Retention packaging assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10947007-B2
Application number	US-201816632409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2018
Priority date	Jul 21, 2017
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A retention packaging assembly includes a frame and two sheet assemblies. The frame includes a central panel, end panels, and two sets of wing panels. Each set of wing panels includes wing panels that are foldably coupled to the central panel and to one of the two end panels. The sheet assemblies include a sheet that is attached at its ends to slot panels. The slot panels of each of the sheet assemblies are selectively couplable to one of the set of wing panels. After an object is placed on a front of the central panel, the sheets of the sheet assemblies are located over the sides of the object. The sets of wing panels can then be folded to a back of the frame to cause the sheets to retain the sides of the object to the central panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A retention packaging assembly, comprising:
a frame comprising:
a central panel,
a first end panel foldably coupled to the central panel,
a second end panel foldably coupled to the central panel,
a first set of wing panels, wherein each of the first set of wing panels is foldably coupled to the central panel and to the first end panel, and
a second set of wing panels, wherein each of the second set of wing panels is foldably coupled to the central panel and to the second end panel;

a first sheet assembly comprising first slot panels and a first sheet, wherein ends of the first sheet are attached to the first slot panels, wherein the first sheet spans between the first slot panels, and wherein each of the first slot panels is selectively couplable to one of the first set of wing panels; and
a second sheet assembly comprising second slot panels and a second sheet, wherein ends of the second sheet are attached to the second slot panels, wherein the second sheet spans between the second slot panels, and wherein each of the second slot panels is selectively couplable to one of the second set of wing panels;
wherein, after the first slot panels are coupled to the first set of wing panels, the second slot panels are coupled to the second set of wing panels, and an object is placed on a front of the central panel, the first set of wing panels are configured to be folded to a back of the frame to cause the first sheet to retain a first side of the object to the central panel and the second set of wing panels are configured to be folded to the back of the frame to cause the second sheet to retain a second side of the object to the central panel, wherein the first and second sheets are arranged substantially parallel to each other when retaining the first and second sides of the object respectively to the central panel.

2. The retention packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of wing panels includes a tab, wherein each of the first slot panels includes a slot, and wherein the first slot panels are selectively couplable to the first set of wing panels by inserting the tabs of the first set of wing panels through the slots of the first slot panels.

3. The retention packaging assembly of claim 2 , wherein each of the second set of wing panels includes a tab, wherein each of the second slot panels includes a slot, and wherein the second slot panels are selectively couplable to the second set of wing panels by inserting the tabs of the second set of wing panels through the slots of the second slot panels.

4. The retention packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first end panel is configured to be rotated toward the front of the central panel after the first set of wing panels are folded to the back of the frame, and wherein the second end panel is configured to be rotated toward the front of the central panel after the second set of wing panels are folded to the back of the frame.

5. The retention packaging assembly of claim 4 , wherein each of the first and second end panels includes an interior tab configured to provide structural stability to the frame after the first and second end panels are folded toward the front of the central panel.

6. The retention packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the frame further comprises:
a first handle panel foldably coupled to a top of the central panel.

7. The retention packaging assembly of claim 6 , wherein the first handle panel includes a slot configured to accommodate a hand of a user to enable the user to lift the retention packaging assembly.

8. The retention packaging assembly of claim 6 , wherein the first handle panel extends between the first and second sheets when the first and second sheets retain the first and second sides of the object to the central panel.

9. The retention packaging assembly of claim 6 , wherein the first handle panel is substantially centered between the first and second end panels.

10. The retention packaging assembly of claim 6 , wherein the frame further comprises:
a second handle panel foldably coupled to a bottom of the central panel.

11. The retention packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the object is a flat-screen television.

12. The retention packaging assembly of claim 1 , wherein:
each of the first set of wing panels is directly connected to and foldable with respect to each of the central panel and the first end panel; and
each of the second set of wing panels is directly connected to and foldable with respect to each of the central panel and the second end panel.

13. A system comprising:
an object;
a retention packaging assembly, comprising:
a frame comprising:
a central panel,
a first end panel foldably coupled to the central panel,
a second end panel foldably coupled to the central panel,
a first set of wing panels, wherein each of the first set of wing panels is foldably coupled to the central panel and to the first end panel, and
a second set of wing panels, wherein each of the second set of wing panels is foldably coupled to the central panel and to the second end panel;

a first sheet assembly comprising first slot panels and a first sheet, wherein ends of the first sheet are attached to the first slot panels, wherein the first sheet spans between the first slot panels, and wherein each of the first slot panels is selectively couplable to one of the first set of wing panels, and
a second sheet assembly comprising second slot panels and a second sheet, wherein ends of the second sheet are attached to the second slot panels, wherein the second sheet spans between the second slot panels, and wherein each of the second slot panels is selectively couplable to one of the second set of wing panels,
wherein, after the first slot panels are coupled to the first set of wing panels, the second slot panels are coupled to the second set of wing panels, and the object is placed on a front of the central panel, the first set of wing panels are configured to be folded to a back of the frame to cause the first sheet to retain a first side of the object to the central panel and the second set of wing panels are configured to be folded to the back of the frame to cause the second sheet to retain a second side of the object to the central panel, and
wherein the object is configured to be retained to the central panel of the frame of the retention packaging assembly by the first and second sheets;

a container, wherein the retention packaging assembly is configured to be placed inside the container when the object is retained to the central panel by the first and second sheets; and
a side insert configured to fit in a space between a side of the object and an end of one of the first and second end panels, between a front of the container and the central panel, and between an interior tab of the one of the first and second end panels and an opening of the container.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the frame of the retention packaging assembly further comprises a handle panel foldably coupled to a top of the central panel.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the handle panel is configured to be folded with respect to the central panel so that, when the retention packaging assembly is placed inside the container, the handle panel extends across an opening of the container.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the side insert is configured to hold at least one peripheral item when it is located inside of the container.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein a top side of the side insert includes a hole configured to be used by a user to remo

Assignees

• Sealed Air Corp

Inventors

• Cline Chad
• Ridgeway Devin

Classifications

• B65D2585/6837

  tv or computers · CPC title

• B65D81/075

  the contents being located between two membranes stretched between opposed sides of the package · CPC title

• B65D5/5028 Primary

  Elements formed separately from the container body · CPC title

• B65D85/30

  for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure · CPC title

• B65D5/5066 Primary

  Paper elements formed by folding or assembling two or more panels to create a central aperture extending in at least two planes in which the contents are located · CPC title