Corner boards, container assemblies including the same, and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeSierra Packaging Solutions
InventorClyde Ulrich
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Abstract
A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides. In addition, a method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board. The present corner board may be advantageously rested or placed along a vertical edge of a container or stack of containers.
Claims20
A corner board, comprising:
- first and second sides, each comprising a board material;
- a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together;
- and
- a slit in the corner board at a predetermined distance from the first end of the corner board, wherein the predetermined distance is between about 0.5 cm and about 2 cm, inclusive, when the corner board has a thickness of about 0.6 cm or greater, and between about 0.75 cm to about 3 cm, inclusive, when the corner board has a thickness of less than 0.6 cm, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides.
A method of securing a plurality of stacked containers, comprising:
- placing a notch of a corner board on an uppermost corner of a stack of containers, items, and/or objects, the corner board comprising:
- first and second sides, each comprising a board material;
- a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together;
- a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides;
- and
- the notch, comprising a portion of the corner board between the slit and the first end of the corner board, the notch forming an opening along the slit and/or between the slit and the first end of the corner board;
- and
- wrapping or banding the stack of containers, items, and/or objects with a wrapping or banding material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.