Special receptacle or package – Shock protection type – For an egg – fruit – or vegetable
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-04
2007-12-04
Gehman, Bryon (Department: 3728)
Special receptacle or package
Shock protection type
For an egg, fruit, or vegetable
C053S416000, C053S441000, C053S449000, C053S466000, C206S522000, C229S087020, C229S087080
Reexamination Certificate
active
10481934
ABSTRACT:
A fruit protection and transportation system providing various apparatus and methods to absorb impact and compression forces to reduce damage to fruit (3). Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a fruit protector blank (1) of resiliently compressible force absorption material having a substantially planar surface (2) that can be conformed to a portion of the exterior surface of various kinds of fruit (3). Other embodiments of the invention provide a molded force absorption cover (21) of resiliently compressible foam material that elastically conforms to a portion of the exterior surface of a fruit (3).
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CR Miles P.C.
Gehman Bryon
Miles Craig
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