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Packaging item comprising means for retaining an object

US11807431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2021
Grant dateNov 7, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2581/051
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom, the package further comprising retaining means comprising an elastically deformable skin for holding at least one object (O) against the bottom of the crate, characterized in that the elastically deformable skin has a central elastic area and a peripheral elastic area around the central elastic area, the central elastic area having a lower elasticity than the peripheral elastic area, and in that the elastically deformable skin also comprises at least one elastic tertiary area extending the central elastic area in the direction of an edge of the elastically deformable skin while being bordered by the peripheral elastic area, said elastic tertiary area having an elasticity lower than or equal to the elasticity of the central elastic area.

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