Bottle shipping system with multipurpose insert

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for an improved bottle packaging system and shipping container, and more particularly to a container wherein a common insert design is employed to stabilize the bottle(s) and to provide padding therefore during shipment to resist breakage and damage. The improved insert design permits a common insert to provide stabilization to the bottom and shoulder of the necked bottle(s) used for shipping chemicals and the like.

Description

[0001]Priority is claimed from the following provisional application, which is also hereby incorporated by reference for its teachings, “IMPROVED BOTTLE SHIPPING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPURPOSE INSERT”, by Gilfert et al., Application No. 60 / 942,584, filed on Jun. 7, 2007. This application is also a continuation-in-part of the following co-pending and commonly assigned design patent applications:[0002]U.S. Ser. No. 29 / 280,840, filed Jun. 8, 2007, for a “MULTI-USE INSERT FOR A SINGLE CONTAINER;”[0003]U.S. Ser. No. 29 / 280,846, filed Jun. 8, 2007, for a “MULTI-USE INSERT FOR FOUR CONTAINERS;” and[0004]U.S. Ser. No. 29 / 280,843, filed Jun. 8, 2007, for a “MULTI-USE INSERT FOR SIX CONTAINERS,” all of which are also hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.[0005]The disclosed packaging system is directed to an improved bottle shipping container, and more particularly to a container wherein a plurality of common inserts are employed to stabilize the bottle(s) and to provide impact resista...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]Glass bottles and similar containers are used for shipment of liquid products that may, for one reason or another, not be storable or shippable in plastic containers (e.g., made from polystyrene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride). For example, chemical products that must retain a high level of purity, are shipped in glass bottles because of the adverse reactions with plastic co

Problems solved by technology

However, glass bottles are brittle and shatter on impact.

This is necessary, not only to protect the product itself, but also because these products are frequently solvents or other chemicals that present an environmental hazard if leaked or spilled.

Disposing of packaging material is an additional burden on those who receive bottles and who are already burdened with disposing of not only chemical waste but also of the bottles and packaging materials themselves.

A drawback of using EPS is that solvents in or on the bottles can dissolve the EPS, thus reducing or eliminating its cushioning purpose.

Polystyrene foam also has environmental impacts itself, both because the gases that it releases as it decomposes and because of its exaggerated physical presence resulting from its rigid expanded cell structure that consumes a great deal of volume in landfills.

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