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US 9,776,767 B2Granted
Packaging system and method
AssigneeThird Dimension, Inc.
InventorsLouis G. DeJesus, Doug Dean
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Abstract
A packaging combination is disclosed that includes a box and at least first and second planar objects in the box. At least first and second shock absorbing clips are attached to the planar objects in the box. At least one of the first clips is fastened to the first planar object and the clip is positioned between one wall of the box and the second planar object. At least one of the second clips is fastened to both planar objects and is positioned between opposite walls of the box.
Claims22
A package combination, comprising:
- a box having wall panels coupled by a side panel;
- first and second planar objects disposed in said box;
- and
- first and second shock absorbing clips attached to said first and second planar objects in said box,
- wherein said first clip has a base wall and two clamping walls oriented generally transverse with said base wall, said two clamping walls defining a gripping slot between said two clamping walls, each of said two clamping walls having an exterior side surface, and an adhesive strip disposed on each of said exterior side surfaces immediately adjacent to said base wall, and
- wherein said second clip has a base wall and three clamping walls oriented generally transverse with said base wall, said three clamping walls including two exterior clamping walls and one interior clamping wall, said three clamping walls defining two gripping slots, each of said two exterior clamping walls having an exterior side surface, and an adhesive strip disposed on each of said exterior side surfaces immediately adjacent to said base wall;
- said first clip fastened to said second planar object and said two clamping walls of said first clip are positioned between said side panel of said box and said first planar object;
- and
- said second clip fastened to both said first and second planar objects and said three clamping walls of said second clip are positioned between said wall panels of said box.
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A package precursor, comprising:
- a box blank having wall panels coupled by a side panel;
- a first C-shaped clip;
- a second C-shaped clip fixed on one of said wall panels of said box blank;
- an E-shaped clip fixed on said one of said wall panels of said box blank;
- a first planar object inserted into said E shaped clip and said first C-shaped clip;
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- a second planar object inserted into said E-shaped clip and said second C-shaped clip,
- wherein each of said first C-shaped clip and said second C-shaped clip has a base wall and two clamping walls oriented generally transverse with said base wall, said two clamping walls defining a gripping slot between said two clamping walls, each of said two clamping walls having an exterior side surface, and an adhesive strip disposed on each of said exterior side surfaces immediately adjacent to said base wall,
- wherein one of the two clamping walls of the first C-shaped clamp is further disposed between the first planar object and the second planar object, and
- wherein said E-shaped clip has a base wall and three clamping walls oriented generally transverse with said base wall, said three clamping walls including two exterior clamping walls and one interior clamping wall, said three clamping walls defining two gripping slots, each of said two exterior clamping walls having an exterior side surface, and an adhesive strip disposed on each of said exterior side surfaces immediately adjacent to said base wall.
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A cushioning clip, comprising:
- a base wall and three clamping walls oriented generally transverse with said base wall;
- and
- said three clamping walls including two exterior clamping walls and one interior clamping wall, said three clamping walls defining two gripping slots, each of said two exterior clamping walls having an exterior side surface, and an adhesive strip disposed on each of said exterior side surfaces immediately adjacent to said base wall, wherein each of said exterior side surfaces has an arcuate profile curved inwardly toward said interior clamping wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.