Flat glass shipping container
AssigneePPG Industries, Inc.
InventorRonald J. Thomaswick
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Abstract
Flat glass sheets having a rectangular shape are stacked on a piece of corrigated fiberboard cut and scored to form a closed shipping container when folded. A corner pad that (1) absorbs shock; (2) is compressible; and (3) is resilient is provided at each corner of the stack. The height of the corner pads is greater than inside depth of the container when folded so that the corner pads are compressed between the top and bottom surfaces of the container.
Claims13
A container for shipping a stack of flat glass sheets having a generally rectangular shape wherein the width, length and height of the stack are of predetermined dimensions, comprising:
- a corrigated fiberboard cut and scored to a generally T-shaped configuration to include a bottom portion, sides, a top lid flap portion, a bottom lid flap portion, a right side flap portion and a left side flap portion, said bottom portion having dimensions greater than corresponding dimensions of the stack of glass sheets and the width of said sides approximately equal to the height of the stack;
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- corner pad made of a resilient, compressible, shock-absorbing material positioned at the corners of said base and having a height in the uncompressed state greater than the width of said sides, and a thickness approximately equal to the difference between the corresponding dimension of the stack and of said base, said corner pads being compressed between said corresponding side flap portion and bottom portion when the container is formed from said fiberboard to unitize the stack of glass sheets.
A shipping container, comprising:
- a stack of flat frangible articles, in face-to-face relationship;
- at least one resilient, compressible shock-absorbing means having a height in the uncompressed state greater than the height of said stack;
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- means for receiving and completely encompassing said stack and said at least one resilient, compressible shock-absorbing means and for compressing the height of said at least one shock-absorbing means to approximately the height of said stack wherein said receiving and encompassing and compressing means comprises:
- a base for supporting said stack and said at least one resilient, compressible, shock-absorbing means;
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- sidewalls having a height approximately equal to the height of said stack and encompassing sides of said stack and said at least one shock-absorbing means wherein said sidewalls and said at least one shock-absorbing means prevents face-to-face displacement of the articles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.