US 4,303,157 A · Shipping carton assembly for automobile taillight assemblies

Abstract

A shipping carton assembly for automobile taillight assemblies. The assemblies are enclosed in cartons and two cartons are stacked on a pallet. There are two tiers of assemblies in each carton and each tier may support, for example, eight taillight assemblies. The assemblies are arranged parallel to each other with each of the ends of the assemblies resting on two parallel laterally-spaced boards; two second boards rest on top of the ends of the assemblies and the ends of the second tier of taillight assemblies rest on the second boards. Two third boards rest on the top of the ends of the second tier of taillight assemblies and the entire arrangement of the first tier and second tier are disposed in the carton. The lower intermediate boards and upper intermediate boards are slotted to receive flanges on the ends of the taillight assemblies and lugs on the taillight assemblies are received in the openings in the upper board and in the lower board so that the taillight assemblies are held in rigid spaced relation to each other.

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Dependent claims

A package for automobile taillight assemblies comprising,

a carton adapted to contain two tiers of said assemblies,
a first tier and a second tier of said assemblies comprising a plurality of assemblies disposed in parallel relation to each other,
each said assembly being nested within the assembly adjacent to it,
a first elongated rectangular board, disposed at one side of said carton, and supported on the bottom thereof,
a second rectangular board (adapted to be) supported on the bottom of said carton, at a side opposite said first rectangular board and spaced from said first rectangular board and disposed generally parallel to said first rectangular board,
the ends of said first tier of assemblies resting on said rectangular boards,
a third rectangular board and a fourth rectangular board resting on the ends of said first tier of assemblies on the side thereof opposite said first rectangular boards and second rectangular boards and means on the ends of said taillight assemblies engaging recesses in each of said rectangular boards, said rectangular boards holding said taillight assemblies in spaced relation to each other.

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Shipping carton assembly for automobile taillight assemblies

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Shipping carton assembly for automobile taillight assemblies

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