 12 comprising at least two corrugated fiberboards 140 adhesively laminated together with flute axes 176 of the at least two corrugated fiberboards 140 of the first corrugated element 12 in parallel alignment;
- a second corrugated element 14 securable to the first corrugated element 12, the second corrugated element 14 defining a second front side 25 of planar configuration and a second back side 35 of planar configuration oriented parallel to the second front side 25, a second peripheral edge 15 joins the second front side 25 with the second back side 35, the second peripheral edge 15 having a second engagement portion 45 configured to abut at least an inner wall 202 of the container 200, the second corrugated element 14 comprising at least two corrugated fiberboards 140 adhesively laminated together with flute axes 176 of the at least two corrugated fiberboards 140 of the second corrugated element 14 in parallel alignment;
- a product receiving cavity 40 configured to receive a product 500, the product receiving cavity 40 comprises a passage 50 defined between the first front side 23 of the first corrugated element 12 and a first back side 33 of the first corrugated element 12 and a cavity end portion 60 defined by the second corrugated element 14;
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- wherein the first corrugated element 12 and the second corrugated element 14 in securement to one another orient flute axes 176a of the first corrugated element 12 perpendicularly to flute axes 176b of the second corrugated element 14.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.