Retaining Means Includes Channels Or Grooves For Ends Of The Partition Patents (Class 229/120.34)
  • Patent number: 11964813
    Abstract: An egg carton and method and apparatus for forming an egg carton. A main body of the egg carton may be made of a single sheet of material and folded or otherwise bent to form the majority of the carton's interior space. Partition walls may be engaged with slots formed in the main body to define separate storage areas of the interior space as well as help hold the main body in the desired configuration. Hooks on the sides of the partition walls may engage with openings in the main body to secure the main body to the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Consider Provisions, LLC
    Inventor: Jesse Laflamme
  • Patent number: 11542056
    Abstract: Various embodiments relating to a packaging box for packaging an electronic device are presented, and according to one embodiment, the packaging box comprises: a packaging box body; a receiving part included in the packaging box body and receiving the electronic device; and a support structure received in or removed from the receiving part, at least a portion of the supporting structure able to be slantedly folded to or unfolded, wherein the support structure in a folded state is received, together with the electronic device, in the receiving part to support the electronic device to be able to amplify a sound from a speaker included in the electronic device and, in a state removed from the receiving part or in a state received in the receiving part, the supporting structure cradles the electronic device, and additional various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jihyun Jung, Kwangyoun Kim, Juyeoung Kim, Eunsu Jeong
  • Patent number: 11478076
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hutch having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall and a shelf having a first planar surface extending between the sidewalls supported by four support panels each having a second planar surface transverse to the first planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Alan Gibbons, Jr., Hector Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10941977
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 10618723
    Abstract: A container assembly comprises a container having a peripheral side wall defining a rectangular interior space and having top flap and bottom flaps folded inwardly to selectively enclose the interior space. The bottom flaps include notched edges for interlocking to maintain corners of the peripheral side wall square. An insert is removably receivable in the rectangular interior space. The insert comprises first and second panels of sheet material selectively folded to define a plurality of rectangular mold cavities in the interior space. Distal edges of the panels are notched wherein the notched edges interlock at the corners of the peripheral side wall to maintain the mold cavities square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Deslauriers, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Workman
  • Patent number: 10551110
    Abstract: A modular box assembly includes a box, a box cavity defined within the box, the box defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening to the box cavity, the box includes a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder comprising a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and a support bracket comprising a channel tab and a support shelf, the channel tab positioned within the shoulder channel, the channel tab frictionally engaging the first sub-shoulder and the second sub-shoulder to secure the support bracket within the shoulder channel, the support shelf extending into the box cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 8875885
    Abstract: A package for insertion into a box to form a shipping container for hazardous material bottles, comprises a honeycomb insert having a plurality of side panels and a bottom panel, the side panels and bottom panel having channels formed therein, the insert dimensioned for placement within the box, honeycomb partition members, each member having two panels, each panel of each partition member dimensioned for insertion within a channel of a side panel and a channel of the bottom panel of the insert, the panels adjacent to each other forming a space dimensioned to receive a hazardous material bottle, and a top pad dimensioned for placement over the partition members. A shipping container comprises a box and such a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honey Cell, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. Padden, Jules J. Giorgi
  • Patent number: 8777096
    Abstract: A foldable cardboard desk organizer made of corrugated cardboard for use in standard elementary school desks. The desk organizer includes a base to which are attached a front wall, a back wall and two side walls. The walls are formed by folding the wall elements upon themselves and securing by a tab and slot system to create strong, two-layer walls. The wall elements further include wing portions that, when assembled, overlap and link separate wall elements together to provide structure and support for the desk organizer. One or more divider sections may be installed within the base by attaching them to the walls to create two or more compartments within the base and defined by the divider sections. The divider sections include three overlapping layers for increased strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Sandra Brian Rodney, Glenn Brian Rodney
  • Patent number: 8127980
    Abstract: A package comprises a carton and a divider. The carton has a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and at least two end flaps respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels. The end flaps are overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. The divider has a divider panel that at least partially divides the interior of the carton and a securing flap that is connected to the divider panel. The securing flap is positioned between the overlapping end flaps of the carton, whereby the divider is at least partially secured to the closed end of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Jean-Manuel Gomes, Robert L. Sutherland
  • Patent number: 7861916
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a method of manufacturing containers such as shipping, display and display ready packaging, for example, and resulting containers and associated preassemblies and blanks are provided, which, when utilized, result in preassemblies that are more easily, reliably and quickly assembled into fully assembled containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: York Container Company
    Inventor: Troy Little
  • Patent number: 7658316
    Abstract: A packing container includes: an outer case; a partition member disposed inside the outer case; and a pair of holding plates connected to upper edges of a pair of side plates of the outer case and inserted into the inside of the outer case, the pair of holding plates holding the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kawashita
  • Patent number: 6915949
    Abstract: A rectangular box for transporting multiple pizza pies in a stacked formation formed by a single cardboard blank having scoring and cut-outs for assembling into a multiple pizza box. The box has a bottom wall, four side walls and a lid hinged to one of the side walls. When assembled the box has a pair of corner shelf supports and a removable shelf for positioning a second pizza pie. The shelf supports also provide a stop for the lid of the box to prevent crushing the contents. Both the rectangular box and a removable shelf can be stored flat when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventor: Demosthenes O. Economopoulos
  • Publication number: 20030168502
    Abstract: A container (10) includes a base (12), a pair of opposed endwalls (14) and a pair of opposed sidewalls (16), each sidewall having at least one reinforcing pillar (20) to form at least one pair of opposed reinforcing pillars with bracing means (26) extending between the opposed reinforcing pillars for bracing the sidewalls from bulging outwardly under load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Raymond George Montague Kisch
  • Patent number: 6602528
    Abstract: Food packaging for packaging a food item in separate layers. The package includes a retaining member with openings to receive separating sheets between layers of food Separating sheets are removed while retaining layers of the food item from moving, just prior to consumption. The food is retained in layers in a box like enclosure integrally including the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Wells
  • Publication number: 20030094482
    Abstract: A bottom plate is disposed in a bottom of an inner space of the box body. A plurality of partition plates are assembled with each other in a form of a lattice and placed on the bottom plate to define a plurality of chambers in the inner space of the box body. A plurality of projections are integrally formed at the circumferential edges of the bottom plate. Each projection has a slit into which one of end portions of the partition plates are inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Hiroshi Ishimaru