Abstract: A packaging apparatus for providing protection against forces directed to an item (or items) is disclosed. The packaging apparatus designed to protect the item during, for example, transport of the item subject to sudden movement by a transportation vehicle (carrying the item) that may cause other items to contact the item. The packaging apparatus may include one or more force bearing features, each of which may include a fill material positioned to provide a counterforce against a force (or forces) in a direction toward the item. The packaging apparatus is also suitable for protecting cylindrical objects (such as drums) during transport. In this regard, several force bearing features disposed on opposing sides of a base member. Further, a strap can be secured to the transport vehicle to combine to provide additional force acting against unwanted movement of the items.

Abstract: A packaging material is formed from a shock-absorbing plate material and stored in a packaging box with a packaged article. The packaging material includes a base portion and a shock absorbing portion. The shock absorbing portion surrounds three sides of a space along a main surface of the base portion. First and second vertical plate portions of the shock absorbing portion face each other and continue to the base portion. In the shock absorbing portion, a third vertical plate portion continues to the second vertical plate portion, and a fourth vertical plate portion continues to the third vertical plate portion. The fourth vertical plate portion is overlaped on the first vertical plate portion. A hook portion of the shock absorbing portion continues to the fourth vertical plate portion, and has a second cut in which a bottom portion of the first cut of the first vertical plate portion is inserted.

Abstract: A thermoplastic container for explosive material comprising: a primary part defining a rigid compartment for holding explosive material, where the primary part comprises: a side wall having an inner periphery defining the side boundaries of the compartment and an outer periphery, a base arranged at a lower end of the side wall defining the lower boundary of the compartment, where an upper end of the side wall is arranged to provide access to the compartment allowing explosive material to be loaded into the compartment; a secondary part comprising: at least one reinforcement element defining an outer periphery of the container, wherein the reinforcement element is coupled to the primary part and is adapted to provide horizontal and/or vertical load support to the primary part and where the reinforcement element comprises at least one collapsible impact zone adapted to absorb an external impact to the secondary part and to transmit the excess forces of the impact into from the reinforcement element to the prima

Abstract: The sealing device involves an elongated release base member having a separation line along the release base member's length. A double-sided adhesive layer is attached to a side of the release base member so that the release base member may adhere to an inner side of a plastic courier bag's sealing flap and seal the plastic courier bag. A reinforcing tape may be further applied to an outer side of the plastic courier bag's sealing flap. The plastic courier bag may be quickly and conveniently opened by tearing down a pull strip of the sealing device. The plastic courier bag may be reused multiple times by applying new, unused sealing devices.

Abstract: A metal work box includes a base having a horizontal planar member having an upper surface and a lower surface. The metal work box also includes a plurality of side walls secured to and extending upwardly from the base. The plurality of side walls include a front first side wall formed along a front first edge of the base, a back second side wall formed along a rear second edge of the base, a left third side wall formed along a left side third edge of the base, and right fourth side wall formed along a right side fourth edge of the base. A door is formed along the front first side wall. The door includes a door panel having a free edge and a hinged edge, the hinged edge being pivotally secured to a front hinge side wall portion of the front first side wall so as to enable easy access to contents.

Abstract: Provided herein are storage bags having an opening to an interior thereof formed by pliable front and back panels each comprising outwardly curved upper portions and rectangular lower portions having first and second straight side edges, straight bottom edges and outwardly curved top edges that are sealed together along respective side and bottom edges and means for sealing and opening the bag. The storage bag may comprise first and second seamed edges that are equal in length with the outwardly curved top edges extending therefrom. Alternatively, the storage bag may comprise a first seamed edge that is shorter than the second seamed edge with the outwardly curved top edges extending therefrom.

Abstract: A packaging member includes a packaging box and an intermediate buffering member. The intermediate buffering member is provided in a space formed between a bottom plate and a side plate of the packaging box and a main body part of the article. The intermediate buffering member has a vertical direction supporting part and a positioning part. The vertical direction supporting part abuts against a lower face of the main body part and the bottom plate. The positioning part is coupled with the vertical direction supporting part. The positioning part prevents the vertical direction supporting part from being moved toward the side plate. The vertical direction supporting part has an inclined part extending from the lower face of the main body part in an oblique lower direction toward near a lower corner between the bottom plate and the side plate and abutting against the bottom plate.

