Abstract: A revolutionary single piece organizer for storing or shipping objects without damaging the object. The organizer having a unitary, one piece stiff, bendable and deformable blank having a thickness. The blank having a bottom panel, a top panel, two side panels connected to each one of the top panels and the bottom panel, two end panels connected to each side panel, and at least one flap connected to each one of the top and bottom panels. Each flap includes at least one folding section separated by scoring lines. In addition, each folding section includes multiple perforations lines that can be easily broken. The single piece organizer is assembled as a box, and the flaps, when folded, will then lock the objects to be stored or shipped. The configurations thus formed would prevent the objects from moving inside the organizer. The organizer may be preformed or customized with pre-cut holes or perforations in order to secure fragile or high-priced objects or goods.

Abstract: An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically generally on top of the third air cell at ends thereof. A product rests on the third air cell and is received and captured between the two vertical air cells. The insert, with the product in place, fits into a box where tabs projecting from the insert cooperate with the box to form two more air cells at the opposite ends of the insert.

Abstract: A cassette is received within a sleeve having an open end. Specially folded flaps at the open end are applied to center the cassette in the sleeve and to reduce a width of the open end of the sleeve.

Abstract: A packaging carton is disclosed, suitable for packaging an electronic product, such as a peripheral product, a mobile phone, or a spare part. The packing carton is formed by folding a paper material and is one piece, and is fabricated by linking two clip slots. Furthermore, the packaging carton comprises two hollow buffer structures beside two sides of a storage chamber and two upper holding pieces adjacent to both sides of the storage chamber to protect an object packaged in the packaging carton.

Abstract: An integral, generally rectangular corrugated fibreboard blank folds to form an insert having three air cells for cradling and protecting a product. Two of the air cells stand vertically with the third air cell suspended between them. A product rests on the third air cell and is received and captured between the vertical air cells. The insert, with the product in place, fits into a box where tabs projecting from the insert cooperates with the box to form two more air cells at the opposite ends of the insert.

Abstract: A revolutionary single piece organizer for storing or shipping objects without damaging the object. The organizer having a unitary, one piece stiff, bendable and deformable blank having a thickness. The blank having a bottom panel, a top panel, two side panels connected to each one of the top panels and the bottom panel, two end panels connected to each side panel, and at least one flap connected to each one of the top and bottom panels. Each flap includes at least one folding section separated by scoring lines. In addition, each folding section includes multiple perforations lines that can be easily broken. The single piece organizer is assembled as a box, and the flaps, when folded, will then lock the objects to be stored or shipped. The configurations thus formed would prevent the objects from moving inside the organizer. The organizer may be preformed or customized with pre-cut holes or perforations in order to secure fragile or high-priced objects or goods.

Abstract: A computer cushion has a foam frame defining a window through which a computer can be placed to rest on supports that are glued to the frame and that span the window. Hinged flaps are provided on the inside of each side of the frame, and the flaps are biased against the frame inside the window to reduce its size for smaller computers. When a larger computer is pushed through the window, it can pivot one or more of the flaps outwardly from the window so the computer will fit into the now-larger window.

Abstract: When a portable information ratio terminal device receives impact (external force) due to falling down or the like, electrical connection of an electronic part mounted on a substrate in the device body is held. The portable information terminal device includes the device body (1H) consisted of mutually combined first and second casings (3) and (4), a printed board (2) provided in the device body and mounting an electronic part (6) and an elastic body (6) supporting the printed board on the device body. The elastic body is provided between the printed board and the first casing and between the printed board and the second casing.

Abstract: An electronics assembly comprises: (i) a chassis (1); (ii) at least one front panel (40, 42) that is arranged in front of the chassis to obscure the chassis; and (iii) at least one device (60) that is mounted on the chassis and supports the or a front panel. The or each device (60) or the or each panel (40, 42) includes at least one retaining element (62) that extends out of the device or panel and is received in a recess in the or each panel or in the or each device respectively to retain the panel on the chassis. The element is manually retractable into the device or panel to allow the panel to be removed from the chassis. The assembly may include, for example, air filters in the panel(s), and these may be changed quickly so that the assembly does not need to be powered down.

