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Packaging system for a large article

a packaging system and large article technology, applied in the field of packaging systems, can solve the problems of increasing the cost and environmental impact of excessive packaging, increasing the weight of the product, and difficult to remove the product from the packaging, so as to overall packaging volume, and reduce the overall packaging weigh

Active Publication Date: 2011-11-03
SONOCO DEV INC
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The present invention is a packaging system for a printer / copier or other large article that uses less material than conventional packaging systems. Compared to conventional packaging systems, the present system has been found to significantly reduce overall packaging weight and overall packaging volume. The system also reduces foam weight, foam volume, paper weight and paper volume.

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With current packaging material costs increasing and the increased need for sustainable packaging, excessive packaging is becoming cost and environmentally prohibitive.
Another disadvantage of many existing packaging systems is that they are heavy and difficult to stack during storage, shipping and handling.
A third disadvantage of conventional packaging for copiers and printers is that it is difficult to remove the product from the packaging.

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A second embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 3-8. The packaging system 70 according to this second embodiment basically comprises a base tray 72, a foam base insert 74, corner posts 76, a top cap 80 and lower and upper foam braces. The base tray 72, corner posts 76 and top cap 80 may be made primarily of paper. The foam braces may be made from expanded polystyrene foam or other suitable cushioning material.

As in the first embodiment, the base tray 72 may be formed from a die cut, folded blank and comprises a substantially rectangular bottom panel 81 having a perimeter and upwardly extending side panels 82 hingedly affixed to the bottom panel 81 along its perimeter. The base tray 72 defines four corners for accommodating the corner posts 76.

The four corner posts 76 extend vertically from the bottom panel 81 to the top panel 104 of the top cap 80. As perhaps best shown in FIG. 4, each corner post 76 comprises an inner, article facing, wall 77 and a substantially coextensive ...

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Abstract

A packaging system for a printer / copier or other large article that uses less material than conventional packaging systems. In one embodiment the system comprises a pair of elongated foam braces that slide over pairs of vertically oriented corner posts for holding and cushioning the packaged article. In another embodiment the system comprises four foam braces wedged between the four vertical edges of the article and vertical corner posts.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThis invention patent relates to a packaging system. More particularly, this invention relates to a packaging system for a printer / copier or other large article that uses less material than conventional packaging systems.2. Description of the Related ArtMany current packaging systems for medium to large format copier / printers are based on the concept that more packaging material equals more protection. With current packaging material costs increasing and the increased need for sustainable packaging, excessive packaging is becoming cost and environmentally prohibitive.Another disadvantage of many existing packaging systems is that they are heavy and difficult to stack during storage, shipping and handling.A third disadvantage of conventional packaging for copiers and printers is that it is difficult to remove the product from the packaging.Thus it is an object of the present invention to provide a packaging system for a copier / print...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D19/38B65B13/02B65D81/02
CPCB65D19/44B65D2581/058B65D85/68B65D81/054
Inventor LOWRY, JAMESKROECKEL, RONALD
Owner SONOCO DEV INC
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