Abstract: A cushion package structure includes at least a plate and two or more blocks. The plate is disposed within a storage box and the blocks are the same and pivotable with one another. As a number of blocks are connected with one another serially with various including angle between each adjacent two, one or multiple block sets may be formed thereby. Positioning holes on the plate having substantially same contour as corresponding positioning sections on the blocks are further prepared to engage with the positioning sections as the block sets are put to be disposed on the plate, thereby forming a storage space with a specific shape within the storage box. The blocks may be removed from the plate, rearranged, and redisposed on another plate, so that a storage space with a different shape may be defined.

Abstract: A reclosable flexible package is described that includes an inner film layer, an outer film layer laminated to the inner film layer, and reclose region defined in a portion of package film layers. The reclose region includes pressure sensitive adhesive disposed between the inner and outer film layers. A number of cut lines are provided in the outer film layer in the reclose region, such that the user, by manipulating the package film layers at the reclose region, can reveal the underlying layer of pressure sensitive adhesive. Once the pressure sensitive adhesive of the reclose region is exposed, the action of the user can serve to adhere the pressure sensitive adhesive to itself and/or other portions of the film, such that the package is cinched in the area of the reclose region and maintains the remnants of the package contents within the reclosed package for later use.

Abstract: Described are methods of two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally forming an article of wear using vacuum forming in an automated process. In the two-dimensional method, the article of wear comprises a generally flat shape with three-dimensional features molded into the first material layer.

Abstract: A system for mitigating vibration of a mass may include an elastic membrane enclosing at least one interior space and having an outer surface, where at least a bottom portion of the outer surface is coupled to a transportable supportive surface, and at least a top portion of the outer surface supports a load. The system may further include at least one port coupling the outer surface to the at least one interior space, where the port provides a source of fluid ingress into the interior space and fluid egress out of the interior space. The system may additionally include granular material distributed within the at least one interior space, where a packing density of the granular material is adjustable between a first jammed state having a first packing density of granular materials and a second jammed state having a second packing density of granular materials to accommodate different loads.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing information relating to the specialized handling of a package, and articles contained within the package. Data relating to a package containing an article that requires specialized handling is associated with a unique identifier and stored in a database. The unique identifier is also included in a machine readable code affixed to the package. A recipient of the package scans the machine readable code using an application downloaded into a mobile device, which extracts the unique identifier from the machine readable code and transmits a request to the database. The database may then identify data stored in the database that relates to the article based on the unique identifier, and transmit the data to the mobile device for display to the recipient. The data may include instructions on how to unpack the package, and how to store or use articles contained within the package.

Abstract: A case for a tablet computing device can include a first cover configured to hold the tablet computing device. The first cover can include a first attachment mechanism. The case can include a second cover. The second cover can include a keyboard, one or more second attachment mechanisms, and/or one or more sensors. The first attachment mechanism can be configured to couple with the one or more second attachment mechanisms to hold the case in an open keyboard configuration such that the keyboard is uncovered and a screen of the tablet computing device is uncovered. The keyboard can be turned on when the one or more sensors detect that the case is in the open keyboard configuration.

Abstract: A packing member for packing a cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus is molded with a thin resin material plate and includes: (i) a frame portion including an opening as an entrance for the cartridge, a first recessed portion for accommodating the cartridge, and a first limiting portion for limiting a position of the cartridge with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cartridge; and (ii) a cap portion for openably covering the opening. The cap portion includes a second limiting portion for limiting movement of the cartridge, positionally-limited by the first limiting portion, in a direction in which the cartridge is spaced from the first limiting portion.

