Abstract: A window blind is mounted within a rectangular box having two opposite opened ends. The box has a longitudinal length shorter than the width of the window blind such that two end portions of the blind extend beyond the opened ends of the box respectively. Spacers are provided by tabs integrally formed on top and bottom panels of the box, which are foldable downward inwardly to locate between the slats and the head rail of the blind. The spacers press the slats and the head rail respectively tightly against the side panels of the box, and they also provide the required space for locating the end portions of the slats and the head rail in the cutting means of a trimming machine for trimming the window blind to a desirable width.

Abstract: A shipping carton with a ramp system which is integrated into the packaging in a unique way which facilitates positioning of the ramp system for use while also facilitating storage of the ramp system during shipment of the product enclosed within the packaging.

Abstract: A side mount device, which is adapted for mounting on multiple foldable furniture each having a side rim portion, includes an elongated mold strip including a first reinforcing panel and a second reinforcing panel longitudinally extended therefrom to define a longitudinal mounting channel therebetween. The first reinforcing panel has a longitudinal guider edge, a plurality of mounting slots spacedly and transversally extended from the longitudinal guider edge for slidably receiving the side rim portions of the foldable furniture into the mounting channel so as to spacedly hold the foldable furniture in position, and a plurality of retaining arms which are extended from upper ends of the mounting slots respectively and arranged for pressing on the side rim portions of the foldable furniture when the side rim portions of the foldable furniture are slid through the mounting slots respectively.

Abstract: An inflatable curtain package that is made of an inflatable curtain wrapped around by a thin film is disclosed. The inflatable curtain has a number of mounting tabs that allows the inflatable curtain to be attached to a vehicle. The orientation of the thin film allows mounting tabs to extend out of a seam in thin film. The inflatable curtain package may be constructed by aligning a first edge of the thin film to a position near a location wherein the mounting tabs attach to the inflatable curtain. Next, the mounting tabs are positioned over the first edge of the thin film. Then a second edge of the thin film is positioned to overlap the first edge and the attachment location. The two overlapping edges cause the thin film to wrap around the inflatable curtain.

Abstract: A packaging box for Venetian blinds is disclosed. The packaging box comprises a box body, two box covers, a plurality of buttoning pins and a suspension plate, characterized in that the box covers are mounted onto the two sides of the box body and are fastened by the buttoning pins so as to form an elongated container to contain Venetian blinds, the box covers are mounted onto the two openings at the ends of the box body, a plurality of communications holes are provided to the side close to the opening of the box body, and the edge of the end of the lateral wall of the box body is provided with protruded edge, and a through hole, corresponding to the communication hole, is provided on the lateral wall, and the buttoning pins are protrusions formed on a seat plate, the end of which is a protruded rounded element having a relatively large external diameter, and a notch is provided to the protrusion and the protruded rounded element.

Abstract: A device for carrying an article of toy furniture includes a base portion and a sling portion that is selectively and releasably interconnectable with the base portion. The base portion and the sling portion, when interconnnected, provide a simple and convenient carrier for an article of toy furniture resting on the base portion.

Abstract: A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a back section secured to a seat section that involves the steps of: (a) removing the back portion from the furniture; (b) placing at least one protective shipping sleeve over an edge portion of the back section; and (c) inserting the back section with the at least one sleeve and the seat section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the back section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve postioinable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.

Abstract: A shipping package for accommodating a box-like object such as a drawer-type storage unit. The shipping package includes substantially identical top and bottom trays which respectively extend over top and bottom ends of the furniture unit, and a set of four corner posts which embrace vertically extending corners of the furniture unit and have opposite ends engaged with the trays. The corner posts comprise elongate L-shaped members which are hollow in cross-section and are relatively rigid to permit transmission of vertical stacking loads therethrough. The bottom tray mounts therein a load-bearing insert structure which includes two inserts, each formed from a one-piece corrugated fiber-board blank, with the inserts being secured within the tray and having raised upper surfaces which are in load-bearing engagement with the bottom frame of the furniture unit. The inserts also have appropriate recesses for accommodating legs or casters provided on the furniture unit.

