Receptacles – Receptacle having flexible – removable inner liner – Means for venting air trapped between the liner and its...
Patent
1989-03-31
1990-04-24
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Receptacle having flexible, removable inner liner
Means for venting air trapped between the liner and its...
220 2383, 206583, B65D 8100
Patent
active
049193007
ABSTRACT:
A shipping device for transporting an item includes a cubical frame having six faces wherein at least one of the faces is removably fastened. The shipping device also includes a hollow sphere for receiving the item concentrically positioned within the cubical frame. The hollow sphere has an upper hemisphere shell and a lower hemisphere shell. The upper hemisphere shell has a rim to mesh with a complimentary rim of the lower hemisphere shell. A weight member is secured to a bottom of the lower hemisphere shell for at least counterbalancing the weight of the item. The shipping device further includes a plurality of ball bearings secured to a center of each of the six faces. The ball bearings operatively contact a surface of the hollow sphere such that as the orientation of the cubical frame is altered, the hollow sphere rotates within the cubical frame to maintain the sphere in a specific orientation. The shipping device may also include an energy absorbent material having a cavity therein shaped to hold the item to be transported.
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Anderson Kristy L.
Bollinger Edward R.
Pollard Steven M.
RJ Lee Group, Inc.
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