Abstract: A modular pallet includes a deck, a plurality of beam members defining a frame for supporting the deck and each having a surface mechanically coupled with the deck, and one or more cross members mechanically coupled with each of the beam members such that the beam members have a substantially fixed spatially relationship relative to each other. The deck, beam members, and cross members can be easily assembled and disassembled.

Abstract: A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge-like configuration, or a combination thereof and form multiple, generally planar layers of individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article. The material of construction is particularly useful in making shipping pallets to replace wood pallets currently in use and as a substitute for wood products in general.

Abstract: A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge-like configuration, or a combination thereof and form multiple, generally planar layers of individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article. The material of construction is particularly useful in making shipping pallets to replace wood pallets currently in use.

Abstract: A composite article useful as a material of construction made of a plurality of substantially aligned, individual pieces of corrugated cardboard cut from scrap corrugated boxes or sheets. The corrugated pieces lie in a shingle-like configuration, a bridge-like configuration, or a combination thereof and form multiple, generally planar layers of individual corrugated cardboard pieces having a length only a fraction of the full length of the article. The material of construction is particularly useful in making shipping pallets to replace wood pallets currently in use.

Abstract: An improved corner post including a right angle paper member having a pair of right angle legs joined at an apex and a hard, dense right angle paper spine adhered to the apex of the paper member and including an adhesive such as a hot melt extending along the apex between the spine and the apex.

Abstract: A corner post including an elongated member of corrugated in a right angle and a sheet of solid fibreboard laminated to the outside surface of the angle. The solid fibreboard laminate has end flaps extending beyond the end of the corrugated which in packaging systems may be grasped for lifting of packaged articles and loads from the top or may be folded over on themselves forming an end section receivable in slots in the corner of a tray forming an integrated packaging system.

Abstract: A cargo air bag inflation valve and inflator combination comprising a tubular plastic valve body having a central passageway for the flow of compressed air to permit the inflating of an air bag. Valve closure means is reciprocal in the passageway and is biased to a normal valve closed position. A quick connect/disconnect fitting carries detent balls operative to engage a circumferential edge on the valve body and to snap onto a detent ball receiving surface of diameter less than the circumferential edge to thereby draw the valve body into the fitting. An annular shoulder in the fitting engages the valve plug separating the valve seat carried by the valve body from the valve plug permitting inflation of the air bag through the fitting and central passageway.

Abstract: A shipping container for shipping particularly liquids in bulk loads including an outer corrugated box, an inner cylindrical paper tube extending to the inner walls of the box, triangular-shaped corner posts disposed between the inner tube and the outer corrugated box at the corners thereof. The container is characterized by its significantly increased resistance to outward bulging of the side walls by the weight of the liquid contained therein.

Abstract: A relatively inexpensive void filler includes alternately stacked and laminated sheets of V-shaped and W-shaped panels of corrugated board glued together along the center and sides.

Abstract: A rigid, lightweight, splinter-free packaging frame for shipping pallet loads of goods having four marginal side members having a width and length corresponding generally to the width and length of the pallet load upon which it is to be used, the side members comprising a core of corrugated board folded upon itself and having a length of solid fiber laminated linerboard laminated to the opposed outer planar faces of the corrugated board. The linerboard extends beyond one end of each of the side members and receives the opposite end of an adjoining side member and is adhered thereto to form a rigid right angle frame.

Abstract: A relatively light-weight, rigid, non-kinking packaging for containing and shipping non-self-supporting articles of extended length including a corrugated box and a honeycomb core adhered to one or more sides of the box interiorly thereof along substantially the length of the box defining a space for receiving the product to be packaged.

Abstract: An interior core protector for positioning about the inner circumference of a coil of material having a core to protect the material from damage including a rigid preformed angle bendable into an annulus having a diameter approximating the diameter of the core and an annular retaining disk having right angle legs in which the preformed angle is retained. The disk with annular preformed angle therein are receivable in the core of the coil of material providing protection to the coil about its entire circumference.

