Shower door glass pane packaging assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11254489-B2
Application number	US-201715595435-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2017
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A packaging assembly is provided with a base that is sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane. At least one shower door glass pane is received within the base. A handle is mounted to the base. A plurality of projections extends from a bottom surface of the base to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface. The base includes a box with an opening formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaging assembly comprising:
a base sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane;
at least one shower door glass pane received within the base; and
a handle mounted to the base; and
wherein the handle is mounted below a center of gravity of the packaging assembly in an upright orientation of the packaging assembly, to minimize tipping of the packaging assembly;
wherein the base is formed from cardboard and the handle is formed from a plastic material;
wherein the base comprises at least one corner protector sized to receive the at least one shower door glass pane;
wherein the at least one corner protector is further defined as at least one internal corner protector;
wherein the packaging assembly further comprises at least one external corner protector sized to receive an external corner of the base;
wherein a first fastener is provided on the at least one internal corner protector; and
wherein a second fastener is provided on the at least one external corner protector to fasten to the first fastener.

2. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the handle is mounted to a peripheral side of the base.

3. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein an opening is formed in the base to expose the at least one shower door glass pane.

4. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one internal corner protector comprises:
a pair of spaced apart walls; and
at least one web interconnecting the pair of spaced apart walls.

5. The packaging assembly of claim 4 wherein the at least one web has a contact surface for contact with a shower door glass pane; and
wherein the at least one internal corner protector further comprises a pair of webs connected to the web with the contact surface and extending away from the contact surface to absorb energy.

6. The packaging assembly of claim 5 wherein the at least one internal corner protector further comprises a rib extending from the contact surface to separate a pair of shower door glass panes.

7. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one external corner protector further comprises a spacer extending therefrom for contact with an adjacent packaging assembly to space apart the adjacent packaging assemblies.

8. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one external corner protector further comprises at least one projection extending therefrom to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Lemnios Christine
• Zhang Yinghong
• Matherly Jeanie
• KLEIN Mathew
• Boehnen Patrick
• Hawkins Laura
• Austin Iii James Allen
• Forrest Earl David
• Schultz Nathaniel Faltin Dutton
• Torrence Justin Terrell

Classifications

• B65D81/053

  Corner, edge or end protectors · CPC title

• B65D2203/00

  Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators · CPC title

• B65D25/2805

  provided on a local area of the side walls · CPC title

• B65D25/54

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D81/113

  of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents {(B65D81/053 takes precedence)} · CPC title