Cooperative packaging systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10435232-B2
Application number	US-201715482345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2017
Priority date	Apr 7, 2017
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A cooperative packaging system includes a base package, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The base package includes a first side and a second side. The second side is contiguous with the first side. The first member covers a portion of the first side of the base package. The second member covers the second side of the base package. The third member covers the first member and a portion of the second member. The first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooperative packaging system comprising:
a base package comprising a first face, a second face opposite the first face, a first side contiguous with the first face and second face, and a second side contiguous with the first side, the first face, and the second face;
a first member that covers a portion of the first side of the base package;
a second member that covers the second side of the base package; and
a third member that covers the first member and a portion of the second member;
wherein the first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.

2. The cooperative packaging system of claim 1 , further comprising a fourth member;
wherein the base package further comprises a third side opposite the first side of the base package and a fourth side opposite the second side of the base package, such that the base package is rectangular;
wherein the fourth member covers the fourth side of the base package; and
wherein the third member also covers a portion of the fourth member.

3. The cooperative packaging system of claim 2 , further comprising a fifth member that covers a portion of the third side of the base package; and
wherein the fifth member is configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.

4. The cooperative packaging system of claim 3 , further comprising a sixth member that covers the fifth member, a portion of the fourth member, and a portion of the second member.

5. The cooperative packaging system of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of bands coupled to the third member and the sixth member, the plurality of bands configured to:
bias the third member against the first member to bias the first member against the base package; and
bias the sixth member against the fifth member to bias the fifth member against the base package.

6. The cooperative packaging system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of bands are configured to bias the third member against the second member and against the fourth member; and
wherein the plurality of bands are configured to bias the sixth member against the second member and against the fourth member.

7. The cooperative packaging system of claim 6 , wherein the base package comprises:
a corner insert;
a spacer; and
a product having a corner;
wherein the corner insert is positioned over the corner of the product, the corner insert separating the product from the base package; and
wherein the spacer is positioned between the product and the base package.

8. The cooperative packaging system of claim 3 , wherein the first member is identical to the fifth member; and
wherein the second member is identical to the fourth member.

9. The cooperative packaging system of claim 8 , wherein the first member, the second member, the fourth member, and the fifth member are constructed from honeycomb corrugate material.

10. The cooperative packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises:
a first surface in confronting relation with the base package;
a second surface in confronting relation with the base package, the second surface contiguous with the first surface;
a third surface in confronting relation with the base package, the third surface contiguous with the second surface;
a fourth surface opposite the first surface;
a fifth surface opposite the second surface and contiguous with the forth surface; and
a sixth surface opposite the third surface and contiguous with the fifth surface.

11. The cooperative packaging system of claim 10 , wherein the first member further comprises a first channel and a second channel;
wherein the first channel is contiguous with both the fourth surface and the fifth surface; and
wherein the second channel is contiguous with both the fifth surface and the sixth surface.

12. The cooperative packaging system of claim 11 , wherein the second member comprises:
a first surface in confronting relation with the base package;
a second surface in confronting relation with the base package, the second surface of the second member contiguous with the first surface of the second member;
a third surface in confronting relation with the base package, the third surface of the second member contiguous with the second surface of the second member;
a fourth surface opposite the first surface of the second member;
a fifth surface opposite the second surface of the second member and contiguous with the forth surface of the second member; and
a sixth surface opposite the third surface of the second member and contiguous with the fifth surface of the second member.

13. The cooperative packaging system of claim 12 , wherein the second member further comprises a first channel and a second channel;
wherein the first channel of the second member is contiguous with both the first surface of the second member and the second surface of the second member; and
wherein the second channel of the second member is contiguous with both the second surface of the second member and the third surface of the second member.

14. A cooperative packaging system comprising:
a base package comprising:
a first side;
a second side contiguous with the first side;
a third side contiguous with the second side;
a fourth side contiguous with the third side and the first side;
a first surface contiguous with the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side; and
a second surface contiguous with the first side, the second side, the third side, and the fourth side;

a first member that partially covers a portion of the first surface, a portion of the second surface, and a portion of the first side;
a second member that covers the second side and partially covers a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface; and
a third member that covers the first member and partially covers the second member.

15. The cooperative packaging system of claim 14 , further comprising:
a fourth member that partially covers a portion of the first surface, a portion of the second surface, and a portion of the third side; and
a fifth member that covers the fourth member and partially covers the second member.

16. The cooperative packaging system of claim 15 , further comprising a sixth member that covers the fourth side and partially covers a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface;
wherein the third member partially covers the sixth member; and
wherein the fifth member partially covers the sixth member.

17. The cooperative packaging system of claim 16 , wherein the first member is identical to the fourth member;
wherein the second member is identical to the sixth member; and
wherein the third member is identical to the fifth member.

18. A cooperative packaging system comprising:
a base package comprising a first face, a second face opposite the first face, a first side contiguous with the first face and second face, and a second side contiguous with the first side, the first face, and the second face;
a first member comprising:
a first surface that covers a portion of the first side of the base package;
a second surface that covers a portion of the first face of the base package; and
a third surface that covers a portion of the second face of the base package;

a second member that covers the second side of the base package; and
a third member that covers the first

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Hokanson Stephen C
• Vetting Tobin J
• Raden Steven

Classifications

• B65D5/4266

  Folding lines, score lines, crease lines · CPC title

• B65D5/5069

  Capping elements, i.e. elements which are located onto one or more ends of the contents, before the contents are inserted into the package · CPC title

• B65D2571/00086

  Feet or isolated supports, not formed by the articles · CPC title

• B65D85/48 Primary

  for glass sheets · CPC title

• B65D81/056

  the surfaces being generally perpendicular to each other, e.g. three-sided corner protectors · CPC title