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Integrated foam/wood ramp system for products with casters

a technology of integrated foam and ramp system, which is applied in the direction of damagable goods packaging, transportation and packaging, packaging goods type, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the design of the ship package, and affecting the quality of the produ

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-06-10
IBM CORP
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A problem is presented when it is necessary to remove a product such as a heavy computer system from a shipping pallet without lifting the system.
This problem has been attacked in the past with ramping systems which usually include a single large wood ramp made out of plywood.
These methods can be expensive and drive complexity into the ship package design since the packaging designer must find a place to store the ramps in or on the package during shipment and a method to secure the ramp when used if the ramp is to be shipped with the product.

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[0009] While the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown, it is to be understood at the outset of the description which follows that persons of skill in the appropriate arts may modify the invention here described while still achieving the favorable results of the invention. Accordingly, the description which follows is to be understood as being a broad, teaching disclosure directed to persons of skill in the appropriate arts, and not as limiting upon the present invention.

[0010] The present invention is a packaging configuration which in its simplest form is a container indicated at 10 in FIG. 1 and having at least four side walls 11 (two being visible) and a base encircled by said side walls and generally indicated at 12. The elements of the invention are illustrated in FIG. 1 in an exploded view, as if the container is lifted from the base in order to ...

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Abstract

A shipping carton with a ramp system which is integrated into the packaging in a unique way which facilitates positioning of the ramp system for use while also facilitating storage of the ramp system during shipment of the product enclosed within the packaging.

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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001] This invention relates to packaging used to ship products and to the combination of ramps, cushions, and a shipped product.[0002] A problem is presented when it is necessary to remove a product such as a heavy computer system from a shipping pallet without lifting the system. This problem has been attacked in the past with ramping systems which usually include a single large wood ramp made out of plywood. Another common ramp design is to used two solid wood ramps (or other materials such as steel or plastic) for each caster that contain built in caster guides to keep the casters from falling off the ramps when moving the system down the ramps. These methods can be expensive and drive complexity into the ship package design since the packaging designer must find a place to store the ramps in or on the package during shipment and a method to secure the ramp when used if the ramp is to be shipped with the product. If the ramp must be secured then...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/00B65D88/12B65D88/54
CPCB65D25/00B65D88/542B65D88/126B65D88/12
Inventor MARESH, MARK EDMUND
Owner IBM CORP