US 5,311,992 A · Retaining flap for shipping cartons

Abstract

Retaining flaps for shipping cartons, with bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the flaps, are provided. The flaps are interposed between delicate items, such as, for example, floral grouping assemblies, to hold the delicate items essentially immobile within a shipping carton in order to prevent damage from internal movement of the delicate items when the shipping carton is transported. The bonding material disposed on the flaps releasably connects to portions of the floral grouping wrappings and to portions of the internal surface of the shipping carton. The flaps can be constructed of a flexible or a rigid material.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A shipping carton assembly for holding a floral grouping, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereon, the sheet of material being positioned about a portion of the floral grouping with the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material is releasably connected to the floral grouping and to the carton for connecting the sheet of material to the floral grouping and the carton by way of the bonding material for cooperating to hold the floral grouping generally immobile within the receiving space of the carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral groupings, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral groupings and about a portion of the second layer of floral groupings, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings and the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral groupings being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral groupings being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the carton assembly comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and about a portion of the second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral grouping assemblies being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping assembly and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping assembly disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral grouping assemblies being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/093,109Filed 16 Jul 1993 · continuation in part

Priority

26 Apr 1991

Granted

17 May 1994

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

B65D 85/52
For living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water…:…
B65D 5/50
Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings: internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
B65D 5/5054
Blocks: formed by a plurality of layers contacting each other, e.g. multiple layers of corrugated cardboard
B65D 5/5059
Paper elements: paper panels presenting one or more openings or recesses in wich at least a part of the contents are located

Family

Serial692,329Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Apr 1991

US 5,092,465 AParent of this continuation-in-part · filed 3 Mar 1992

Serial892,441Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 2 Jun 1992

US 5,240,109 AParent of this continuation-in-part

US 5,311,992 AThis patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Abstract

Claims27

Dependent claims

A shipping carton assembly for holding a floral grouping, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed thereon, the sheet of material being positioned about a portion of the floral grouping with the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material is releasably connected to the floral grouping and to the carton for connecting the sheet of material to the floral grouping and the carton by way of the bonding material for cooperating to hold the floral grouping generally immobile within the receiving space of the carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral groupings, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral groupings and about a portion of the second layer of floral groupings, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral groupings in the first layer of floral groupings and the floral groupings in the second layer of floral groupings to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral groupings, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral groupings being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral groupings being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies disposed in at least a first and a second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the carton assembly comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a flexible sheet of material having a bonding material disposed on at least a portion thereof, the sheet of material extending about a portion of the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and about a portion of the second layer of floral grouping assemblies, the bonding material being positioned on the sheet of material whereby the bonding material releasably and bondingly connects the floral grouping assemblies in the first layer of floral grouping assemblies and the floral grouping assemblies in the second layer of floral grouping assemblies to the sheet of material and whereby the bonding material on the sheet of material bondingly connects the sheet of material to the shipping carton.

A shipping carton assembly for holding a plurality of floral grouping assemblies, comprising:

a carton having an inner surface defining a receiving space;
and
a retaining flap comprising a rigid sheet of material having a first side and a second side with bonding material being disposed on the first side and the second side, at least two fold lines being formed in the sheet of material and positioned whereby the sheet of material is folded along the fold lines to form a retention pocket, at least one of the floral grouping assemblies being disposed in the pocket with the first side of the sheet of material extending along one side of the floral grouping assembly and being folded at the fold lines and extending along an opposite side of the floral grouping assembly disposed in the pocket, the remaining floral grouping assemblies being disposed on the second side of the sheet of material above the retention pocket and bondingly connected thereto with the bonding material disposed thereon, a portion of the bonding material disposed on the second side of the sheet of material bondingly connecting the sheet of material to the carton.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Retaining flap for shipping cartons

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims27

Retaining flap for shipping cartons

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims27