Abstract: A hardly gas permeable and airtightly sealed package encloses a container containing infusion. The package also encloses an amount of deoxidizing agent. The package comprises a hardly deformable tray and a flexible lid bonded to the flange of said tray. The container comprises a discharge port, a container main body and a neck connecting said port and said main body. A jagged or irregular portion having a profile corresponding to that of the port and neck is integrally formed with the tray. The irregular portion controls the movement of the container relative to the package.

Abstract: A confection/gift holding structure for disposition in greeting cards and greeting card envelopes includes a base constructed of a generally planar sheet of material having a plurality of relatively shallow recesses formed in one surface thereof to define open receptacles for receiving and holding confections, where such confections have thicknesses and parametric shapes which generally conform to the depths and shapes of corresponding receptacles. A channel is also formed in said one surface of the sheet of material at a location to circumscribe the recesses, with the channel having facing sidewalls and notches formed in at least one of the sidewalls and spaced apart about the channel. A generally flexible planar lid is also provided, where the perimeter of the lid is formed to overlie the channel when the lid is placed on the base. The lid includes a lip projecting downwardly from the perimeter to fit in the channel and allow the lid to lie flat on the one surface of the base.

Abstract: A molded, one-piece stackable package for fragile articles, such as circuline fluorescent light bulbs with bulb-shaped adapters and attached fittings, has a bottom tray and a top cover mutually hinged together respectively at one side wall. The tray interior has a center support defining an annular trough between the tray side walls and the support in which the circuline bulb will nest without substantial lateral movement. The center support also defines a cavity contoured and tapered to partially receive a light-bulb shaped article. Corner posts and a center foot extend from the outer surface of the bottom of the tray to support the tray. The cover has a second center support with a second socket compartment to receive the other portion of the light-bulb shaped article when the package is in a closed position.

Abstract: A lobster packaging and display unit that is preferably made of molded plastic material and free of any sharp edge or corner and comprises at least one and preferably two trays, each shaped and sized to receive and conform to a lobster and to display this lobster to best advantage.

Abstract: An improved synthetic resin dunnage element (10) for use in packaging and shipping of fluorescent tubes (76,78) is provided which is specifically designed to be of minimum fore and aft length while still providing maximum protection against tube breakage. The support (10) is of integral, thermoformed construction and advantageously includes alternating upwarding and downwardly opening and diverging wall sections (68,70,70a) with the fowardmost downwardly opening section (70a) being of lesser width, greater radius and vertically lower in position than the associated rearward sections (70). In this fashion the forwardmost sections (79a) engage the fluorescent tube end caps (82) whereas the sections 70 engage the glass tube body. Provision of such specialized, different downwardly opening wall sections (70,70a) allows the support (10) to be manufactured using substantially less starting sheet material as compared with prior supports.

Abstract: A confection holding structure for disposition in greeting cards and greeting card envelopes includes a generally planar sheet of material having a plurality of relatively shallow recesses formed in one surface thereof to define open receptacles for receiving and holding confections, where such confections have thicknesses and parimetric shapes which generally conform to the depths and shapes of corresponding receptacles. The sheet of material also includes downwardly projecting support protuberances located generally adjacent to at least some of the receptacles to thereby provide support for inhibiting the crushing or deformation of the receptacles and confections contained therein when, for example, an envelope containing the holding structure is passed through a stamp cancelling machine.

Abstract: Fluorescent tube-supporting dunnage elements (10) are provided which are designed to ensure easy machine-dispensibility thereof by preventing complete nesting of a stack of interfitted supports (10). The supports (10) are integral, thermo-formed bodies presently a plurality of elongated, open-top, juxtaposed tube-receiving recesses (24) each presenting alternating, upwardly and downwardly opening and diverging wall sections (52,54) interconnected by short upright walls (56). The walls (56) are provided with outwardly extending, upwardly opening arcuate ridges (58) which prevent complete nesting of stacked supports (10).

Abstract: A tray is provided for transporting vehicle turbochargers which have a non-symmetrical shape which must be adequately supported to prevent movement thereof during shipment. The tray includes a plurality of cradles each of which receives a turbocharger and supports the turbocharger in such a fashion as to prevent longitudinal or transverse movement. Vertical movement is prevented by use of lids on the trays.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed that enables a consumer to store a wide variety of items in a customized storage unit. The customized storage unit consists of a plastic storage tray that has a pattern of item-receiving compartments formed therein that will correspond exactly to the shapes of items that the consumer wishes to store. The pattern is developed first reading the profiles of the items the consumer wishes to store into a computer graphics unit and arranging these stored profiles into an optimized pattern. This pattern is next sent to a computer-aided manufacturing unit that is connected to a hot wire cutter that cuts the desired pattern into a sheet of structural foam. The cut-out cores of the profiles of the items to be stored are next removed from the structural foam sheet leaving cavities within the sheet. The structural foam sheet is next placed on the lower platen of a vacuum form machine, and the cut-out cores are attached to the upper platen.

