Carton and a cushion member for placement into a carton
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorJean-Michel Auclair
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Abstract
A carton, a receptacle and a blank for packaging fragile articles, each comprising an article supporting platform, and upper and lower spacer structures provided to space the platform from the base, top and sides of an outer carton in which the receptacle is disposed, wherein one or more of the upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of members extending mutually divergently from the platform such that each of the members terminate at an intersection of a pair of walls of the outer carton.
Claims19
A package for packaging fragile articles, comprising an outer carton and a receptacle disposed within said outer carton, said outer carton comprising a base wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said receptacle comprising an article supporting platform disposed at a position spaced from said base, top, side and end walls, and upper and lower spacer structures provided to retain said platform spaced from said base, top, side and end walls, wherein each of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of spacer members extending mutually divergently from said platform such that each of said spacer members terminate at an intersection of an adjacent pair of said walls of said outer carton.
A package for packaging fragile articles, comprising an outer carton and a receptacle disposed within said outer carton, said outer carton comprising a base wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said receptacle comprising an article supporting platform and upper and lower spacer structures provided to space said platform from said base, top, side and end walls, wherein one or each of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of spacer members extending mutually divergently from said platform such that each of said spacer members terminate at an intersection of an adjacent pair of said walls of said outer carton, and wherein said receptacle further comprises a top protection panel hingedly connected to said upper spacer structure so as to protect an article to be placed on said platform.
A package for packaging fragile articles, comprising an outer carton and a receptacle disposed within said outer carton, said outer carton comprising a base wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said receptacle comprising an article supporting platform and upper and lower spacer structures provided to space said platform from said base, top, side and end walls, wherein one or each of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of spacer members extending mutually divergently from said platform such that each of said spacer members terminate at an intersection of an adjacent pair of said walls of said outer carton, and wherein said pair of spacer members of said one or each spacer structure are disposed in adjacent positions and are hingedly connected to said platform along substantially perpendicularly arranged fold lines respectively.
A package for packaging fragile articles, comprising an outer carton and a receptacle disposed within said outer carton, said outer carton comprising a base wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, said receptacle comprising an article supporting platform and upper and lower spacer structures provided to space said platform from said base, top, side and end walls, wherein one or each of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of spacer members extending mutually divergently from said platform such that each of said spacer members terminate at an intersection of an adjacent pair of said walls of said outer carton, and wherein at least one of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of generally trapezoidal flaps each adapted to be engaged with at least two adjacent side walls of said outer carton.
A cushion member for placement into an outer carton, comprising an article supporting platform and a pair of upper and lower spacer members extending upwardly and downwardly from said platform to be engaged respectively with top and bottom walls of an outer carton, wherein said upper and lower spacer members are hinged to said platform along juxtaposed fold lines respectively, said cushion member further comprising a top protection panel hingedly connected to said upper spacer member so as to protect an article to be placed on said platform.
A cushion member for placement into an outer carton, comprising an article supporting platform and a pair of upper and lower spacer members extending upwardly and downwardly from said platform to be engaged respectively with top and bottom walls of an outer carton, wherein said upper and lower spacer members are hinged to said platform along juxtaposed fold lines respectively, said cushion member further comprising a second upper spacer member extending upwardly from said platform, wherein said upper spacer members are disposed in adjacent positions and are hingedly connected to said platform along substantially perpendicularly arranged fold lines, wherein side edges of said upper spacer members are interconnected by a gusset structure, and wherein said gusset structure is arranged to project outwardly of said cushion member.
A cushion member for placement into an outer carton, comprising an article supporting platform and a pair of upper and lower spacer structures extending upwardly and downwardly from said platform to be engaged respectively with top and bottom walls of an outer carton, wherein at least one of said upper and lower spacer structures comprises a pair of generally trapezoidal flaps disposed in adjacent positions, each of said pair of trapezoidal flaps being connected at one end thereof to said platform, adjacent side edges of said pair of trapezoidal flaps being disposed in mutual contact.
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