Patent · US Expired

Cushioning container

US4592468A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
14References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1985
Grant dateJun 3, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/023
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A container comprises a receptacle and a cover therefore, the receptacle having a bottom wall and the cover having a top wall, fins integral with at least one of such walls and projecting toward the other of such walls to engage an article placed within the container and between the walls when the cover is closed onto the receptacle, the fins being yieldably deflectible in response to squeezing of the article between the walls, and fastener structure associated with the receptacle and cover to hold the cover closed on the receptacle with the article squeezed and thereby positioned with the fins in deflected state.

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