Abstract: A protective furniture shipment and storage bag is formed as an envelope comprised of inner and outer transparent film layers with protective cushioning foam elements sandwiched therebetween at opposite ends of the envelope to define a furniture viewing window longitudinally between the foam elements. Such bags are fabricated by sandwiching foam elements in spaced relation between two essentially coextensive transparent film layers, folding the sandwiched components along the longitudinal fold line, and heat sealing or otherwise attaching the folded film layers and foam elements at the opposite ends to form the aforedescribed envelope.

Abstract: A method of packaging a bedding product in order to create a plastic film package in which the bedding product is individually packaged. First and second webs of extruded plastic film are unwound from first and second web rolls, passed between rollers and across opposed first and second surfaces of the bedding product before being cut and joined together in order to create a plastic film package. Each of the first and second webs have a uniform width and a varying thickness across the width in order to provide increased protection along the ends of the packaged bedding product.

Abstract: Plastic film packaging for containing an article. The packaging includes a continuous, tear-resistant film and a tearable tape strip. The film is formable to define an enclosed region for containing an article. The tearable tape strip is secured to the film. In this regard, the tearable tape strip is configured to controllably tear an opening through the film for accessing the enclosed region upon tearing of the tearable tape strip. By providing a continuous, tear-resistant film, the packaging is available to safely contain a wide variety of different articles, while withstanding the rigors of most shipping and handling environments. Further, the tearable tape strip allows an end user to easily open the packaging. In one preferred embodiment, a single tearable tape strip is provided and is formed as an internally tearable, reinforced strapping tape adhered to an inner surface of the film.

Abstract: A protective furniture shipment and storage bag is formed as an envelope comprised of inner and outer transparent film layers with protective cushioning foam elements sandwiched therebetween at opposite ends of the envelope to define a furniture viewing window longitudinally between the foam elements. Such bags are fabricated by sandwiching foam elements in spaced relation between two essentially coextensive transparent film layers, folding the sandwiched components along the longitudinal fold line, and heat sealing or otherwise attaching the folded film layers and foam elements at the opposite ends to form the aforedescribed envelope.

Abstract: An interlocking pallet assembly for containing an arrangement of components within a shipping container is disclosed. The shipping container includes a first pallet having a plurality of compartments for containing a plurality of components, at least one of the components including a vertical member which extends above the surface of the first pallet, and a second pallet having a plurality of compartments for containing a plurality of components, and at least one aperture for receiving the vertical member associated with the first pallet through a bottom portion thereof. The first and second pallets are similarly dimensioned so that when the second pallet is disposed on the first pallet, the vertical member aligns with and engages the aperture formed in the second pallet thereby forming an interlocking mechanism for preventing movement of the second pallet relative to the first pallet.

Abstract: A protective furniture shipment and storage bag is formed as an envelope comprised of inner and outer transparent film layers with protective cushioning foam elements sandwiched therebetween at opposite ends of the envelope to define a furniture viewing window longitudinally between the foam elements. Such bags are fabricated by sandwiching foam elements in spaced relation between two essentially coextensive transparent film layers, folding the sandwiched components along the longitudinal fold line, and heat sealing or otherwise attaching the folded film layers and foam elements at the opposite ends to form the aforedescribed envelope.

Abstract: A composite package including a two-part assembled curtain rod provided with a closely contacting plastic film covering that has been shrink wrapped thereover along with a unique merchandising tag that is used with the composite package as well as the procedure of forming the package which includes the step of enveloping and forming the shrink wrap covering over the assembled rod prior to forming the rearwardly extending legs of the curtain rods.

