Shipping wedge, and blank for forming such a wedge
AssigneeAmerican Standard Inc.
InventorRonald M. Marsilio
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Abstract
A shipping wedge is provided for protecting articles during storage or shipment. The wedge is substantially trapezoidal in configuration and includes a slot extending from the top surface towards the bottom thereof. The slot is used for positioning the wedge with respect to a brace or other planar member and serves as a stop for limiting the extent to which the wedge may be inserted into a space. The shipping wedge is particularly applicable for protecting the apron of a bathtub from damage due to compression forces to which it may be subjected. If the apron is connected to the bathtub by means of a brace, the wedge is inserted such that the slot receives the brace and eventually engages it when the wedge has been fully inserted.
Claims23
A shipping wedge for protecting items during storage or shipment comprising:
- first and second opposing, converging side walls;
- a bottom wall extending between said side walls and defining a bottom end of said shipping wedge;
- means for connecting said first and second side walls and defining a top end of said shipping wedge;
- an intermediate wall extending between said side walls and in opposing relation to said bottom wall;
- said side walls, bottom wall, means for connecting, and said intermediate wall being formed from an integral strip of semi-rigid material.
A shipping wedge for protecting items during storage or transportation, comprising:
- a substantially trapezoidal body including a top surface, a bottom surface which is wider than said top surface, and a pair of converging side surfaces extending between said top surface and said bottom surface;
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- a slot extending through said top surface of said body and entirely across said body between said converging side surfaces such that said slot is capable of receiving a substantially planar body therein, said slot including an end portion positioned above said bottom surface.
A blank for forming a shipping wedge, comprising:
- an elongate, contiguous strip of semi-rigid material including first through twelfth sections arranged sequentially, said sections being separated, respectively, from each adjoining section by eleven substantially parallel creases formed within said strip, said first through fifth sections being foldable, respectively, along four of said creases into a first substantially trapezoidal portion, said sixth through twelfth sections being foldable, respectively, along seven of said creases into a second substantially trapezoidal portion adjoining said first substantially trapezoidal portion in such a manner that said first and second substantially trapezoidal portions define a substantially trapezoidal construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.