Shipping container
AssigneePackaging Specialties, Inc.
InventorsKurt F. Tabor, Kent L. Tabor, Keith S. Tabor
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Abstract
A container (10) for stackable articles includes a base assembly (20), a plurality of side assemblies (30), a top assembly (70), and a plurality of shelf assemblies (50). The base assembly (20), side assemblies (50), and top assembly (70) are preferably constructed of a multiple layer, corrugated laminate, and are attachable to one another, defining an interior storage space (45). Each shelf assembly (50) includes a plurality of shelf support blocks (52) with a plurality of face sections (53) distributed along a length (37), and a shelf flap (54). The shelf assemblies (50) are secured to the sidewall assemblies (30), and positioned in the storage space (45) to engage manufactured articles, for example sunroofs, positioned therein.
Claims17
A container for shipping and storing manufactured articles, said container comprising:
- a container body having a base assembly and a plurality of wall assemblies, wherein each of said plurality of wall assemblies includes a wall panel with a lower edge attached to said base assembly, and at least one lateral edge joined to an adjacent wall panel;
- a plurality of shelf assemblies secured to said wall assemblies and protruding into an interior of said container body, each of said plurality of shelf assemblies including at least one shelf support block and at least one shelf flap having a support surface;
- wherein
- said at least one shelf flap is attachable to said at least one shelf support block, thereby engaging the support surface with a face section located on the at least one shelf support block.
A shelf assembly, comprising:
- at least one shelf support block having a plurality of notches positioned along a length, wherein said plurality of notches each includes a substantially planar face region;
- a panel defining a plurality of lateral slots, said lateral slots being arranged in at least two substantially parallel columns;
- a foldable shelf flap having a first surface which is a support surface with a central channel, and a second surface also having a central channel;
- a plurality of foldable tabs attached to said first surface and said second surface;
- wherein
- said plurality of foldable tabs are insertable through said lateral slots, thereby positioning said shelf flap such that the at least one shelf support block is at least partially positioned within the central channels such that the substantially planar face region abuts the support surface.
A shipping container with an integral interior shelf assembly comprising:
- a container base;
- a plurality of attached wall members, each of said wall members having a bottom edge affixed to an exterior side of said container base, said container base and said wall members defining an interior cavity;
- a front wall assembly having a front wall panel with at least one attached positioning block and left and right flap sections connected to said front wall panel, said left and right flap sections being securable to said container body;
- at least two shelf assemblies, said at least two shelf assemblies each comprising a plurality of shelf flaps mounted to at least one shelf support block;
- wherein
- each of said plurality of shelf flaps has a planar support surface in substantially flush engagement with a face on said at least one shelf support block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.