Packing insert and blank therefor
AssigneePackaging Corporation of America
InventorNunzio E. Giannini
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Abstract
A packing insert is provided which is formed from a blank of foldable sheet material and is adapted to be disposed within a multi-sided container to position a product in a predetermined relation within the container interior. The insert includes a base panel having a peripheral configuration conforming substantially to the area defined by the side walls of the container. Foldably connected to the periphery of the base panel and disposed adjacent to predetermined corners thereof are a plurality of support units. Each unit has a first section thereof which overlies a surface of the base panel and a second section which projects therefrom. Each support unit is held in a set-up condition by an elongated retainer member which is struck out from the base panel.
Claims11
A packing insert formed from a blank of foldable sheet material and adapted for disposition within a multi-sided container to position a product in a predetermined relation within the container interior, said insert comprising a base panel having a peripheral configuration corresponding substantially to the area delimited by the side walls of the container, a plurality of foldable support units adjacent predetermined corners of said base panel and protruding from a surface of said base panel and inwardly towards the center of said base panel, and a plurality of retainer means struck out from said base panel and interlocking with said support units and retaining same in predetermined folded relation with respect to said base panel, the number of said retainer means corresponding to the number of said predetermined corners;
- each support unit including a first section overlying in face-to-face relation a surface of said base panel, said first section being foldably connected to a peripheral segment of said base panel adjacent a predetermined corner of said base panel, and a second section disposed inwardly of the periphery of said base panel and being foldably connected to said first section and protruding transversely from said base panel surface, said second section having an inner portion thereof engaged and retained by a retainer means in said transversely protruding relation with respect to said base panel surface.
A blank of foldable sheet material for use in forming a packing insert adapted to be disposed within a multi-sided container to position a product in a predetermined relation within the container interior, said blank comprising a base panel having a multi-sided periphery with adjacent sides thereof defining corners, the configuration of said base panel corresponding substantially to the area delimited by side walls of the container;
- a plurality of support units foldably connected to the base panel periphery and disposed adjacent to and on opposite sides of predetermined corners of said base panel, each support unit including a first section foldably connected to a peripheral side of said base panel and being adapted to overlie a surface of said base panel when said blank is set up to form the packing insert, and a second section foldably connected to said first section, the foldline connections between a first section and said base panel and between the first section and a second section defining an acute included angle, said second section being adapted to protrude from the base panel surface when said blank is set up;
- and a plurality of elongated members struck out from said base panel, said elongated members being in substantial radial alignment with said predetermined corners and being adapted to interlockingly engage the second sections of the support units when the blank is set up.
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