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US 8,556,278 B2Granted
Packaging assembly having casters
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
InventorJody S. Brittain
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Abstract
Embodiments of Various packaging assemblies for moving a product in a carton are provided. In this regard, a representative packaging assembly, among others, includes a carton that is designed to contain the product, and a tray that is placed below the carton. The tray has at least one caster that facilitates moving the carton.
Claims17
A packaging assembly for moving a product in a carton comprising:
- a carton that is designed to contain the product;
- and
- a tray that is placed below the carton,
- the tray having at least one caster that facilitates moving the carton,
- the at least one caster including an extension;
- wherein the tray includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall that includes a first side wall, the first side wall being foldably attached to a locking flap and the extension at least partially positioned therebetween;
- wherein the locking flap is substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- and
- wherein the bottom wall includes at least one slot located adjacent to the edge between the first side wall and the bottom wall, the locking flap further including at least one locking tab that engages with the at least one slot of the bottom wall and facilitates locking the locking flap to secure the at least one caster between the locking flap and the first side wall and between the locking flap and the bottom wall.
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A packaging assembly for moving a product in a carton comprising:
- a carton that is designed to contain the product;
- and
- a tray that is placed below the carton,
- the tray having at least one caster that facilitates moving the carton,
- the at least one caster including an extension;
- wherein the tray includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall that includes a first side wall, the first side wall being foldably attached to a locking flap and the extension at least partially positioned therebetween;
- wherein the locking flap is substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- wherein the bottom wall includes at least one slot located adjacent to the edge between the first side wall and the bottom wall, the locking flap further including at least one locking tab that engages with the at least one slot of the bottom wall and facilitates locking the locking flap to secure the at least one caster between the locking flap and the first side wall and between the locking flap and the bottom wall;
- and
- wherein the at least one caster includes a recessed wheel caster that is designed to conceal at least a portion of the wheel within the packaging assembly, the carton including a bottom wall and a first side wall, the edges between the first side walls and the bottom walls of the tray and the carton each including at least one cut-out and the recessed wheel caster registered through the at least one cut-out.
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A package comprising:
- a product;
- a carton that is designed to contain the product;
- and
- a tray that is placed below the carton, the tray having at least one caster that facilitates moving the carton, the at least one caster including an extension, the tray including a bottom wall and at least one side wall that includes a first side wall, the first side wall being foldably attached to a locking flap and the extension at least partially positioned therebetween;
- wherein the locking flap is substantially parallel to the first side wall;
- and
- wherein the bottom wall includes at least one slot located adjacent to the edge between the first side wall and the bottom wall, the locking flap further including at least one locking tab that engages with the at least one slot of the bottom wall and facilitates locking the locking flap to secure the at least one caster between the locking flap and the first side wall and between the locking flap and the bottom wall.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.