Special receptacle or package – Shock protection type – With yieldable retainer
Patent
1999-04-28
2000-04-11
Foster, Jim
Special receptacle or package
Shock protection type
With yieldable retainer
206466, 206521, B65D 8102
Patent
active
060478314
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,896 issued Jun. 28, 1994, incorporated by reference, discloses an article packaging kit, system and method for the rapid and effective immobilization of an article on a base sheet, by a film tube, which hugs and immobilizes the article. The base sheet on which the article is immobilized has foldable end portions which permit the immobilized article to be packaged in a container with end portions folded to protect the article or to suspend the immobilized article above the bottom of the container.
It is desirable to provide a new and improved sealable article packaging kit, system and method whereby the article, particularly a dust-sensitive article, is effectively both sealed and immobilized within a packaging container.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a sealable article packaging kit, system and method for the protection and immobilizing of an article. In particular, the invention is directed to a sealable envelope film tube kit, system and method for the protection and immobilization, particularly of moisture, static or dust-sensitive, or odd-shaped, fragile articles, to be sealed, immobilized and placed within an outer container, which kit, system and method provides environmental advantages, simplicity and ease in manufacture and use.
The invention comprises a sealable packaging kit for the immobilization of an article to be packaged within a separate outer container or sealably displayed. The kit comprises a stiff sheet material, such as, for example, but not limited to: a paper or corrugated cardboard sheet material of defined width and length, and which sheet material has a base portion, with at least one longitudinal fold line, generally centrally positioned, and generally dimensioned to immobilize an article within an envelope film tube. The sheet material includes end portions, defined by traverse fold lines, which may be the same or different length on opposite sides of the base portion, and which end portions are adapted to be folded away from the plane of the base portion, for example, generally perpendicularly upwardly, or angularly upwardly and downwardly from the base portion, and at either end of the base portion.
In one embodiment, the sheet material may have a generally central, longitudinal fold line or in another embodiment, the sheet material may have a generally parallel pair of longitudinal fold lines toward opposite edges of the sheet material. Generally and preferably, the longitudinal fold lines extend substantially the length of the sheet material to include the opposing end flaps. The sheet material includes at least one pair of opposing, foldable end portions defined by traverse fold lines. However, multiple end portions, at each end, may also be formed and used by multiple, generally parallel, traverse fold lines.
The end portion may be folded upwardly about the sides of the immobilized article for article protection, or more typically, folded downwardly, in single or multiple arrangements, to suspend the immobilized article on the base portion above the bottom of the container. The sheet material, optionally, may also include similar, traverse, opposing, end portions for similar purposes, in combination for use with the opposing, longitudinal, end portions. The end portions generally, but not necessarily, are equal in width to the width of the base portion, and may vary in length, as required, that is, may be equal in length, or different in length, such as, for display purposes where the sealed, immobilized article is inclined for securing purposes.
The invention also includes an envelope film tube or sleeve means, formed completely or partially of thin, plastic film, typically transparent, and dimensioned and adapted to be positioned and loosely fit, such as slidably, about the sheet material and particularly the base portion thereof, in a generally loose-type fit when the sheet material is in a nonuse position, or a film tube wherein a thin film material has opposing, longitudinal edges glued or secured
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Crowley Richard P.
Emerging Technologies Trust
Foster Jim
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