Appliance package and method therefor
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorPaul E. Sowa
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Abstract
An appliance packaging assembly and method therefor, including a reinforced tray disposed under the appliance, a plurality of rigid posts disposed between the tray and alongside the appliance, a transparent film disposed about the posts and the appliance, a reinforced cover having a lifting flange member on a side portion thereof, the cover disposed over the plurality of wrapped posts and appliance, and tensioned strap disposed along side the posts and about the tray and cover and over the lifting flange member thereof.
Claims19
A packaging assembly useable for packaging an appliance, comprising:
- a tray disposable under an appliance to be packaged,
- a plurality of rigid posts each having a first end portion disposed in the tray, each post disposable alongside the appliance to be packaged and having an opposing second end portion;
- a transparent film disposed about the plurality of posts;
- a cover disposed over the second end portion of the plurality of wrapped posts,
- the cover having a lifting flange member having a discrete reinforcing member arranged across at least one side of the cover;
- strap applied about the posts, the cover and the tray, the strap disposed over the lifting flange member of the cover and the discrete reinforcing member.
A method of packaging an appliance, comprising:
- placing the appliance on a reinforced tray;
- positioning a plurality of rigid angled comer posts along side the appliance and disposing a first end portion of each post between the appliance and the tray;
- covering at least side portions of the appliance and the plurality of posts with a transparent film;
- placing a reinforced cover over the appliance and disposing a second end portion of each wrapped post between the appliance and the cover,
- the cover having a lifting flange member with a discrete reinforcing member, the lifting flange member and the discrete reinforcing member thereof disposed across a side of the cover;
- applying strap about the cover and the tray and alongside the posts, the strap disposed over the lifting flange member and the discrete reinforcing member of the cover.
A packaging assembly, comprising:
- a cover having a lifting flange member with a reinforcing member arranged across at least one side thereof;
- a tray disposed in substantially parallel spaced apart relation relative to the cover;
- a plurality of posts extending between the tray and the cover, each of the plurality of posts having a first end portion disposed toward the tray and an opposite end portion disposed toward the cover;
- a first strap applied about the cover and the tray, the first strap extending substantially parallel to the plurality of posts,
- the first strap disposed over the lifting flange member and over the reinforcing member of the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.