Package assembly
AssigneeOwens-Illinois Television Products Inc.
InventorDavid G. Koenig
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Abstract
A package assembly includes a pallet, an outer shell supported on the pallet, and a plurality of inner cells disposed within the outer shell. A plurality of package elements are utilized to separate and support a stack of video glass funnel parts within each inner cell. The upper pyramidal surface of a package element has step means formed therein for receiving and supporting the edge of a larger end of a glass funnel part, while a lower surface of the pyramidal element is configured to receive and mate with upper surfaces of the contoured sides of a glass funnel part. Stiffening support posts may be disposed in the corners of the inner cells. A cover has a top panel and downwardly depending side walls which extend around the upper edges of the sides of the outer shell.
Claims20
A packaging element for supporting and separating layers of video glass funnel parts, wherein each glass part has a larger end for attachment of a face plate thereto and a smaller end for attachment of a neck tube and with contoured sides tapering from said larger end to said smaller end, comprising:
- (a) an apex section,
- (b) a base rim which is larger than and spaced from said apex section,
- (c) a plurality of sloping ribs extending from said base rim to said apex section and defining a generally pyramidal form, each of said ribs having spaced innermost edges, and an outermost upper surface spaced from innermost edges,
- (d) each of said ribs having a step formed in said upper surface thereof for receiving and supporting the edge of a larger end of a glass funnel part, all of said steps in said ribs being formed at the same distance from said base rim and being spaced from said innermost edges to provide shock absorbing for a funnel part supported thereon, and
- (e) web means extending between said innermost edges of said ribs and connecting said ribs, said web means having lower surfaces configured to receive and mate with upper surfaces of contoured sides which connect a larger end to a smaller end of a glass funnel part,
- (f) the rib steps and the lower mating surfaces of said webs of the packaging element enabling the stacking of a plurality of glass funnel parts by the use of the package elements therebetween to protect the glass funnel parts from shock and compression forces.
A package assembly for shipping a plurality of video glass funnel parts, wherein each glass part has a larger end for attachment of a face plate thereto and a smaller end for attachment of a neck tube and with contoured sides tapered from the larger end to the smaller end, comprising;
- (a) pallet means for supporting parts,
- (b) an outer shell having four vertical sides positionable to be supported on said pallel means,
- (c) a plurality of inner cells positionable within said outer shell, each cell having four vertical walls and sized to receive a stack of video glass funnel parts, and
- (d) a plurality of packaging elements for supporting and separating video glass funnel parts stacked in an inner cell,
- (e) each of said packaging elements having an apex section, a base rim which is larger than and spaced from said apex section, and a plurality of sloping ribs extending from said base rim to said apex section defining a generally pyramidal form, each of said ribs having spaced innermost edges and an outermost upper surface spaced from said innermost edges,
- (f) each of said ribs of a packaging element having a step formed in said upper surface thereof for receiving the edge of a larger end of a glass funnel part to support such glass part on top of a packaging element, all of said steps in said ribs being formed at the same distance from said base rim and being spaced from said innermost edges to provide shock absorbing for a glass part supproted thereon,
- (g) each of said packaging elements having a web means extending between said innermost edges of said ribs and connecting the ribs, said web means having lower surfaces configured to receive and mate with upper surfaces of contoured sides of a glass funnel part thereby enabling a packaging element to nest on top of a glass funnel part.
A collapsible and reusable package assembly for shipping a plurality of video glass funnel parts, wherein each glass part has a larger end for attachment of a face plate thereto and a smaller end for attachment of a neck tube and with contoured sides tapering from the larger end to the smaller end, comprising:
- (a) pallet means for supporting parts,
- (b) an outer shell which is rectangular in cross-section and has four serially joined shell wall panels positionable to be suported on said pallet means, said outer shell being flattenable for shipping for reuse by pushing a pair of opposing shell wall panels together with folding taking place at diagonally opposed corners,
- (c) a plurality of inner cells positionable within said outer shell, each inner cell being rectangular in cross-section and having four serially joined cell wall panels, each inner cell being flattenable for shipping for reuse by pushing a pair of opposing cell wall panels together with folding taking place at diagonally opposed corners, each inenr cell being sized to receive a stack of video glass funnel parts, and
- (d) a plurality of pasckaging elements for supporting and separating video glass funnel parts stacked in an inner cell,
- (e) each of said packaging elements having an apex section, a base rim which is larger than said apex section, and a plurality of sloping ribs extending from said base rim to said apex section defining a generally pyramidal form, each of said ribs having spaced innermost edges and an outermost upper surface spaced from said innermost edges,
- (f) each of said ribs of said packaging element having a step formed in said upper surface thereof for receiving and supporting the edge of a larger end of a glass funnel part, all of said steps in said ribs being formed at the same distance from said base rim and being spaced from said innermost edges to provide shock absorbing for a glass part supported thereon,
- (g) each of said packaging elements having web means extending between said innermost edges of said ribs and connecting the ribs, said web means having lower surfaces configured to receive and mate with upper surfaces of contoured sides of a glass funnel part thereby enabling a packaging element to nest on top of a glass funnel part,
- (h) said packaging elements being nestable directly on top of each other for shipping for reuse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.