Abstract: The tool storage device includes a base plate, a storage unit, and a coupling unit. The base plate has at least three main plate portions, a hanging plate portion space apart from an endmost one of the main plate portions, a plurality of bendable plate portions, and opposite front and rear surfaces. Each of the front and rear surfaces extend across the hanging plate portion and the main plate portions. The storage unit has a plurality of spaced-apart first storage portions mounted on the front surface and disposed at the main plate portions. The coupling unit has an engaging hole formed in the hanging plate portion, and an engaging block mounted on the rear surface and fittingly engageable with the engaging hole.

Abstract: A tray for transferring a panel is disclosed. The tray includes a tray mold frame including acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (“ABS”) resin, a receiving member, a supporting member and a slot member. The tray mold frame includes four extrusion bars and four molding members. The molding members combine with the extrusion bars. Each of the molding members include a first protruding part on a side surface. The receiving member is disposed inside of the tray mold frame. The supporting member is disposed on a lower surface of the receiving member. The supporting member combines with the extrusion bars configured to support the receiving member. The slot member includes a first groove combining with the first protruding part. The slot member is disposed on the receiving member. Thus, when the panel is transferred by the tray, a fault of the panel during transferring may decrease.

Abstract: The invention provides cardboard-based structures comprising two or more, generally elongated elements angled with respect to one another and being cut out of a multi-layered cardboard-based piece that comprises at least two layers of a single cardboard sheet folded about a longitudinal reinforcing member. The invention further provides frames, preferably human-powered vehicle frames, constructed from structures of the invention, as well as methods for producing structures of the invention.

Abstract: A shipping carton having a force receiving area located adjacent opposing edges of the carton's top and bottom edges. The force receiving area is configured to deform in the presence of an external force and distribute that force through the force receiving area while minimizing the transfer of force directly to the appliance and minimizing damage to the surface panels of the shipping carton.

Abstract: An anti-slip bowl is described herein. A bowl can include a rigid first shell including a base and an outer wall continuously attached to the base, a rigid second shell including a base and an outer wall continuously attached to the base, wherein the base of the rigid second shell includes a number of non-continuous openings, and an anti-slip material positioned between a lower side of the base of the rigid first shell and an upper side of the base of the rigid second shell.

Abstract: A system for storing high level radioactive waste. In one embodiment, the invention can be a system including an overpack body extending along a vertical axis and having a cavity for storing high level radioactive waste, the cavity having an open top end and a floor; an overpack lid positioned atop the overpack body to enclose the open top end of the cavity; an air inlet vent for introducing cool air into the cavity, the air inlet vent extending from an opening in an outer surface of the overpack body to an opening in the floor, the opening in the outer surface of the overpack body extending about an entirety of a circumference of the outer surface of the overpack body; and an air outlet vent in the overpack lid for removing warmed air from the cavity.

Abstract: A combination includes a child-resistant package and a collapsible tube removably positionable therein. A sidewall of a body of the package has an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. A cavity is defined by the body. An opening is positioned proximate an open first end of the body. A bottom wall is positioned proximate an open second end of the body. A cap is removably mounted onto at least a portion of the first end of the body. The collapsible tube is surrounded by the body, the bottom wall and the cap when the cap is mounted onto at least a portion of the first end of the body. The collapsible tube includes a generally flexible housing defining a cavity for holding a substance to be dispensed from the housing. A closure is removably mounted onto the housing.

Abstract: A packaged cartridge detachably mountable to an image forming apparatus includes: (i) a cartridge provided with a grip portion; (ii) a frame portion accommodating the cartridge, the frame portion including an opening and a recessed portion so that the grip portion is exposed through the opening so as to be capable of being gripped; and (iii) a cap portion movable, in a state in which the cartridge is accommodated in the recessed portion, relative to the frame portion between an open position where the opening is open and a closed position where the opening is closed. A gap is provided between the cartridge and an inner surface of the frame portion that when the frame portion is moved relative to the cap portion in an opening direction with a cap portion side of the packaged cartridge faced down, the cartridge interferes with the inner surface of the frame portion.

