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US 8,240,469 B2Granted
Packaging container
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHideyuki Goda
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Abstract
A container includes a pallet, an enclosure base, an enclosure box, and a set of fasteners. The pallet is disposed at a bottom of the container. The enclosure base is placed on the pallet, and includes a lower base sheet and an upper base sheet. The lower base sheet forms a first pair of side flaps. The upper base sheet forms a second pair of side flaps. The enclosure box is placed on the enclosure base, and includes a top wall, a set of four side walls, and an open bottom. The four side walls of the enclosure box rest on the lower base sheet while surrounding the upper base sheet to position the first pair of opposed side flaps outside the enclosure box, and the second pair of opposed side flaps inside the enclosure box. The set of fasteners fastens the enclosure base to the enclosure box.
Claims20
A container used to package an article, the container comprising:
- a pallet disposed at a bottom of the container;
- an enclosure base placed on the pallet to support the article thereon, the enclosure base including:
- a lower base sheet overlying and attached to the pallet, the lower base sheet having a first pair and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first and second pair of edges on a plane with the lower base sheet, the lower base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a first pair of side flaps;
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- an upper base sheet overlying and attached to the lower base sheet, the upper base sheet having a first pair of opposed edges and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first pair and second pair of edges on a plane with the upper base sheet, the upper base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a second pair of side flaps,
- the first pair of opposed edges of the upper base sheet being parallel to the first pair of side flaps and the first pair of opposed edges of the lower base sheet being parallel to the second pair of side flaps;
- an enclosure box placed on the enclosure base to enclose the article therewithin, the enclosure box including:
- a top wall to cover the article from above;
- a set of four side walls extending from the top wall to surround the article from all sides;
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- an open bottom defined by edges of the four side walls opposite to the top wall to allow entry of the article during installation;
- the four side walls of the enclosure box resting on the lower base sheet while surrounding the upper base sheet to position the first pair of opposed side flaps outside the enclosure box, and the second pair of opposed side flaps inside the enclosure box;
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- a set of fasteners each passed from outside through one of the first pair of opposed side flaps and then through one of the side walls of the enclosure box to fasten the enclosure base to the enclosure box.
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A container used to package an article, the container comprising:
- an enclosure base, the enclosure base including:
- a lower base sheet having a first pair and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first and second pair of edges on a plane with the lower base sheet, the lower base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a first pair of side flaps;
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- an upper base sheet overlying and attached to the lower base sheet, the upper base sheet having a first pair of opposed edges and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first pair and second pair of edges on a plane with the upper base sheet, the upper base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a second pair of side flaps,
- the first pair of opposed edges of the upper base sheet being parallel to the first pair of side flaps and the first pair of opposed edges of the lower base sheet being parallel to the second pair of side flaps;
- an enclosure box placed on the enclosure base to enclose the article therewithin, the enclosure box including a top and four side walls resting on the lower base sheet while surrounding the upper base sheet to position the first pair of opposed side flaps outside the enclosure box and the second pair of opposed side flaps inside the enclosure box;
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- fasteners, each passed from outside through one of the first pair of opposed side flaps and then through one of the side walls of the enclosure box to fasten the enclosure base to the enclosure box.
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A container used to package an article, the container comprising:
- an enclosure base, the enclosure base including:
- a lower base sheet including two opposed sidewalls normal to a plane of the lower base sheet, the sidewalls extending substantially vertically and forming a first pair of side flaps;
- an upper base sheet including two opposed sidewalls normal to a plane of the upper base sheet, the sidewalls extending substantially vertically and forming a second pair of side flaps, the second pair of side flaps orientated perpendicularly to the first pair of side flaps;
- an enclosure box placed on the enclosure base to enclose the article therewithin, the enclosure box including a top and four side walls resting on the lower base sheet while surrounding the upper base sheet to position the first pair of opposed side flaps outside the enclosure box and the second pair of opposed side flaps inside the enclosure box;
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- fasteners, each passed from outside through one of the first pair of opposed side flaps and then through one of the side walls of the enclosure box to fasten the enclosure base to the enclosure box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.