Shower door glass pane packaging assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9676543-B2
Application number	US-201414167235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2014
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

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:
at least one shower door glass pane;
a box sized to receive the at least one shower door glass pane;
wherein the at least one shower door glass pane has a height, a width and a thickness;
wherein an opening is formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane to permit a customer to view the portion of the at least one shower door glass pane through the opening;
wherein the opening is formed through a peripheral side of the box exposing the thickness of the at least one shower door glass pane; and
a removable packaging member sized to be mounted to the exposed portion of the at least one shower door glass pane for transportation.

2. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the removable packaging member is a foam member.

3. The packaging assembly of claim 2 wherein the foam member is removable from the packaging assembly for display of the at least one shower door glass pane at retail.

4. The packaging assembly of claim 2 wherein the foam member is further defined as a removable foam member;
wherein the packaging assembly further comprises foam perimeter members provided in the box to support and protect the at least one shower door glass pane; and
wherein the removable foam member is removable from the foam perimeter members for display of the at least one shower door glass pane at retail.

5. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the packaging assembly further comprises a handle mounted to the box, below a center of gravity of the packaging assembly in an upright orientation of the packaging assembly, to minimize tipping of the packaging assembly.

6. The packaging assembly of claim 5 wherein the handle is mounted to a peripheral side of the box.

7. The packaging assembly of claim 5 wherein the box is formed from cardboard and the handle is formed from a plastic material.

8. The packaging assembly of claim 5 wherein the box comprises at least one corner protector sized to receive the at least one shower door glass pane.

9. The packaging assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one shower door glass pane comprises a pair of shower door glass panes that are laterally offset relative to one another so that only one of the pair of shower door glass panes extends through the opening formed through the peripheral side of the box.

10. A packaging assembly comprising:
a box sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane;
at least one shower door glass pane received within the box;
wherein an opening is formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane to permit a customer to view the portion of the at least one shower door glass pane through the opening; and
a foam member sized to be mounted to the exposed portion of the at least one shower door glass pane for transportation.

11. The packaging assembly of claim 10 wherein the opening is formed through a peripheral side of the box.

12. The packaging assembly of claim 10 wherein the foam member is removable from the packaging assembly for display of the at least one shower door glass pane at retail.

13. The packaging assembly of claim 10 wherein the foam member is further defined as a removable foam member;
wherein the packaging assembly further comprises foam perimeter members provided in the box to support and protect the at least one shower door glass pane; and
wherein the removable foam member is removable from the foam perimeter members for display of a thickness of the at least one shower door glass pane at retail.

14. A packaging assembly comprising:
a box sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane; and
at least one shower door glass pane received within the box;
wherein an opening is formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane to permit a customer to view the portion of the at least one shower door glass pane through the opening;
wherein the opening is formed through a peripheral side of the box; and
wherein the at least one shower door glass pane comprises a pair of shower door glass panes that are laterally offset relative to one another so that only one of the pair of shower door glass panes extends through the opening formed through the peripheral side of the box.

15. The packaging assembly of claim 14 wherein the pair of shower door glass panes are exposed without an additional cover.

16. The packaging assembly of claim 14 further comprising a foam member sized to be mounted to the exposed portion of the pair of shower door glass panes for transportation.

17. The packaging assembly of claim 16 wherein the foam member is removable from the packaging assembly for display of the pair of shower door glass panes at retail.

18. The packaging assembly of claim 16 wherein the foam member is further defined as a removable foam member;
wherein the packaging assembly further comprises foam perimeter members provided in the box to support and protect the at least one shower door glass pane; and
wherein the removable foam member is removable from the foam perimeter members for display of the pair of shower door glass panes at retail.

Assignees

• Liberty Hardware Mfg Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B65D81/058

  Protectors contacting five surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. five-sided end protectors · CPC title

• B65D85/48 Primary

  for glass sheets · CPC title

• B65D5/4204

  Inspection openings or windows · CPC title

• B65D81/113

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

• B65D81/057

  Protectors contacting four surfaces of the packaged article, e.g. four-sided corner protectors · CPC title