Abstract: A resin impact energy absorber is for a vehicle and has a single wall solid plate structure. The resin impact energy absorber includes a rectangular planar portion including one plate surface and another plate surface, at least one of which including an impact load receiving surface, a plurality of first protrusions formed by forming a plurality of long grooves parallel to one another at a predetermined interval in the planar portion, and a second protrusion formed by forming a long shallow groove that extends in a direction intersecting with the plurality of first protrusions in the planar portion.

Abstract: A packing structure including an external packing carton consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces connected with one another and one or more small packing cartons, wherein at least one side surface of the external packing carton is provided with one or more folding portions, each folding portion consisting of one or more folding pieces which are folded to form an opening with a size mating with the size of the periphery of the small packing carton. The packing structure of the present disclosure is easy to be transported, cost reducing and friendly to the environment.

Abstract: The present application discloses a helmet, an impact liner system for a helmet, and energy management structures for a helmet. The helmet generally comprises a helmet shell and an impact liner system removably attached to the helmet shell. In certain embodiments, the impact liner system comprises a plurality of compressible energy management structures and one or more carriers for supporting the energy management structures within the helmet shell. The energy management structures are positioned between an interior surface of the helmet shell and the head of a user when the impact liner system is attached to the helmet shell.

Abstract: A cushioning material of the present enclosure includes a base material and columnar support portions, and is arranged between a packed item and an outer box. The base material includes a main body portion which is brought into contact with a cushioned surface of the packed item and a bending part which is formed integrally with the main body portion. The columnar support portions are arranged in a plurality of places on a surface on the opposite side to a surface in contact with the cushioned surface of the base material. At least one of the columnar support portions is fixed to or formed integrally with the bending part such that, when the bending part is bent substantially perpendicularly with respect to the main body portion, all the columnar support portions protrude from the surface of the main body portion by substantially the same height.

Abstract: A device for storing balancing weights and for supplying said weights to a balancing system, includes at least one carrier belt which is flexible at least in a main plane for accommodating balancing weights which are arranged consecutively in the longitudinal direction of said belt. The carrier belt includes a hinge arrangement between two belt sections provided for accommodating a balancing weight, said hinge arrangement being pivotable in the main plane in both directions and permitting a folding back onto itself. As a result, the carrier belt can be stored in zigzag layers in an approximately cuboid container, thus enabling storage, transport and compact configuration of the device in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides. In addition, a method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board. The present corner board may be advantageously rested or placed along a vertical edge of a container or stack of containers.

Abstract: A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, slotted guides attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the guides. Outer portions of the dunnage supports may have one or more narrowed or flattened portions which enable the dunnage supports to slide along the slots. Dunnage holding parts is suspended by the dunnage supports.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bottle shipment assembly that can withstand shock and impact during shipping. The assembly can accommodate a wide variety of bottles, uses very little material such as HDPE and PVC, and is easily recyclable. There are three parts to the assembly: a neck portion that locks around the bottle's neck, a base portion that snugly fits around the bottle's bottom, and an exterior box that securely and immovably houses the bottle fitted with the neck portion and base portion. The neck portion has a center portion and two wings that move from inoperable to operable position. The center portion has with a head-engagement recess that slips over the bottle's neck. In operable position, the neck portion has a square configuration, and fits snugly inside the exterior box. The base portion also has a square configuration that fits snugly inside the exterior box.

