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US 7,546,921 B2Granted
Packaging system for shipping a plurality of items
AssigneeInternational Paper Company
InventorsJohn A. Evans, Marty Patrickus, Darcy Meyer
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items. More particularly, the present invention relates to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items, wherein the items are held securely in place so as to prevent damage thereto during transportation.
Claims22
A packaging system, comprising
- a bottom cap constructed from foldable corrugated material;
- a top cap constructed from foldable corrugated material;
- a plurality of trays wherein each tray is constructed from foldable corrugated material and comprises at least two outboard flaps and a center flap arranged in an end-to-end configuration such that outboard flaps each are foldable over the center flap, thereby defining a three-ply construction for use as a tray;
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- at least one of a top sheet, bottom sheet, or both wherein the top sheet or bottom sheet or both are contained within the top cap or bottom cap or both, wherein
- each flap includes a pattern of holes which are in patterned alignment when the outboard flaps are folded over the center flap and the holes of at least one flap are of a diameter which is less than a diameter of the holes on one of the outboard flaps so as to define an annular lip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.