Cushioning, packing, and package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10507964-B2
Application number	US-201715604715-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2017
Priority date	Jun 7, 2016
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

Cushioning supports a bottom corner section of an article being packed. The corner section has a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face. The cushioning includes a first cushioning member and a second cushioning member that are separable from each other. The first cushioning member includes a bottom section that faces the bottom face of the corner section of the packed article and a first side section that faces the first side face of the corner section of the packed article. The second cushioning member includes a second side section that faces the second side face of the corner section of the packed article.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package comprising:
an article to be packed and including a bottom corner section;
a packing;
a tray on which the packing is placed; and
a cover configured to mate with the tray to cover the packing, wherein
the packing includes:
a cushioning configured to support the bottom corner section of the article; and
a flat plate-shaped member on which the cushioning is placed,

the cushioning includes a first cushioning member and a second cushioning member that are separable from each other,
the bottom corner section has a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face,
the first cushioning member includes:
a bottom section that faces the bottom face of the bottom corner section;
a first side section that faces the first side face of the bottom corner section; and
a cut-out section,

the second cushioning member includes:
a second side section that faces the second side face of the bottom corner section; and
a protrusion section that fits in the cut-out section,

the cut-out section lies in a specific direction,
the protrusion section protrudes in the specific direction,
the first side section is plate-shaped,
the specific direction is a direction intersecting with a principal plane of the first side section,
the flat plate-shaped member includes:
a first restriction section configured to restrict movement of the first cushioning member; and
a second restriction section pivotable about a pivotal axis between a first position and a second position,

the second restriction section in the first position is flush with an upper surface of the flat plate-shaped member,
the second restriction section in the second position protrudes from the upper surface of the flat plate-shaped member and restricts movement of the second cushioning member in and opposite to the specific direction,
the pivotal axis of the second restriction section extends in a direction intersecting with the specific direction,
the article includes a protrusion member,
the protrusion member is located in the second side face of the bottom corner section, the protrusion member being pivotable between a retracted position and a protruding position,
the protrusion member in the retracted position is contained within the article, and
the protrusion member in the protruding position protrudes from the second side face of the bottom corner section.

2. The package according to claim 1 , wherein
the bottom section has an upper surface that faces the bottom face of the bottom corner section of the packed article,
the first side section has a first vertical surface perpendicular to the upper surface,
the cut-out section lies in the specific direction,
the specific direction is the direction intersecting with the principal plane of the first side section, and
the specific direction is a direction perpendicular to the first vertical surface.

3. The package according to claim 1 , wherein
the first restriction section includes a raised part, the raised part being a portion of the flat plate-shaped member that is cut along two parallel cut lines and folded upwardly,
the bottom section of the first cushioning member has a recess,
the raised part is pivotable about a fold, and
the raised part fits in the recess of the bottom section.

4. The package according to claim 1 , wherein
the article has a recess in the second side face of the bottom corner section, and the protrusion member in the retracted position is contained within the recess of the article.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Fujihara Masami

Classifications

• B65D81/053 Primary

  Corner, edge or end protectors · CPC title

• B65D25/28

  Handles (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/46; of bottles or jars B65D23/10 {; holders for glasses, bottles, cartons, plastic bags, cans A47G23/02}) · CPC title

• B65D43/02

  Removable lids or covers (with means for piercing, cutting, or tearing a frangible inner closure B65D51/22) · CPC title

• B65D81/056 Primary

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