Abstract: A package for bed sections and a method of packaging the bed sections includes the head and foot ends which are structured and dimensioned to fit together within a single package so as to form a single parcel and a head section and a foot section, each structured and dimensioned to fit within separate packages so as to form separate parcels. The head and foot ends as well as the head and foot sections each have a length and a girth the sum of which is in the order of 127 inches. A package is provided for containing the head and foot ends, the head section, and the foot section. The package comprises a paperboard box having a length and a girth sum of which does not exceed 130 inches. Neither the head nor foot ends, nor the head section, nor the foot section, and its paperboard box, have a combined weight exceeding 150 pounds. A formula is provided for determining a range of dimensions for the head and foot ends, and the head section, and the foot section.

Abstract: A shelving system adapted for compact packaging has a number of shelves of molded polymer material. Each shelf has at least two hollow support ribs of height h extending parallel to a width of the shelf, and at least one intermediate platform portion connecting between the support ribs. The intermediate platform portion has a height significantly less than h such that a first and a second of the shelves can be positioned in an interlocking storage configuration with at least one of the support ribs of the first shelf adjacent to the intermediate platform portion of the second shelf so as to form a compact shelf-pair package.

Abstract: A shelving system features two spaced apart pairs of support rods deployed roughly vertically with a number of shelf assemblies supported thereby. Each shelf assembly is constructed from an open ended, molded polymer shelf having two openings in the upper surface adjacent to each of the open ends, and two suspension inserts engageable within the open ends. Each suspension insert has a pair of vertical bores, aligned with the openings when assembled, which are configured for forming suspension joints with the support rods. Since the precision vertical bores are contained within the separate suspension inserts, the main body of the shelf can be molded by techniques employing primarily longitudinal movement of mold parts, i.e., along the longest dimension of the shelves. In a preferred embodiment, each shelf is formed with support elements of closed cross-section extending along most or all of its length. Also disclosed is a snap-on drawer assembly for attachment to the underside of one of the shelves.

Abstract: A split frame table has a planar table top and a base. The base has several panels that are rotatably joined via hinges to each other. The panels each have two pairs of legs and a pair of cross members. The pairs of legs are spaced apart from each other and have the cross members located between the legs. The spaced apart pairs of legs define a leg slot therebetween. The panels each have a cavity formed therein. The leg slots and the cavities form a storage chamber when the panels are arranged in a linear aligned position. The linear aligned position allows insertion of the table top into the storage chamber for storage and protection of the table top. The table top is removable from the storage chamber when the panels are in the linear aligned position. The panels can be arranged into another position in which all of the panels are generally perpendicular to each adjoining panel. This position allows the table top to be supported on top of the base to form a table.

Abstract: A portable carrying case (10) includes a hollow tube (12) having a length comparable to at least that of objects fitted into the tube for storage or transport. The tube has an interior wall (16) which is hexagonal. An end piece (20) permanently closes one end of the tube. An end cap (22) is insertable into the other end of the tube and is removable therefrom to secure an object in the tube. The end cap has a round post (26) which fits in the end of the tube. The tube has an annular groove (28) extending circumferentially about its interior wall. The post includes a locking member (30) extending radially outwardly from its side. The end cap is positioned in the tube with the locking member at a corner between adjacent sides (18a, 18b) of the hexagon. The end cap locks in place by pushing the post into the tube until the locking member is adjacent the groove, and then turning the end cap until the locking member is received in the groove.

Abstract: A method of building outdoor furniture in which the components being a plurality of patio squares (24), hollow tubes (28), 90 degree elbow joints (30), 45 degree elbow joints (30a), 22.5 degree elbow joints (30b), tee joints (32), end caps (34), braces (36), hinges (38), screws (40), bolts (42), washers (44) and nuts (46) can be assembled together to construct a lawn chair (48), a table (72) or a lounge chair (80).

