Adjustable packing carton for transportation of rectilinear articles
AssigneePackaging Service Corporation of Kentucky
InventorRalph H. Shawler
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Abstract
A corrugated cardboard packing carton for the transportation of rectilinear articles is provided with cushioned pads to support the lower and upper planar surfaces of the article being transported to protect it from impact. Inserts at each corner of the carton support the article at its edges. The inserts are pre-cut so that portions may be removed to adjust the width of each insert to the exterior size of the article being transported, allowing a single size carton to be used in the packaging of articles of differing dimensions.
Claims28
A universal protective shipping container for transporting fragile rectilinear articles of various sizes which have generally planar front and rear surfaces comprising:
- a rectangular carton adapted to enclose the article,
- resilient material positioned between the walls of the carton and the adjacent front and rear surfaces of the article to cushion and support the surfaces of the article in a spaced apart relation from the carton walls, and
- segmented, resilient, L-shaped corner inserts, each of the inserts comprising a plurality of readily detachable nested sections forming a pair of essentially perpendicular integral legs, the inserts adapted to be modified in size to be securely fitted between the inside corners of the carton and the exterior corners of the article to thereby support the exterior edges of the article.
A universal packing kit for transporting fragile rectilinear articles of various sizes, the kit adapted for assembly at the time of packaging of the article from components comprising:
- a rectangular carton adapted to enclose the article to be transported,
- resilient material adapted to be positioned between the walls of the carton and the adjacent front and rear surfaces of the article to cushion and support the surfaces of the article in a spaced apart relation from the carton walls, and
- segmented, resilient, L-shaped corner inserts, each of the inserts comprising a plurality of readily detachable nested sections forming a pair of essentially perpendicular integral legs and adapted to be modified in size to be securely fitted between the inside corners of the carton and the exterior corners of the article to thereby support the exterior edges of the article.
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