Bottom lifting see-through baseloid handling package for appliances
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorJames Baechle
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Abstract
A bottom lifting see-through baseloid handling package for a major home appliance or similar product is provided. The package comprises a top cap, a bottom member and corner posts that form an enclosure having open sides to allow the product to be viewed. A plastic bag can be placed over the product and inside the bottom member and top cap. Since the baseloid handling flange is integrally formed in the bottom member, the packaged product is lifted from the bottom.
Claims13
A bottom lifting baseloid handling package for holding a four-sided product, the package comprising:
- a bottom member for enclosing a bottom portion of the product, the bottom member comprising a rear panel adjacent a side of the product and having a top edge and a baseloid flange extending downward from the top edge of the rear panel for accommodating a baseloid lift blade, side panels extending perpendicularly forward from the rear panel, and a front panel extending perpendicularly from the side panels;
- wherein each bottom member side panel has a top edge extending diagonally downward from the top edge of the rear panel to the front panel.
A package for a large household appliance having a cabinet with a top surface, the package comprising:
- a bottom member for enclosing a bottom portion of the appliance, the bottom member comprising an upwardly extending rear panel terminating in a top edge located below the top of the appliance cabinet;
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- a baseloid flange extending downward from the rear panel top edge for accommodating a baseloid lift blade;
- wherein the bottom member further comprises side panels, each side panel extending forward from the rear panel to a front edge and having a top edge that extends diagonally downward from the rear panel top edge to a front corner, thereby exposing part of the appliance, and a front panel extending between the side panel front edges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.