Abstract: A furniture protector for protecting the fabric of upholstered furniture such as sofas and easy arm chairs and the like, from damage by pet dogs includes one or more rigid panels having a width to span a predetermined portion of the front to back seating space and a length to span the seating spaces. The rigid panels leave no comfortable space for pet dogs to rest. The panels have decorative surfaces and fabrics which can be color coordinated with the fabric of the upholstered furniture. Handles are provided and various arrangements for compacting the panels for storage are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention concerns a packaging for an object (4), where the packaging protectively encloses the object (4) on one surface and the adjacent other surfaces. The packaging displays the form of a flexible protective covering (1) open on one end, which can be slipped over object (4). In its edge and corner portions, protective covering (1) is to be provided with shock-absorbing fittings (3) of a predetermined thickness, so that these installations serve an alignment or adjustment function during application of the protective covering (1) to the object (4).

Abstract: A paperboard packaging frame for enclosing the perimeter of articles in preparation for receiving wrapping material for the forming of a unitary article package, and an article perimeter enclosing frame having load bearing members formed with honeycomb cellular components.

Abstract: Rack apparatus for removably retaining and transporting a multitude of folded stack and stackable chairs is described. The apparatus includes a base frame upon which are mounted upstanding stanchions with alignment surfaces providing for the lined stacking of chairs in a sequence of chair stacking bays. The chairs may be locked within fully filled bays and the entire apparatus is movable with a conventional forklift truck into rack upon rack stacking orientations on the bed of a flat bed trailer for transportation to a site or for purposes on site and warehousing storage.

Abstract: A mattress package includes a set of superimposed mattresses. A base receives aligned lower ends of the mattresses, while a cap receives upper ends of the mattresses. Wrapping of elastic material is spirally wound around lateral sides of the set of mattresses and compresses the mattresses.

Abstract: A shipping carton for five legged chair bases is disclosed. The shipping carton is hexagonal with rectangular sides and four obtuse corner angles and two acute corner angles. The configuration of the carton allows for more efficient loading of a standard truck trailer or other shipping vehicle. In addition, the load has more stability and structural integrity than pentagonal cartons previously used for shipping five legged chair bases. The shipping carton of the present invention is economically formed from a single flat sheet of foldable material such as corrugated paperboard.

Abstract: A covering for furniture during shipment thereof is comprised of a flexible sheet material constructed of a multiplicity of plys utilizing easily recyclable material and is folded into a configuration having free ends stitched shut whereby the covering may be placed over a furniture item for protection during shipment thereof.

Abstract: A packaging system for a pre-assembled barbeque grill having a grill housing that is collapsed relative to spaced legs, includes a shipping carton surrounding the collapsed grill housing and associated leg supports. Within the carton, end pads are positioned at opposite ends of the leg supports between the leg supports and the carton. The end pads include associated cushion elements, integral with or separate from the end pads, which extend both longitudinally and laterally beyond the leg supports. The cushioned elements are constructed to absorb shock in all directions when the carton is moved, tipped over or dropped. The end pads include associated partitions and grill component holding areas for separating and holding various grill components used with the pre-assembled barbeque grill.

Abstract: Container for Venetian blind including a tube of corrugated board of triangular cross-section and a reinforcing element of angular configuration made of chip board.

Abstract: The edge protector of the present invention is made of a plurality of sheets of inexpensive cardboard or linerboard cut into sections and laminated in a flat configuration. The laminations include at least one sheet which is continuous and provides a hinge portion, at least one sheet which is flexible and provides a stop--similar to a leaf spring. Protective laminates are disposed between the continuous member and the spring-like member and include a central portion and at least one leg portion. The leg portion can be pivoted about an axis in the continuous member, away from and at an angle to the central portion, thereafter to be held in angular disposition (that could vary in angular disposition restricted only to products' natural restrictions) with regard to the central portion by the spring-like portion.

Abstract: A packaged balloon shade is folded initially in laterally extending pleats, to minimize the amount of unsightly wrinkling apparent in the hung drape, to facilitate manufacture and installation, and to avoid unnecessary waste of cord used for the operating drawstrings.

