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US 5,394,985 AGranted
Packed electric lamp and blank
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorWilhelmus J. J. Van Hest
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Abstract
The electric lamp (4) is packed in an elongate container (1) having an M-shaped elongate insert (2) which comprises a V-shaped seat (21) for the lamp. A removable cover (3) is present over a central portion (25) of the seat (21). A spacer (5) keeps the cover positioned over the seat and separated from a first wall (10) of the container (1), which is opposite to the seat (21). The lamp can easily be packed in and be unpacked from the container. The packaging functions to protect the lamp and is suited to be used for lamps of a variety of shapes.
Claims9
A packed electric lamp comprising:
- an elongate container (1) of plate material which is rectangular in cross-section;
- an elongate buffer (2) in the container, formed from plate material about parallel folding lines (20),
- which buffer (2) in cross-section is substantially M-shaped so as to have a substantially V-shaped seat (21) for an electric lamp opposite a first wall (10) of the container (1), which substantially V-shaped seat is provided with end stops (22) at a first and a second end (23, 24) thereof, while a cover (3) is present over at least a central portion (25) of the substantially V-shaped seat;
- an elongate electric lamp (4) accommodated between the end stops (22) in the substantially V-shaped seat (21) and clamped between the substantially V-shaped seat and the cover (3),
- characterized in that the cover (3) is removable, and a spacer (5) is present which keeps the cover positioned over the substantially V-shaped seat (21 ) and keeps it separate from the first wall (10) of the container (1).
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