Abstract: A shock-resistant protective shell for a portable electric appliance includes a protective shell additionally arranged on a surface of a portable electric appliance and matching the shape of the portable electric appliance, with a buffer body protruding towards an exterior of the protective shell arranged at the corner of the protective shell. A primary buffer axis of the buffer body points to the centroid of the portable electric appliance, or the projection of the primary buffer axis in the principal plane of the electric appliance extends along the angular bisector between two adjacent sides. The buffer body is arranged with a secondary buffer axis arranged perpendicular to the primary buffer axis or perpendicular to the principal plane of the portable electric appliance. The thickness of the buffer body is at least 3 times of the average thickness of the rest parts in the protective shell except for the buffer body.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus for receiving a substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a frame configured to form a space for receiving the substrate inside thereof; a substrate supporting part coupled to one side of the frame and configured to support the substrate inserted in the space for receiving the substrate; and a shock-absorbing part arranged at one side of the frame and configured to mitigate a drop impact of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure, which includes a package box and a plurality of cushioning bodies arranged inside the package box. The package box includes a lower case and an upper case mating the lower case. The cushioning bodies are airbag cushioning bodies arranged inside the lower case at locations corresponding to corners of a liquid crystal glass panel. The liquid crystal glass panel packaging structure uses airbag cushioning bodies to serve as cushioning devices for a liquid crystal glass panel, whereby with the airbag cushioning bodies being arranged at locations corresponding to corners of the liquid crystal glass panel, better protection is provided to the liquid crystal glass panel to prevent the product from being damaged by external forces. Further, the cushioning bodies of the present invention have a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can effectively lower down the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: An energy absorber includes a base sheet and a plurality of recovering crush lobes extending from the base sheet. The crush lobes protect an adjacent object by cushioning the blow following repeated impacts in both vehicular and non-vehicular (e.g. helmets) environments. Each crush lobe includes a side wall that is oriented to buckle or bend and then spring back after absorbing energy when impacted. At least one of the base sheet and an end wall of at least one crush lobe optionally includes a number (X) of integrally-formed protruding countermeasures where 0<=X<1000 of lower standing strength than the crush lobes. Methods related to the above are also described.

Abstract: A load carrier device is provided with a support structure and means arranged for connection to a lifting means. The support structure comprises one or more shock absorbers provided with a telescoping element which in an initial position projects downwards from an underside of the support structure and is arranged for damped compressive telescoping at the contact of the load carrier with a base.

Abstract: A package assembly for thin wafer shipping using force distribution plates and a method of use are disclosed. The package assembly includes a container and upper and lower force distribution plates provided within the container. The upper and lower force distribution plates are positioned respectively on a top side and bottom side of the container.

Abstract: Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and method are provided for a protective case for use with a mobile device. The protective case may include one or more components, such as an outer shell, a pre-formed shock absorbing insert, and a customizable artistic insert. According to some aspects, the outer shell may be a substantially rigid outer shell having a recessed main compartment. The pre-formed shock absorbing insert and the artistic insert may be placed in the recessed main compartment. The pre-formed shock absorbing insert may be used to dissipate shock or vibration away the mobile device and may be coupled to the back of the outer shell. The artistic insert may be adjacently coupled the outer shell and the shock absorbing insert. The mobile device may be received in the main compartment of the outer shell and placed adjacent to the shock absorbing insert.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a. protective case having elastically deformable air chambers for impact reduction, which is made of an elastically deformable material and includes at least four lateral walls and at least four outer curved walls each connecting adjacent lateral wails, such that the outer curved wails and the lateral walls jointly form and enclose a receiving space. When a portable electronic device is received in the receiving space, the inner sides of the lateral walls lie against the four lateral sides of the periphery of the portable electronic device respectively. Meanwhile, the outer curved walls correspond in position to the four corners of the portable electronic device respectively, but the inner sides of the outer curved walls are not in contact with the portable electronic device, so as to form the air chambers between the outer curved walls and the portable electronic device respectively.

Abstract: The present arrangement provides for an arrangement for storage, transport and display of an electronic device. The arrangement has a clip having a first side for securing an electronic device, and a second side, opposite the first side, having a central connection region. The arrangement also has a case with a first flap and a second flap secured along at least one sewn seam, with a zipper arrangement for closing and opening the first and second flaps, the case further includes a base pad, also connected at the sewn seam. The base pad is coupled to the second flap with a collapsible fabric compartment therebetween, the collapsible fabric compartment configured to removably hold a correspondingly shaped support. The base pad has a substantially centrally located attachment pad, substantially corresponding to the central connection region of the clip, for securing the clip and the electronic device to the base pad.

Abstract: A screen protector for a mobile device case in which the mobile device case is sized to receive a mobile device having a screen. The screen protector has a perimeter portion and a lip disposed on at least a portion of the perimeter portion.

