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A packaging system for clutch sets. The system includes a box provided with several packing sheets of compressible foam which can be custom fitted to the clutch set components. The packaging system allows several sizes of clutch sets to be securely packaged in the same size box, and the compressible

A packaging system for clutch sets. The system includes a box provided with several packing sheets of compressible foam which can be custom fitted to the clutch set components. The packaging system allows several sizes of clutch sets to be securely packaged in the same size box, and the compressible foam provides a lightweight means for stabilizing the components during shipping or storage. The outside of the box is unmarked except for a label on one side for a bar code or other information. The system includes a sleeve like wrapper with a hole in the side to reveal the label on the side on the box. The outside of the sleeve is imprinted with a brand name and other trade dress. This allows a bearing manufacturer to maintain an inventory of various sizes of pre-packaged clutch sets, along with an inventory of preprinted sleeves. Then, upon receipt of an order from a retail customer, the time necessary to complete the private label packaging of the clutch sets is substantially reduced. Moreover, because of the foam sheets, the boxes can be stored or shipped safely in stacks or on their sides.

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A packaging assembly for packaging clutch sets, wherein each of the clutch sets comprises a clutch disk having an edge, a clutch bearing and a clutch cover, the clutch cover having a diaphragm, a body portion extending upwardly and outwardly from the diaphragm to form a cavity, wherein the packaging

A packaging assembly for packaging clutch sets, wherein each of the clutch sets comprises a clutch disk having an edge, a clutch bearing and a clutch cover, the clutch cover having a diaphragm, a body portion extending upwardly and outwardly from the diaphragm to form a cavity, wherein the packaging assembly is adapted to package clutch sets of a plurality of sizes, and wherein the packaging assembly is adapted to receive both boxed and unboxed bearings, the assembly comprising: a plurality of boxes all of the same size, the size being selected to receive the largest of the plurality of clutch sets, each of the boxes having a bottom, a top and four sides, the top of each box being openable to permit access to the inside of the box; a plurality of top sheets of foam, each top sheet of foam sized to fit in the bottom of each of the boxes; a plurality of center sheets of foam, each center sheet of foam sized to fit in each of the boxes over the bottom sheets of foam, wherein each of the center sheets of foam is perforated in a selected pattern for easy removal of a first, second and third piece of foam, wherein the selected pattern includes a first group of perforations defining a plurality of concentric circles generally in the center of the center sheet of foam, each of the circles of the first group having a diameter about the same as the diameter of the diaphragm of the clutch cover in a different one of the plurality of clutch sets, wherein the selected pattern of perforations includes a second group positioned generally in a first corner of the second sheet of foam, the second group defining a plurality of concentric circles, each of the circles of the second group of perforations having a diameter about the same as the external dimension of one of the plurality of unboxed bearings of the clutch sets, wherein the selected pattern of perforations includes a third group of perforations positioned generally in a second corner of the center sheet of foam, the second group defining a plurality of concurrent rectangles, each rectangle sized to receive a different one of the plurality of boxed bearings; and a plurality of top sheets of foam sized to fit in each of the boxes over the first, corner and center sheets of foam, when assembled with the clutch set inside the box.