Container and method for storage and transport of supported contents
AssigneeAlliance Packaging, LLC
InventorsLawrence L. Rutstrom, George Jamison
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Abstract
A container for transporting an item is provided having an outer case member and a pair of partition members. The container is erectable from a collapsed configuration, in which the container is substantially flat, to an erected configuration in which the partition members form a support structure within an interior cavity of the outer case member to support a portion of the item to be transported. Methods of packaging and transporting an item in a container are also provided.
Claims17
A container for transporting flowers, the container comprising:
- an outer case member having a plurality of sidewall panels and a plurality of base panels, the outer case member erectable from a collapsed configuration, in which the container is substantially flat, to an erected configuration, in which the plurality of sidewall panels and the plurality of base panels collectively define an interior cavity to receive the flowers to be transported;
- and
- a pair of partition members, each partition member being separate and distinctly shaped from the other and from the outer case member, and being fixedly coupled to a respective one of the plurality of the sidewall panels of the outer case member, and each partition member having a portion that is erectable to project from a respective side of the outer case member to collectively form a V-shape stem support trough within the interior cavity of the outer case member upon which to support stems of the flowers during transport.
An erectable container to transport flowers, the erectable container comprising:
- an outer case member including a plurality of sidewall panels;
- and
- a pair of partition members, each partition member being separate and distinctly shaped from the other and from the outer case member, and each being adhered to a respective one of the plurality of sidewall panels, and wherein each partition member has a portion that is erectable to project from a respective side of the outer case member to collectively form a V-shaped stem support trough within an interior cavity of the outer case member upon which to support stems of the flowers during transport.
A container to transport flowers, the container comprising:
- an outer case member;
- and
- a pair of partition members, each partition member being separate and distinctly shaped from the other and fixedly attached to a respective sidewall of the outer case member, and wherein each partition member is configured to at least partially erect into a stem support structure to provide a V-shape stem support structure within an interior cavity of the outer case member, and
- wherein one of the partition members includes a wedge device that cooperates with the V-shape stem support structure to define a window through which stems of the flowers pass during transport of the flowers within the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.