Abstract: An improved electrically conductive container for material handling, shipping and storing rigid planar objects, in particular such objects which have static sensitive devices thereon, and even as a production and in the manufacture of such objects. The electrically conductive container includes a cardboard container member formed from a substantially flat blank of cardboard material having electrically conductive material on the opposite sides thereof with the blank of cardboard material being cut and folded to define sidewalls and a bottom wall of the container member so that the interior surfaces of the cardboard container member are in electrical contact with the exterior surfaces of the cardboard container member.

Abstract: A method is provided for making a package having upper and lower foam cushion inserts which cooperate with each other to enclose an article therebetween which is placed in the package. The method includes the steps of forming convolutions in at least one surface of a piece of foam material to form a first foam insert, and then removing a section of convoluted foam material from the piece of foam material to form a cutout therein. Then, the removed section which forms the second foam insert is applied to one wall of a package with the unconvoluted surface thereof adhered to the wall, and the first foam insert is applied to an opposite wall of the package, with the second insert being in alignment with the cutout area of the first insert, whereby an article placed in the cutout area is cushioned between the foam material on the opposite walls of the package.

Abstract: A plastic container is provided having a cover pivotally connected to a bottom wall and provided with side flaps extending therefrom for interconnecting the cover and sidewalls. The side flaps each include an arc-shaped edge and a locking tab formed in the side flap spaced inwardly from the arc-shaped edge, with the locking tab of each side flap being movable out of the plane of the side flap. In addition, each of the sidewalls includes a locking slot formed therein, with each locking slot including a central slot portion and end slot portions forming end locking elements at each end of the central slot portion, with the end locking elements being movable out of the plane of the respective sidewalls.