Abstract: A shipping carton including a plurality of foldable tables having detachable table tops, each table top being attachable to a support base including two pair of pivotably connected legs. The carton receives the table tops in bottom-to-top relationship vertically oriented so that they are parallel to the side walls of the enclosure. The carton also receives a like number of support bases having the two pair of legs in a closed position one-half of the bases arranged in a side-by-side first stack between one side of the vertical stack of table tops and a first side wall of the carton, and the other half of the bases arranged in a side-by-side second stack between the opposite side of the vertical stack of table tops and the opposite side wall of the container from the frist side wall whereby the stack of table tops are tightly sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: A packaging assembly is adapted to protect an associated piece of furniture during shipment. The assembly includes a base member, corner posts, and a cover member received over upper ends of the corner posts. The base member includes block members disposed in the corners adapted to cooperate with the corner posts or, alternatively, adapted to receive mating block members in extension members. The extension members provide for incremental increases in the dimensions of the packaging assembly to aid in readily converting a standard packaging assembly to different sizes of furniture pieces.

Abstract: An L-shaped shipping container for packaging chairs and other articles of furniture is provided. The container includes a bottom tray, a body portion and a cover. The body portion of the container includes side flaps which are folded laterally inwardly to impart additional strength and rigidity to certain corners of the body. The configuration of the assembled container also provides reinforcement to the top and a front shelf portion of the container. The configuration of the container further enables the cover to be held in place on the body by frictional engagement with said body. The assembled shipping container has no protruding flaps or panels that must be fastened down prior to closure, and therefore the container may be passed through automatic or semi-automatic bending machines for final closure.

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 shipping protector for interposition between a shipping container and an object being shipped is provided with an interior layer of resilient plastic foam material which is self adherent to the pulp protector. The plastic foam material is vacuum formed into the interior of the pump base member and is conformed to the interior relief of the base member for resiliently receiving an object being shipped between pads of the base member.

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 shipping container for a household appliance is formed from a straight tube member of triple wall corrugated fiberboard without any flaps at either the upper or lower ends. A bottom cap formed from single wall corrugated fiberboard has flaps extending upward, overlying and being adhesively secured to the tube member. A top cap, also of single wall corrugated fiberboard, fits over the top of the tube member and on three sides has flap portions similar to those on the bottom cap glued to the outside of the tube member. On the fourth side, the top cap has a triple folded flap portion forming a lifting flange which is held in place by pressure-sensitive tape extending over the flange and onto the sidewalls over both the top cap flap portion and the tube sidewall.

Abstract: A prefabricated kit for the assembly of a composite slat which can be used in a venetian blind has two or more elongated first slat sections which can be separably coupled to each other by one or more connecting slat sections. The end portions of the connecting slat sections can be slidably telescoped into the adjacent end portions of neighboring first slat sections or vice versa. At least one outer slat section, which is one of the first slat sections, can be assembled of two shorter sections one of which carries a longitudinally outwardly extending guide pin for reception in a guide rail in the door or window opening wherein the venetian blind utilizing the slat is installed with its slats in vertical or horizontal positions. The connecting slat sections have apertures for the gathering tape or cord which is used to move the neighboring slats of a blind nearer to each other or to permit their movement away from one another.

Abstract: A one piece substantially rectangular corrugated paperboard blank is folded into a generally L-shaped container for packaging a chair. It includes back, side and lower front panels. Foldably attached to and partly separated from these panels and from each other are a panel and flaps for forming and reinforcing a lower top, an upper top and an upper front. These include a pair of flaps extending along the entire transversely disposed side edges of the lower top panel to strongly attach it to the side panels.

Abstract: A rolled window shade and a removable pulldown handle member are disposed in a display package comprising a elongated plastic film tubular envelope. The envelope is heat sealed at opposite ends and the handle member is oriented adjacent one end so that it is engageable with the heat seal and is provided with holes for inserting a support rod of a display rack and the like so that the shade may be hung in such a way that the handle member reinforces the envelope at its point of support by the support rod.

