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US 7,281,648 B2Granted
Tray with means for holding a vertical post
AssigneeSonoco Development, Inc.
InventorJames W. Lowry
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Abstract
An improved tray or other packaging article having hinged tab portions for securing a vertical support post is provided. The hinged tab portions capture the vertically oriented post and hold it in place for easier assembly of a larger packaging unit.
Claims4
A packaging system comprising:
- a tray comprising a bottom panel, side panels foldably connected to the bottom panel along fold lines, and at least one pair of tab portions, each tab portion being die cut from one of the side panels and the bottom panel and comprising a substantially horizontal portion extending inward from the one of the side panels and terminating at an intermediate fold line and a substantially vertical portion extending downward from the intermediate fold line and terminating at the bottom panel, each tab portion being connected to the bottom panel by a first fold line and to the one of the side panels by a second fold line, each tab portion being further defined by inner and outer die cut lines extending from the first fold line on the bottom panel to the second fold line on the one of the side panels;
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- a vertical support post secured between the pair of tab portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.