Abstract: An improved synthetic resin support for fluorescent tubes is provided which uses a minimum of synthetic resin material in the manufacture thereof, while at the same time giving entirely adequate support and protection against breakage of packed fluorescent tubes. The supports of the invention are in the form of an integral preformed synthetic resin body presenting a plurality of elongated, fore and aft extending, open-top tube-receiving concave regions together with top wall sections between the respective tube-receiving concavities formed in a sawtooth configuration to provide additional support against crushing and tube breakage. The preferred supports in accordance with the invention are also provided with specially configured upwardly and downwardly diverging, alternating wall sections along the length of the concavities thereof for simultaneous supporting upper and lower fluorescent tubes within a carton.

Abstract: An insulator crating usable for the transportation of insulators and the like comprises plural plate-like members arranged at equal spaces around an insulator to be transported, at least two tying members for fixing these plate-like members to the periphery of the insulator, and at least one engaging member fitting between shade portions of the insulator or between insulators.

Abstract: Cornet piles are placed in a support groove in a block member of a stiff lightweight material, with the block member having upstanding portions capable of supporting an overlying packing to thereby protect the cornet pile. The bottom of the block member is provided through holes, which serve as ventilation holes for cooling of the hot waffle cornets received from a baking machine and also as carrier holes for supporting cornets in uprights serving positions when the block member is turned upside-down into an inverted position in which it stands on the top ends of the formerly upstanding parts.

Abstract: A package for packing a plurality of compressors including a plurality of partition walls for securely laying and stacking compressors is disclosed. The compressors and partition walls are stacked in alternating layers on a pallet. A stretch film is wrapped around the partition wall and compressor layers and the pallet. The partition walls are made of foamed plastic material. The upper and lower end surfaces of the partition walls are formed to fit the outer shape of the compressors. The partition walls can be made more easily and can be precisely dimensioned.

Abstract: A bellows clamp actuator (10) is provided for holding a semiconductor slice cassette (14) within a container (12). The bellows clamp actuator (10) has a V-bar clamp (40), a hollow bellows (38) and a mounting device (56). The bellows clamp actuator (10) is mounted to the door (18) of the container (12). A hole (72) connects the chamber (67) with the atmosphere external the container (12). When a vacuum is drawn within the container (12), the pressure difference causes the bellows (38) to extend and the V-bar clamp (40) to contact and secure the cassette (14) against the vertical guide posts (36).

Abstract: A package device including a housing and a removably mounted insert support which enables the insertion, support and display of a vessel, e.g. a glass vessel containing a fragrance.

Abstract: A system for safely transporting detonating cord that uses a container with a mounting board of insulating material with a walled path through which the cord is threaded. The path has a series of loop regions and adjoining, parallel regions through which the parallel cord is separated with a cord separator that will sever adjoining cord in the event of a detonation to terminate further cord detonation. A separator card of cardboard is an ideal separator means. The walled path must otherwise insulate the detonating cord, being formed in one embodiment of cylindrical cardboard tube and in another of expanded polystyrene having a path with an open top. Fastener means secures the detonating cord within the walled path, being "Nylon" in the tube embodiment and interference fit in the expanded polystyrene embodiment.

Abstract: A robotic accessible wafer shipper assembly comprises a shipper base, a wafer carrier which supports the disks within the base, and a shipper cover which mates with the base and wafer carrier in latching attachment. The base, carrier and cover are provided with certain specific design features which allow them to be handled, as a completely assembled package, by its constituent components and is assembled and disassembled entirely by robotics.

Abstract: A package structure is disclosed. The structure comprises a lid and a base, both of a flexible material which is relatively reistant to elongation and compression. The lid and the base are movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The lid has a central, substantially planar lid panel, and lid channel means which is integral with, and extends about a major portion of the periphery of, the lid panel. The base has a generally flat base panel, and a stepped base wall which is integral with, and extends completely around the periphery of, the base panel. When the lid and the base are in a closed position, the channel means and the step of the stepped base wall abut one another. The structure also includes a base insert adjacent the base panel, interior of said stepped wall. The insert is sufficiently stiff and extends into sufficiently close proximity with opposed portions of the base that it is operable to strengthen the base against flexing.

Abstract: A shipping unit is provided for accommodating a relatively heavy product such as a non-riding mower with a handle therefor in a collapsed mode. The unit includes an outer container of corrugated fibreboard material in which the mower is disposed. The outer container includes a bottom section subtending the accommodated mower; side sections extending upright from the periphery of the bottom section and substantially embracing the accommodated mower; and closure members disposed at upper portions of the side sections and overlying the accommodated mower. Disposed within the container and supportingly engaged by the container bottom section is a base pad. The pad has a surface thereof provided with a plurality of relatively spaced wheel wells in which the wheels of the accommodated mower are disposed. Also positioned within the outer container is an inner packing of unitary construction for stabilizing the accommodated mower.

Abstract: A packaging wrap of a paper and shock absorbing material combination in which the lower layers are cut at specified distances from the edges of the wrap to form strips, while the uncut layer provides hinges about which the strips rotate until lying flat upon the uncut layer, where such strips are secured in position. Because the width of each strip is less than one-half the width of the wrap, a hollow gap is formed in which all or a portion of an article may be inserted.

