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Packaging system

US5815903A · kind A · utility

48Cited by
27References
35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1997
Grant dateOct 6, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49716
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A packaging system is provided wherein a support structure such as a container, bin or rack having a free edge is converted into an apparatus for at least temporarily storing one or more objects in a suspended manner. The system generally includes at least one hanger bar profile, at least one hanger bar or both from one or more compliant receptacles are suspended. The one or more compliant receptacles can be made from a variety of different materials but are generally capable of conforming to the overall geometry of objects contained therein. Further, the receptacles are generally accessible for the insertion and removal of objects through an opening provided along the top edge. Methods of converting support structures into apparatuses for at least temporarily storing one or more objects in a suspended state are also provided.

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