Packaging assembly for a replacement mower blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9656788-B2
Application number	US-201314037471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2013
Priority date	Sep 28, 2012
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A package assembly for packaging a replacement mower blade is provided. The package assembly includes a blade hang tab removably attached to an end of a mower blade. A shrink film tube is positioned about the mower blade and blade hang tab, wherein the shrink film is heated to shrink the shrink film and secure the blade hang tab to the mower blade. In another embodiment, the package assembly includes multiple blades encased within shrink film with a blade hang tab attached to one of the blades within the shrink film.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package assembly for at least one replacement mower blade comprising:
at least one mower blade;
a blade hang tab removably attachable to one of said at least one mower blade, wherein said blade hang tab includes at least two opposing legs, wherein said mower blade is positionable between said at least two opposing legs when said blade hang tab is attached to said mower blade; and
a shrink film encasing said at least one mower blade and said blade hang tab attached to one of said at least one mower blade.

2. The package assembly of claim 1 , wherein said blade hang tab includes a hang member having an aperture formed therethrough, wherein said opposing legs of said blade hang tab contact opposing surfaces of said mower blade when said blade hang tab is attached thereto.

3. The package assembly of claim 2 , wherein a third leg extends from a tip of said second leg toward said hang member, said tip forming an end of said second leg opposite said hang member.

4. The package assembly of claim 1 , wherein said shrink film is formed of polyolefin.

5. The package assembly of claim 1 , wherein said blade hang tab is formed of glass-filled nylon, high density polyethylene (HDPE), or nylon 6-6.

6. The package assembly of claim 1 , wherein only one said mower blade is encased within said shrink film.

7. The package assembly of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of mower blades are encased within said shrink film.

8. A package assembly for at least one replacement mower blade comprising:
at least one mower blade;
a blade hang tab removably attachable to one of said at least one mower blade, wherein said blade hang tab includes a hang member, a base member extending from said hang member in a forward manner and a rearward manner, a first leg extending from a first end of said hang member, and a second leg extending from an opposing end of said hang member; and
a shrink film encasing said at least one mower blade and said blade hang tab attached to one of said at least one mower blade.

Assignees

• Mtd Products Inc

Inventors

• Montgomery Matthew
• Morton Aaron
• Wolf Jeffrey
• Mohler Edward

Classifications

• B65B15/00

  Attaching articles to cards, sheets, strings, webs, or other carriers · CPC title

• B65D75/56

  Handles or other suspension means · CPC title

• B65B53/02

  by heat · CPC title

• B65D75/004

  with auxiliary packaging elements, e.g. protective pads or frames, trays · CPC title

• B65D71/08 Primary

  Wrappers shrunk by heat {or under tension, e.g. stretch films or films tensioned by compressed articles} · CPC title