Abstract: A carrying case for carrying a plurality of disposable insulin syringes is constructed in a fashion such that syringes may be carried in the case either in a plunger-extended, filled condition or with the syringe empty and the plunger fully seated in the syringe.

Abstract: A case for holding equipment such as cameras and accessories has a shell formed of a bottom wall and upstanding sidewalls and end walls. Dividers, which extend between the sidewalls, are secured to the sidewalls in an adjustable fashion that allows them to be positioned horizontally to divide the case into compartments of different sizes. A horizontal support extends between, is attached to the sidewalls and is secured to the end wall and one of the dividers for providing a horizontal surface for supporting the bottom of a camera body. The dividers have U-shaped cutouts that support a lens attached to and extending out from the camera body. The horizontal support is adjustable vertically to accommodate different sized camera bodies so that the horizontal support and the U-shaped cutouts in the dividers cooperate to support the camera body and its attached lens above the rest of the accessories and extra lenses in the case.

Abstract: The container is formed out of a blank and possesses considerable mechanical strength as a consequence of the thickness of the sides being doubled through first parts, the thickness of the bottom being doubled through second parts, the ends offering notable resistance to flattening due to the presence of strengthening edges, the thickness of the said ends being doubled in the region of the corresponding central areas and, lastly, the end pieces of the sides being locked to the strengthening edges of the said ends.

Abstract: A secondary package is provided for the purpose of enclosing and protecting a primary package in the form of a flexible pouch of liquid provided with access ports. The secondary package has internal divider ridges which distribute and dissipate the shock of impact, and at least one set of which is located nearer to the port end of the secondary package so as to protect the relatively vulnerable port area. Additional protective features of the secondary package include the use of a shock-absorbing material, and the provision of shock-absorbing flanges and spacer feet, and releasably locking detents for securing the secondary package in a closed condition.

Abstract: Container package for transporting a plurality of silicon wafers for shipment as well as preventing contamination thereof. The wafer container package includes a wafer cassette having two sides, a configured end, and an H bar end including an upper and lower ramp support with the bar being reinforced by a partially cylindrical rod; a package bottom including four sides, an edge surrounding the sides, hook latches, four internal side dividing members and a flat bottom; and a package top including four sides, a lip to encompass the edge, configured independent opposing flexible grooved members, and recessed top surface for stacking where the cassette is positioned by internal side dividers in the package tops and bottoms for secure placement.

Abstract: A multi-product merchandising package comprises a base pad having a plurality of products situated thereon covered by a heat shrunk film overwrap. The base pad is prepared from a combination of at least one sheet of single wall corrugated paperboard bonded to at least one sheet of single face corrugated paperboard in such a manner that the corrugated surface of the single face sheet faces upwardly. The corrugated surface of the single face sheet is selectively embossed in a pattern that corresponds to the size and shape of the products situated thereon for positioning and retaining the products on the base pad. The heat shrunk film conforms to the shape of the products and base pad to form a compact unit package. Where desired, base pads may be positioned at both the top and bottom of the packaged products.

Abstract: A load spacer or support constructed of laminated paper and adhesive material to form a generally "W" shape load spacer or support having a full depth slot throughout the length thereof to accept a tie strap and two trapezoidal shaped hollow load cells defining the slot with the load cells being interconnected by a top sheet or panel having depending flanges along each side edge thereof overlapping and secured to the outer surfaces of the load cells which provides a tension force in a horizontal plane to counteract deformation of the cells under compression. The load spacer, support or batten may be employed in various orientations with respect to stacks of flat sheets of material, such as wall board, panelling, particle board, and the like, and replaces conventional employed solid wood pieces, such as a 2".times.4" wood member having a slot milled into one surface thereof to accommodate the tie strap.

Abstract: A shipping container for semiconductor substrate wafers including a rectangular receptacle having a plurality of outwardly extending aligned and opposing vertical rib members which are spaced on the interior opposing sides of the receptacle, and interchangeable upper and lower cover members having finger and post structure to support and space each of the wafers. The upper and lower cover members engage with the outer sides of the receptacle. The receptacle includes latching crossbars across offset ends of each side of the receptacle which engage with locking members extending from each end of the upper and lower cover members. The upper and lower cover members include a plurality of opposing fingers spaced the longitudinal distance of the covers which support the wafer at arcuate points on the wafer and a plurality of posts spaced in between the opposing fingers along the longitudinal distance of the covers which provide separation between each of the wafers.

Abstract: A container having a closable lid has packaged therein a lamp base, lamp shade, and shade support in a manner which minimizes the height of the container and minimizes shifting of the contents by way of novel channel-shaped liner means.

Abstract: A shipping container for silicone semiconductor wafers including an elongate receptacle with lid with interior wafer-locating ribs and resilient arcuately curved wafer supports positioned beneath and over the edges of the wafers and resiliently clamping such wafers in fixed position.