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Piston box

US11130621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2019
Grant dateSep 28, 2021
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/083
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shock-absorbing package includes a box and a base. The box is configurable to enclose an item and has a box bottom panel. The base has a base bottom panel and defines a recess sized to accommodate a portion of the box including the box bottom panel. The base interfaces with the box in a transport configuration so that the box bottom panel is held separated from the base bottom panel and a volume of air is disposed between the base bottom panel and the box bottom panel. An impact force applied to the base bottom panel generated by dropping the shock-absorbing package onto a surface induces relative movement between the box and the base that expels air from the volume air and decelerates the box at a rate less than a desired maximum deceleration rate.

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