Bottle shipping system

Abstract

A bottle shipping system and method for packaging bottles that prevents movement of the bottles during transport. The system includes a first foam section is placed on the bottom wall of a carton having a rectangular shaped prism having four side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall to provide a support surface on which the bottles are placed. A second foam section having a first plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive the body of the bottles is disposed within the carton above the first foam section. A third foam section having a second plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive the neck of the bottles is disposed between the second foam section and the top wall of the carton. A fourth foam section to provide a buffer surface against which the bottles are pressed is placed against the top wall of the carton.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a bottle shipping system and more particularly to a system for packaging bottles having a body and a neck extending upward from the body that prevents movement of the bottles during transport.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Historically, bottles and containers have been shipped in many styles and shapes of inner packaging using many different kinds of materials. The goal of these packages, was and is, to protect bottles and containers during rigorous parcel shipping conditions such as the Post Office, UPS, Fed Ex, etc. So far, only a few of those packages have been successful in their structural protection of the shipped product, as well as satisfying additional areas such as ease of assembly and packaging as well as cost effectiveness to purchase and minimizing environmental impacts.[0003]Specific difficulties arise in the transport of small quantities of wines. The products are typically of high value and mixed selectio...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a bottle shipping system adapted for packaging bottles having a body and a neck extending upward from the body in a carton having a rectangular shaped prism having four side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, that prevents movement of the bottles during transport. The bottle shipping system includes a first foam section, a second foam section, a third foam section and a fourth foam section. The first foam section is adapted to be placed on the bottom wall of the carton adapted to provide a support surface on which the bottles are placed. The second foam section having a first plurality of openings therethrough to receive the body of the bottles is adapted to being disposed within the carton above the first foam section. The third foam section having a second plurality of openings therethrough adapted to receive the neck of the bottles is adapted to being disposed within the carton between the second foam section and the top wall. The fourth foam section adapted to being is to being placed against the top wall of the carton adapted to provide a buffer surface against which the top of the bottles are pressed.

[0005]According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a method for packaging bottles having a body and a neck extending upward from the body in a carton having a rectangular shaped prism having four side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall that prevents movement of the bottles during transport. First, a first foam section is placed on an interior side of the bottom wall of the carton to provide a support surface on which the bottles are placed. Then, the bottles are placed within the carton atop the first foam section. Next, a second foam section having a first plurality of openings therethrough is placed above the bottles and lowered into the carton whereby the bottles extend through the first plurality of openings. Continuing, a third foam section having a second plurality of openings therethrough is positioned within the carton whereby the second plurality of openings are spatially placed immediately above the first plurality of openings through the second foam section. The third foam section is lowered within the carton whereby the bottle necks extend through the second plurality of openings. Finally, a fourth foam section is placed within the carton onto the top of the bottles.

Problems solved by technology

Specific difficulties arise in the transport of small quantities of wines.

For years there have been ongoing design efforts to develop the “perfect package,” but there has not been much success and the packaging companies' design departments' struggle along every day with little or no success.

The products that are on the market today do not live up to the needed requirements for safely shipping bottles and containers as well as satisfying the other considerations.

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