Suspension packaging system
OwnerJohn McDonald, Frank Comerford +1inventors
InventorsJohn McDonald, Frank Comerford, Myles Comerford
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Abstract
A suspension packaging system can include a retention member having at least one pocket and a relatively more rigid member configured to be inserted into the pocket and folded into a state in which a tension in the retention member is increased. The more rigid member can be in the form of a tray and can include protrusions over which the pocket is placed. The protrusions can then be moved into engagement with apertures thereby engaging the resilient member between the protrusion and the aperture. Additionally, flaps of a box can be inserted into pockets of a resilient member and rotated so as to generate attention in the retention member so as to provide further cushioning of an article to be packaged therein.
Claims17
A packaging kit for packaging an article, the packaging kit comprising:
- at least one resilient retention member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and at least first and second pockets disposed at the first and second ends, respectively;
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- at least one frame member having a base portion configured to support an article and first and second foldable portions connected to and foldable relative to the base portion, the first foldable portion including at least a first protrusion, the second foldable portion including at least a second protrusion, and the base portion including at least first and second apertures configured to receive the first and second protrusions, wherein the base portion comprises at least one cut line located in a central portion of the base portion and a plurality of score lines, each of which extends from one of corners of the base portion toward the at least one cut line to provide flexibility to the base portion;
- wherein the resilient retention member is sized such that the first foldable portion can be inserted into the first pocket and the second foldable portion can be inserted into the second pocket, and the first and second foldable portions can then be folded so as to engage the first and second protrusions with the first and second apertures, respectively, with the first and second pockets extending through the first and second apertures.
A packaging kit for packaging an article, the packaging kit comprising at least a first resilient retention member having at least a first pocket, and a base member having a base portion configured to support an article, a first aperture disposed on the base portion, and at least a first foldable portion connected to and rotatable relative to the base portion, the base portion comprising at least one cut line located in a central portion of the base portion and a plurality of score lines, each of which extends from one of corners of the base portion toward the at least one cut line to provide flexibility to the base portion, the first foldable portion including a protrusion sized to fit within the first aperture, the first foldable portion being sized to fit within the first pocket, wherein the retention member is sized such that tension is generated in the retention member when the first foldable portion is inserted into the first pocket and the first protrusion is inserted into the first aperture.
A packaging kit for packaging an article, the packaging kit comprising at least a first resilient retention member having at least a first pocket, and a base member having a base portion configured to support an article, a first aperture disposed on the base portion, and at least a first foldable portion connected to and rotatable relative to the base portion, the base portion comprising at least one cut line located in a central portion of the base portion and a plurality of score lines, each of which extends from one of corners of the base portion toward the at least one cut line to provide flexibility to the base portion, the first foldable portion including a protrusion sized to fit within the first aperture, and ensnare a portion of the first pocket between the aperture and the protrusion when the protrusion is inserted through the first aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.