IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0336624
(2003-01-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Lofgren, Lewis C.
- Adams-Kraus, Carmen Leigh
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
31 인용 특허 :
36 |
초록
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Suspension packages are described that include (a) a product-supporting platform having first and second opposed faces; (b) two end panels, each pivotally connected to a respective end of the product-supporting platform; (c) two side panels, each pivotally connected to a respective side of the produ
Suspension packages are described that include (a) a product-supporting platform having first and second opposed faces; (b) two end panels, each pivotally connected to a respective end of the product-supporting platform; (c) two side panels, each pivotally connected to a respective side of the product-supporting platform; and (d) an elastomeric enclosure mounted between the two end panels and extending over the first face of the product-supporting platform. The two side panels are configured to pivot towards the first face of the product-supporting platform, such that the two side panels may be configured substantially perpendicular thereto. The two end panels are configured to pivot towards the second face of the product-supporting platform, thereby tensioning the elastomeric enclosure, such that acute angles may be formed between the second face of the product-supporting platform and each of the end panels. Suspension systems, cushioning panels, and methods of packaging products are also described.
대표청구항
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1. A suspension package comprising:a product-supporting platform having first and second opposed faces; two end panels, each pivotally connected to a respective end of the product-supporting platform; two reinforcing flaps, each pivotally connected to an inner edge of the end panels, wherein the rei
1. A suspension package comprising:a product-supporting platform having first and second opposed faces; two end panels, each pivotally connected to a respective end of the product-supporting platform; two reinforcing flaps, each pivotally connected to an inner edge of the end panels, wherein the reinforcing flaps are configured to contact the second face of the product-supporting platform; two side panels, each pivotally connected to a respective side of the product-supporting platform; and an elastomeric enclosure mounted between the two end panels and extending over the first face of the product-supporting platform; wherein the two side panels are configured to pivot towards the first face of the product-supporting platform and to be configured substantially perpendicular thereto; and the two end panel are configured to pivot between an un-tensioned state and a tensioned state, wherein in the tensioned state, acute angles are configured to form between the second face of the product-supporting platform and each of the end panels, and wherein the end panels are configured to provide a spring action against a surface in contact therewith. 2. The invention of claim 1 wherein the acute angles are not greater than fifty degrees.3. The invention of claim 1 wherein each of the two end panels and the two side panels is connected to the product-supporting platform along a score line.4. The invention of claim 1 wherein the product-supporting platform, the two end panels, and the two side panels are formed from a single sheet of material.5. The invention of claim 4 wherein the material is selected from the group consisting of paperboard, corrugated paperboard, plastics, and fiberboard.6. The invention of claim 4 wherein the material is corrugated paperboard.7. The invention of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric enclosures comprises a polymeric film.8. The invention of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric enclosure is selected from the group consisting of a hammock and a net.9. The invention of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric enclosure is a hammock comprising a lower portion and at least two upper portions, and wherein the at least two upper portions define a product insertion and removal region.10. The invention of claim 9 wherein the hammock comprises a polymeric film.11. The invention of claim 10 wherein the polymeric film is arranged in a C-fold.12. The invention of claim 10 wherein the polymeric film is attached to each of the two end panels by a fastener selected from the group consisting of staples, adhesives, stitches, and combinations thereof.13. The invention of claim 1 wherein the product-supporting platform, the two end panels, the two side panels, and the two reinforcing flaps are formed from a single sheet of material.14. The invention of claim 13 wherein the product-supporting platform, the two side panels, and the two reinforcing flaps are single-wall and the two end panels are double-wall.15. The invention of claim 14 wherein the single sheet of material is folded along outer edges of the end panels, such that first and second opposed layers of the double-wall are formed.16. The invention of claim 13 wherein the product-supporting platform and the two side panels are single-wall, wherein the two end panels are double-wall, and wherein the two reinforcing flaps are triple-wall.17. The invention of claim 16 wherein the single sheet of material is folded along inner and outer edges of the end panels, such that first and second opposed layers of the double-wall are formed, and first, second, and third layers of the triple-wall are formed.18. The invention of claim 13 wherein the product-supporting platform is single-wall, wherein the two side panels and the two end panels are double-wall, and wherein the two reinforcing flaps are triple-wall.19. A cushioning panel comprising:a platform having first and second opposed faces; two end panels, each pivotally connected to a respective end of the platform, and pivotable between an un-tensioned state and a tensioned state; two reiforcing flaps, each pivotally connected to an inner edge of the end panels, wherein the reinforcing flaps are configured to contact the second face of the platform; and an elastomeric member mounted between the two end panels and extending over the first face of the platform; wherein in the tensioned state, acute angle, are configured to form the second face of the platform and each of the end panels, such that a biasing force acting to restore the end panels to ambient positions is established, and wherein the end panels are configured to provide a spring action against a surface in contact therewith.
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