Packaging for fragile articles having controlled collapsibility
US5385232A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2585/6842
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A unitary packaging structure for a shock sensitive article, including a platform portion adapted to support the article and having a peripheral portion, a sidewall structure forming an enclosure around the platform portion, the sidewall structure including an inner wall being joined to the peripheral portion, and an outer wall peripherally spaced from the inner wall, the inner wall being relatively shorter than the outer wall so that the platform portion is held a specified cushion distance above a lower edge of the outer wall, and at least one collapsibility control device for selectively releasing air compressed beneath the package when the package is subjected to shock loading while disposed in a shipping container, the control device controlling the collapsibility of the package.
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