A product is mounted on a support pad and suspended on the pad by wrapping a stretch wrapping film around the combination of the pad and product. The borders of the pad extend beyond the borders of the product so the package containing the product can be stood on edge, but the edge of the product is
A product is mounted on a support pad and suspended on the pad by wrapping a stretch wrapping film around the combination of the pad and product. The borders of the pad extend beyond the borders of the product so the package containing the product can be stood on edge, but the edge of the product is spaced away from the surface on which the package is stood. The borders of the pad also include notches on the top and bottom of the pad that receive the stretch wrapping film away from the borders of the pad and closer to the product. Thus the product, secured to the pad, is suspended away from that surface. Multiple packages can be packed into a shipping container and the loaded container can be lifted and transported by a lift truck with lifting forks received in passageways formed in the container by notches in the bottom edges of the support pads. The pads and containers are made of die-cut corrugated fiberboard material although other material could be used.
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1. A suspension packaging system for packaging a curved product having a height, a top surface, a bottom surface and a concave back surface, the system comprising: a suspension pad configured specifically for use with the curved product, said suspension pad comprising a front side, a rear side, a to
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A suspension packaging system for packaging a curved product having a height, a top surface, a bottom surface and a concave back surface, the system comprising: a suspension pad configured specifically for use with the curved product, said suspension pad comprising a front side, a rear side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge, a first notch extending inwardly from said bottom edge, a second notch extending inwardly from said bottom edge, a third notch extending inwardly from said top edge and a fourth notch extending inwardly from said top edge, wherein said suspension pad is taller than the height of the product, wherein a distance between said first and third notches is approximately equal to the height of the curved product, wherein said suspension pad is adapted to be curved in a substantially continuous curve along substantially its entire width and wherein an entirety of said top edge of said suspension pad is substantially free of bends or creases that would impair said top edge from curving when said suspension pad bends and forms a planar curve that substantially conforms to the concave back surface of the curved product; anda stretch wrapping film comprising a stretchable material that exhibits elastic recovery when used as stretch film, wherein said stretch wrapping film is adapted to be stretched around the curved product and said suspension pad and be received in said first, second, third and fourth notches to secure the curved product to said suspension pad, wherein said suspension pad is adapted to bend and form a planar curve that conforms to the concave back surface of the product when said suspension pad is secured to the curved product with said stretch wrapping film and wherein said top edge of said suspension pad is adapted to define a continuous curved shape encompassing the entire top edge of said suspension pad when said suspension pad forms a planar curve. 2. The suspension packaging system of claim 1, wherein said suspension pad is adapted to conform to a periphery of the concave back surface such that said suspension pad abuts substantially an entire periphery of the concave back surface of the product. 3. The suspension packaging system of claim 2, wherein said top edge of said suspension pad defines a straight shape before the curved product is secured on said suspension pad by said stretch wrapping film. 4. The suspension packaging system of claim 1, further comprising a container adapted to hold said suspension pad bent in a planar curve with the curved product secured to said suspension pad with said stretch wrapping film, wherein said container and said suspension pad are constructed and arranged to suspend the curved product within said container such that no portion of the curved product contacts or is directly adjacent to said container. 5. The suspension packaging system of claim 4, wherein said container and said suspension pad are not fastened together such that said suspension pad with the curved product secured to said suspension pad with said stretch wrapping film can be inserted and removed from said container as an intact unit without damaging said container or said curved product or disassembling said container besides opening it. 6. The suspension packaging system of claim 5, wherein said container is constructed and arranged to hold a single suspension pad with the curved product secured to said suspension pad. 7. The suspension packaging system of claim 6, wherein said suspension pad further comprises a first extension panel positioned along said left edge of said suspension pad and a second extension panel positioned along said right edge of said suspension pad, wherein said first and second extension panels can be folded relative to said suspension pad to abut interior walls of said container positioned forward and rearward of said suspension pad to secure the suspension pad from moving relative to said container. 