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A shipping unit formed of foldable sheet material is provided for accommodating a pair of chairs arranged in inverted stacked relation. The unit includes an upright container having a bottom and side panels forming a chamber in which the pair of chairs is disposed. A first inner packing member is po

A shipping unit formed of foldable sheet material is provided for accommodating a pair of chairs arranged in inverted stacked relation. The unit includes an upright container having a bottom and side panels forming a chamber in which the pair of chairs is disposed. A first inner packing member is positioned within the chamber adjacent a lower corner thereof formed along one peripheral side of the bottom. The first inner packing member has a first means for snugly accommodating a segment of the back of the inverted one of the pair of chairs and second means for snugly accommodating the ends of the front legs of the upright one of the pair of chairs. A second inner packing member is positioned within the chamber adjacent an upper corner thereof wherein the inner packing members are diagonally disposed relative to one another. The second inner packing member is provided with a third means for snugly accommodating a segment of the back of the upright one of the pair of chairs, and a fourth means for snugly accommodating the ends of the front legs of the inverted one of the pair of chairs. The shipping unit is provided with means for closing the top of the chamber subsequent to the second inner packing member being positioned within the chamber.

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A shipping unit for a pair of chairs arranged in an inverted stacked relation, each chair having a seat portion, an upwardly extending back portion, and supporting front and back legs depending from the seat portion, said unit comprising a container formed from a blank of foldable sheet material and

A shipping unit for a pair of chairs arranged in an inverted stacked relation, each chair having a seat portion, an upwardly extending back portion, and supporting front and back legs depending from the seat portion, said unit comprising a container formed from a blank of foldable sheet material and including a plurality of foldably connected upright side panels and at least a plurality of bottom closure flaps connected to corresponding bottom edges of said side panels, said flaps and panels coacting to form a chamber having a closed bottom and upright walls, the height of the chamber walls being at least as great as the height of the pair of stacked inverted chairs; a first inner packing member disposed within said chamber and resting upon said bottom, said first member engaging the lower interior surfaces of one side panel and a pair of side panels extending angularly from opposite side edges of said one panel, said first member being provided with first means spaced inwardly from said one side panel for snugly accommodating a segment of the back portion of the inverted one of the pair of chairs and second means spaced inwardly from said one side panel a greater distance than said first means for snugly accommodating segments of the front legs of the upright one of the pair of chairs whereby the accommodated front legs of the upright chair and the accommodated segment of the back portion of the inverted chair are retained in relatively spaced relation to each other and to the chamber upright walls; a second inner packing member disposed within the chamber adjacent the top thereof, said second member engaging the upper interior surfaces of an opposing side panel disposed opposite said one side panel and a pair of side panels extending angularly from opposite side edges of said opposing side panel, said second member being provided with a third means spaced inwardly from said opposing side panel for snugly accommodating a segment of the back portion of the upright chair and fourth means spaced inwardly from said opposing side panel a greater distance than said third means for snugly accommodating segments of the front legs of the inverted chair whereby the accommodated front legs of the inverted chair and the accommodated back portion of the upright chair are retained in relatively spaced relation to each other and to the chamber upright walls; and means for closing the top of said chamber and engaging the second inner packing member.