Abstract: A wine rack comprising spaced pairs of elongated frame members arranged in upstanding steepled configuration with their bases spaced and their tops joined with shelf assemblies extending between the pairs of upstanding frame members to provide bottle storage on the outer surfaces of the A frame and hanger brackets extending between the pairs of upstanding frame members between shelf assemblies and including inwardly opening slots to provide hanging storage of a plurality of wine glasses in the umbrella provided by the A frame. A shipping assembly for the wine rack is also disclosed.

Abstract: A universal supporting base formed of paperboard for holding, within an outer box or wrapper, one of many different size multi-legged articles of furniture.

Abstract: A container and method of forming it. The container has four walls joined together along score lines, and a cover having a fastening panel, a fold-back panel, a cover panel and a front panel connected by score lines and side panels hingedly joined to said cover panel along score lines.The cover is fastened to the upper edge of one wall at the fastening panel. The free edge of the fastening panel is aligned with the upper edge of the one wall, and one side edge of the panels having no side panels is aligned with the corresponding side edge of the one wall.An alternate cover design has side panels hingedly connected to the front panel along score lines and a shelf panel hingedly connected to the front panel along a score line.In the method of assembling the container, the free edge of the fastening panel is aligned with the upper edge of the wall, the side edge of the cover is aligned with the side edge of the wall and the fastening panel is fastened to the wall.

Abstract: A packaging structure for an article of furniture such as an end frame of a bed is disclosed.

Abstract: A packaging container for protection of fragile articles during shipping and storage, and a method of packaging thereof, utilizes a space minimizing outer carton and a plurality of innerpacking support panels selectively attached to the contained article by means of a heat shrinkable overwrap or film. Two types of support panels are selectively employed including a first plurality of cushioning pads having a spaced top, bottom, and side wall structure which creates an air space therebetween, and a second plurality of separator panels for insertion adjacent non-fragile or separable components of the contained article.The effective horizontal dimensions of the support panels exceed the largest horizontal diameter of the article being packaged, and is further substantially equal to the effective inner dimensions of the outer carton. Thus the wrapped article and the component thereof are held against movement within the carton; the carton itself is reinforced.

Abstract: A knock-down floor lamp that is shipped prewired and unassembled in a package, and then can be readily assembled by the ultimate consumer with simple tools and without twisting of the electrical prewiring. First and second elongated tubular turnings are provided, the first turning having a socket formed at a first end thereof, and the second turning being releasably connectable to a lamp base at a first end thereof. A tray is disposed between the turnings, and they are connected together, sandwiching the tray therebetween, with structure that does not require rotational movement of one turning with respect to the other. Preferably a first plate having three screw threaded rods extending therefrom is attached to the first turning and passes through bores in the tray and in a second plate attached to the second turning, nuts being disposed on the end of the threaded rods to hold the turnings in place.

Abstract: An article containing carton, and method of assemblying it, for packaging a lamp and lamp shade in the same carton in a minimum of space and with little chance that the lamp and lamp shade will be damaged during transport. The lamp is attached to a first support panel with heat shrinkable material, and the lamp shade is attached between second and third support panels with heat shrinkable material surrounding the support panels and the shade. The first support panel is operatively fastened to the bottom of the carton, and the assembly of the lamp shade and second and third support panels, wrapped by heat shrinkable material, is positioned within the carton so that the lamp and shade are always maintained in spaced relationship in the carton horizontal dimensions, and so that the lamp does not abut the shade supporting spider. The third panel has a central opening through which a portion of the lamp extends into the interior volume defined by the shade.

Abstract: A shipping, container formed from a single blank of foldable sheet material is provided for use in accommodating an upholstered arm chair or the like. The container includes a front panel, a back panel and a pair of side panels foldably connected to said front and back panels. The upper edge of each side panel includes front, intermediate, and back segments which coact to form a stepped configuration with the back segment being elevated with respect to the front segment. Foldably connected to the front and back segments of the upper edges of the side panels are pairs of first and second top closure flaps. A third top closure flap is foldably connected to the upper edge of the back panel and is adapted to overlie the second pair of top closure flaps. A fourth top closure flap is foldably connected to the upper edge of the front panel.