Wedge for immobilizing objects in a box having a square or rectangular cross-section
US9555945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/053
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wedge used to wedge objects in a box the wedge being a sheet made of a rigid, resistant and foldable material, including a central portion having a polygonal shape and size substantially equivalent to those of the bottom of the box, the sheet including at least one foldable flap, attached to the central portion via folding lines or hinges, wherein the central portion is provided with multiple grooves being segments of a curve or of a straight line, along which the material is crushed and the thickness thereof is reduced, the grooves constituting folding lines inside the central portion, which facilitate the deformation of the wedge, the grooves leading to the periphery or the proximity thereof of the central portion of the wedging sheet and they are not parallel to one another or to the sides of the central portion.
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