Abstract: A shipping container for shipping bulk loads of pelletized, granular, powdered or other particulate material including an outer corrugated box and an inner cylindrical paper cylinder extending to the inner walls of the box. The container is characterized by its significantly increased resistance to outward bulging of the side walls by the weight of the material contained therein.

Abstract: A corner post including elongated inner and outer rigid right angle laminated paperboard members and a core of corrugated paper adhered to the members with the flutes being perpendicular to long edges of the members.

Abstract: A disposable valve mounted to the wall and extending within the interior of containers such as disposable air bags or bulk containers includes a valve body having a hollow interior which receives a valve plug formed with a closure plate at one end and at least one fluid flow passageway. The valve plug is moved relative to the valve body by a fluid injector tip to an open position in which a portion of one or more fluid flow passageways in the valve plug extends exteriorly of the valve body and within the interior of the container to permit the passage of fluid therethrough, and then either in or out of the container.

Abstract: An integral, elongated corner post for cushioning and protecting the edges of a packaged article. The corner post includes a core of single-face corrugated wrapped with one or more layers of a second sheet single-face corrugated with the flutes thereof being at a 90.degree. angle to the flutes of the core. The single-face wrapping encloses the core including its lengthwise edges with the flutes thereof being adhered to the face and the flutes of the single-face core. The outer surface of the corner post is smooth with rounded lengthwise edges providing cushioning of the edges of the packaged article.

Abstract: A method for forming paperboard slip sheets for receiving, handling, storing and shipping a unitized load of products. The method includes embossing in a surface of the paperboard sheets a pattern of indentations, the pattern being such that when the slip sheets are stacked the indentations are not in registry and do not nest one with another. The depth of the indentations is sufficient such that when a suction is applied to a surface of the top sheet of the stack to grip the top sheet for transfer, only the top sheet is gripped thereby thus preventing the transport of more than one slip sheet at a time.

Abstract: An air bag for bracing product shipped by a railcar, trailer or overseas container to prevent lengthwise and/or crosswise movement of the cargo. The air bag includes a first sheet of paperboard having parallel side and end edges folded inwardly defining a planar center section and overlapping sides and ends, a second sheet of paperboard of the same dimension as the center section facing the center section and having its marginal side and end edges interposed between the center section and the overlapping side and end sections of the first sheet and glued to the side and end sections, and an inflatable bladder between the two sheets. The bag is constructed of relatively stiff paperboard of a minimum of two laminated plys. Thus, the overlapping side and end edges of the first sheet define with the second sheet a peripheral border of a minimum of six laminated plys of paperboard. The bag has relatively good vertical stiffness when uninflated making it easy to use.

Abstract: An interior core protector for protecting the interior of a coil of material, e.g., coiled sheet steel, from damage is disclosed. The core protector includes a pair of overlapping formed angular paperboard members each having a series of spaced die cuts in one leg thereof permitting the angular members to be bent to conform to the inner diameter of the coil. The cuts in one leg are offset from the cuts in the other leg such that when the protector is bent for placement in the interior core of the coil and the width of the cuts increases, a paperboard segment of one member nevertheless overlies the cut in the other to provide protection for the material about the full circumference of the interior core. The core protector is characterized in part by economies of materials used, economic use of such materials, and economies of shipment.

Abstract: A slip sheet for receiving, handling, storing and shipping a unitized load of product is disclosed. The slip sheet includes lips preferably on two adjacent sides allowing it to be gripped and pulled onto a fork truck with the aid of a conventional push-pull attachment. The slip sheet includes a first or bottom sheet of paperboard having lip extensions, a pair of intermediate sheets of paperboard laminated to opposite ends of the bottom sheet and overlying the ends of the lip extension along a first side and the length of the lip extension on a second side, and a pair of top sheets of paperboard laminated to the bottom sheet and to the ends of the intermediate sheets and overlying the ends of the lip extension on the second side and the length of the lip extension on the first side.