US 5,743,393 A · Protective package for heavy objects

Abstract

A package for storing and shipping a heavy object, such as a compressor for an air-conditioning system, includes a base formed from a rigid material and having recesses which receive feet at the bottom of the object and flaps which fold over the recesses and capture the feet in them, thus securing the object to the base. The package also includes a box having side walls and top and bottom walls. The base, with the object secured to it, fits into the box with the base against the bottom wall of the box and the object surrounded by the side walls of the box. A sleeve fits into the box between the base and the top wall and holds the base against the bottom wall. A tray fits within the sleeve above the object where it rigidifies the sleeve, enabling the sleeve to maintain its cross-sectional configuration, and further serves as a receptacle for accessory items.

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Dependent claims

A package comprising:

a box having side walls located around an interior, a bottom wall at the lower end of the side walls and generally closing the interior at its lower end, and a top wall at the upper end of the side walls and generally closing the interior at its upper end;
a base located within the interior of the box along its bottom wall, the base having a main panel that is formed from a generally rigid material and has depressions which open upwardly out of it, the base further having retaining members which extend partially over the depressions, so as to hold a packaged object in the depressions;
and a spacer member extended between the base and the top wall and preventing the base from moving away from the bottom wall of the box.

In combination with a product having laterally directed extensions at its lower end, a package for enclosing the product to facilitate storage, shipping and handling of the product, said package comprising:

a base having a main panel provided with upwardly opening recesses in which the laterally directed extensions of the product fit, so that the product is supported on the base, the base further having flaps which are attached to the main panel of the base such that they fold with respect to the main panel, the flaps being folded over the recesses and over the extensions within the recesses and secured to the main panel of the base, whereby the product is secured to the base;
a box enclosing the base and the product, the box including a bottom wall on which the base rests, side walls attached to the bottom wall and extending upwardly from it to surround the product, and a top wall attached to the upper ends of the side walls and extended over the product, whereby the product is fully enclosed in the box;
and a sleeve surrounding the product and extending between the base and the top wall of the box.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Protective package for heavy objects

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Protective package for heavy objects

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Abstract

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