Packing brace
AssigneeRepublic Packaging Corporation
InventorJohn Maurice Carmody
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Abstract
A packing brace is disclosed which is formed of resilient material and is structured as an integral band formed by a first section having a substantially U-shaped cross section and including an outer and inner bracing surface, a second section having a substantially U-shaped cross section and also including an outer and inner bracing surface, a pair of integrally formed hinge members pivotally joined to and interconnecting the first and second hinged sections between opposed legs of the U-shaped sections, each of the hinge members further including a centrally disposed hinge joint, and the first and second sections and the hinge members being integrally formed as a unitary construction.
Claims5
A packing brace for packaging articles comprising, in combination,
- an integral band of resilient material,
- said integral band formed by a first section having a substantially U-shaped cross section and including both outer and inner bracing surfaces,
- a second section having a substantially U-shaped cross section and including both outer and inner bracing surfaces,
- a pair of integrally formed hinge members pivotally joined to and interconnecting said first and second sections between opposed legs of said U-shaped section,
- each of said hinge members further including a centrally disposed hinge joint,
- and said first and second sections and said hinge members being integrally formed as a unitary construction,
- whereby each of said first and second sections may be moved laterally and arcuately throughout an arc of approximately 180.degree. with respect to one another thereby to accommodate a variety of packaging positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.