8. The suspension packaging system of claim 4, wherein said container and said suspension pad are constructed and arranged to transport said suspension pad and the curved product in a vertical orientation. 9. The suspension packaging system of claim 7, wherein said container and said suspension pad are constructed and arranged such that, when the curved product is suspended within said container on said suspension pad, said container and said suspension pad define an area below the curved product within said container that is substantially free of bracing or support elements. 10. The suspension packaging system of claim 5, wherein said suspension pad further comprises a centrally positioned hand hole positioned inside of the periphery of said concave back surface of said curved product constructed and arranged so that when the curved product is secured to said suspension pad by said stretch wrapping film, said hand hole is positioned to allow an individual to pick up and carry said suspension pad and the curved product secured with one hand. 11. The package of claim 9, wherein, in response to an impact, such as due to dropping said container, the package is adapted to allow the curved product to move relative to said suspension pad if the stretch wrapping film elongates. 12. A package comprising: a curved product having a concave back surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, a height, and a width, wherein said concave back surface has a periphery;a suspension pad adapted for use with said curved product, said suspension pad comprising a front side, a rear side, a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge, a first notch extending inwardly from said bottom edge, a second notch extending inwardly from said bottom edge, a third notch extending inwardly from said top edge and a fourth notch extending inwardly from said top edge, wherein said suspension pad is taller than said height of said curved product, wherein a distance between said first and third notches is approximately equal to said height of said curved product, wherein said curved product is positioned on said front side of said suspension pad with said concave back surface contacting said front side; anda stretch wrapping film stretched around said curved product and said suspension pad and received in said first, second, third and fourth notches securing said curved product to said suspension pad and with said suspension pad bent in a planar curve shape that substantially conforms to said periphery of said concave back surface with substantially the entire periphery of said concave back surface of said curved product abutting said front side of said suspension pad and wherein an entirety of said top edge of said suspension pad is substantially free of bends or creases that would impair said top edge from curving when said suspension pad bends and forms a planar curve that substantially conforms to the concave back surface of said curved product. 13. The package of claim 12, wherein said top edge of said suspension pad defines a continuous curved shape that encompasses the entire top edge of said suspension pad when said curved product is secured on said suspension pad by said stretch wrapping film. 14. The package of claim 12, further comprising: a container adapted specifically to hold said suspension pad bent in a planar curve with said curved product secured to said suspension pad with said stretch wrapping film, wherein said container and said suspension pad are constructed and arranged to suspend said curved product within said container such that no portion of said curved product contacts or is directly adjacent to said container. 15. The package of claim 14, wherein said container and said suspension pad are not fastened together such that said suspension pad with said curved product secured to said suspension pad can be inserted and removed from said container as an intact unit without damaging said container or said curved product or disassembling said container besides opening it. 16. The package of claim 14, wherein said container and said suspension pad are adapted to transport said suspension pad and said curved product in a vertical orientation. 17. The package of claim 16, wherein the package does not include any bracing or support elements positioned below the curved product and between the curved product and the container that would transmit force applied to said container to the curved product except for said suspension pad and said stretch wrapping film. 18. The package of claim 14, wherein said container is adapted to hold a single suspension pad with said curved product secured to said suspension pad. 19. The package of claim 12, wherein said suspension pad further comprises a centrally positioned hand hole positioned inside of the periphery of said concave back surface of said curved product when said curved product is secured to said suspension pad by said stretch wrapping film and wherein said hand hole is positioned to allow an individual to pick up and carry said suspension pad with said curved product secured to it with one hand. 20. The package of claim 13, wherein said stretch wrapping film covers an entire front surface of said curved product. 21. The package of claim 17, wherein, in response to an impact, such as due to dropping said container, the package is adapted to allow the curved product to move relative to said suspension pad if the stretch wrapping film elongates. 22. The package of claim 13, wherein said curved product is an automobile front windshield.
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