Abstract: This invention relates to a container for a part and in particular relates to a container for an automotive part having fiberboard with a hole there through for engaging the automotive part as well as a method of packaging a part with a protrusion; and in particular relates to a method of packaging an automotive hood have a protruding latch striker. This invention also relates to a corrugated paperboard package having a fiberboard insert as well as a method of protecting the shipment of automotive parts by utilizing a laminated stack of corrugated paperboard and fiberboard having a hole there through for engagement with the striker latch of the hood.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved protective cases for hand-held electronic devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to cases that protect and modify the functionality of an electronic device.

Abstract: Delivering bags, for example, for delivering items and products purchased bye-commerce in so-called “grocery” tote bags to the respective purchasing customers is described. In one embodiment, a system includes a box and a plurality of bag protectors, each made of material having sufficient rigidity to protect a bag contained therein. In one embodiment, the bag protector has a bottom panel configured to support a bottom of the bag, and two side panels that are configured to extend from two opposing edges of the boom panel away from the bottom panel to form a generally tapering profile so as to meet each other adjacent an opening portion of the bag. The box is configured to receive a plurality of bag protectors, each protectively containing a bag therein. For example, given the generally tapering profile of the bag protectors, they may be placed alternately facing opposite directions in the box.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a protective case for a portable electronic device, including a back cover and a front cover for housing a portable electronic device therein, wherein the back cover and the front cover include one or more mating surfaces operationally configured to fluidly seal the perimeter of the protective case.

Abstract: A conformable sheet material has: a) a support layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; b) a corrugated layer adhered to the top surface of the support layer; c) the corrugated layer having an array of peaks extending away from the top surface of the support layer and troughs proximal to the top surface of the support layer; d) the corrugated layer having its array of peaks extending along a length of the support layer; e) an elongated element having inelastic memory; and f) the elongated element passing through the array of peaks and above the troughs along the length of the support layer.

Abstract: A product cushioning structure for supporting a shock sensitive product in an outer packaging container having a plurality of container walls has at least two interconnected outer container-contacting panels for supporting and stabilizing the cushioning structure within the outer packaging container in at least two mutually perpendicular directions. At least two inner product-supporting panels support the shock sensitive product within the cushioning structure. Intermediate wall sections extend between the outer container-contacting panels and the inner product-supporting panels. The intermediate wall sections, outer container-contacting panels and inner product-supporting panels are made of a stiff paper-board material and are joined together to form box-like cells between the respective inner product-supporting panels and outer container-contacting panels. The cells are crushable to provide shock absorption support to the product during shock loading conditions.

Abstract: A protective guard or set of protective guards for an electronic device may be provided. The protective guard may include sheet of impact absorbing material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first, and an attachment mechanism provided on the second surface. The protective guard may be configured to be attached to an electronic device via the attachment mechanism.

Abstract: A packaging case includes a body, a fixed support portion, and a movable support portion. Body includes storage space, and has openings that are formed in top face thereof and bottom face thereof and that are in communication with storage space. Fixed support portion is fixed to body and is provided at first position at which fixed support portion is capable of supporting article to be packed stored in storage space. Movable support portion is provided in body so as to be movable in storage space, is configured to support article at first position, along with fixed support portion, and is configured to move, when packaging case has been taken out of exterior case and placed on predetermined face, to second position defined above first position to support article in a state where at least a part of article is exposed from opening in top face to outside.

Abstract: A method of supplying a portable medical gas system is provided. The disclosed method includes preparing a portable medical gas system, the portable medical gas system including a cylinder adapted to be filled with medical gas and a gas dispensing valve. The portable medical gas system is place in a specialized container having a configuration adapted to hold the portable medical gas system only when the cylinder of portable medical gas system is unused state or empty state. The portable medical gas system is delivered to the customer, and returned as an empty cylinder via commercial carrier. Upon receipt of the empty or spent portable medical gas system, another portable medical gas system filled with medical gas is sent to the customer. In one embodiment, the portable medical gas system includes a single-use flow control valve which ensures the cylinder is empty after its initial use.