Bottle shipping folding bottle separator

- Fibercel Packaging, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top, front and right sides of a bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the bottle shipping folding bottle separator;

FIG. 8 is a perspective assembly view of a bottle shipping folding bottle separator having been folded and being placed into a shipping package; and,

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an interior region of the shipping package of FIG. 8 having a plurality of bottle shipping folding bottle separators therein into which bottles are being inserted.

The broken-lines of FIGS. 1 through 9 depict elements of the environment. These broken line features are depicted for illustrative purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

The claimed “bottle shipping folding bottle separator” may be used in conjunction with the packing, storage and shipping of fragile containers such as glass bottles.

Claims

The ornamental design for a “bottle shipping folding bottle separator,” as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D631352
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 2009
Date of Patent: Jan 25, 2011
Assignee: Fibercel Packaging, LLC (Portville, NY)
Inventor: James W. Gilfert (Eldred, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Basch & Nickerson LLP
Application Number: 29/341,241
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/456