Abstract: A pivot component (11) is inserted into a bottom component (12) positioned in a shipping container (43) and can be positioned in either a loading position or a support position. In the loading position, the pivot component (11) is tilted outwardly with respect to the bottom component (12), allowing a product (41) to be easily inserted in the container (43). When the product (41) is inserted into the container, contact between the product (41) and the pivot component (11) causes the pivot component (11) to automatically pivot into the support position. In the support position, the pivot component (11) is tilted inwardly with respect to the loading position, and is in position to support and protect the product (41) in the container (43). A top element (51) may be included over the product (41) in the received position so as to capture a top part of the pivot component (11) and thereby retain the pivot component in the support position.

Abstract: A one-piece protective insert comprising a plurality of laterally-aligned chambers each configured to fit a stack of fragile items, such as edible cones. Each chamber is formed by the union of a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a back wall and a top wall. A top flange and side flanges may be connected to the protective insert. In packaging multiple cone stacks, a protective insert is placed in between a first row of cone stacks and a second row of cone stacks, such that the top wall of each chamber of the protective insert is positioned above the open end of the cone stacks in the second row and each of the cone stacks in the second row fits within one of the chambers of the protective insert. This packing method is repeated for all successive rows of cone stacks within the container.

Abstract: The invention provides a packing article where a packing cost and a transportation fee can be kept low and a buffering function is further enhanced. The invention provides a packing article including: a packing box; a lower-side buffering member to provide packing including a concave portion, which is located at the lower side of the packing box, and which locates an item to be packed in the center; an item to be packed, located in the concave portion of the lower-side buffering member to provide packing; and a partition member located on the upper side of the item to be packed and a storing member, which is located between the partition member and the upper surface of the packing box, and which stores an attached part and/or an instruction manual.

Abstract: The invention provides packages that keep articles to be packaged from losing sufficient shock-proof property when the articles to be packaged are dropped while the trend of compactness and light weight of electronic apparatus is advanced. The package can include a container, a lower-package buffer member, an article to be packaged, and a storing member. The lower-package buffer member is placed on the lower surface side of the container, including a concave area provided in the center thereof to place an article to be packaged therein, a skirt portion provided at the periphery of the concave area so as to surround the concave area, and a plurality of protruding ribs provided under the lower surface of the concave area so as to enhance shock-buffering effect. The article to be packaged can be placed above the upper surface of the concave area of the lower-package buffer member.

Abstract: The present invention relates a cushioning support member and a fabricating method thereof.

Abstract: Shipping and storage container for laptop computers which generally includes a one (1) piece exterior portion, preferably fabricated from corrugated cardboard, an inner protective base insert and an inner protective cover insert, both of the protective inserts preferably being fabricated from a material which provides cushioning and protection, most preferably a protective foam type material.

Abstract: An apparatus having a flexible mounting mechanism according to the present invention includes a storage section, a casing accommodating and holding the storage section, a protective housing accommodating and protecting the casing, a supporting member provided between the casing and the protective housing for supporting the casing, and a maintaining member supporting the protective housing. The supporting member and the maintaining member have different vibration damping characteristics.

Abstract: Reusable one-piece, foldable, elongate, protective shipping container element formed to conformably-receive and support a product of predetermined size and shape. The container element includes a central, product-receiving section united to opposed end sections by means of transverse hinge areas adapted to be pivoted up and over the central section to form a top cover portion over a product received within the central section. The central section and end sections are formed with upwardly-extending spaced projections of predetermined contour, dimension and location, corresponding to the exterior size, shape and contour of a product to be contained, to receive and supportingly engage the product within the container when the end sections are pivoted up and over the central section to closed position into at least partial engagement with the product supported within the central section. The insert preferably is associated with an outer carton and is supportingly-received therewithin.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a candle packaging system that is comprised of a three part assembly. The first part is a clear box having a slightly frosted appearance. The candle packaging apparatus has a separate internal top and bottom cap units that are designed to be placed on top of and at the base of the candle in order to protect the top and bottom edges of the candle. The top and bottom caps are also constructed of a clear, frosted material. The third part of the construction is a printed insert that is designed to highlight the purpose and design of the candle itself. The box is designed to provide ease of access to allow the prospective buyer to smell the aroma of the candle and, at the same time, provide protection and keep the candle clean and fresh. A method of producing the candle packaging system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A carton for packaging fragile article comprising an outer sleeve and an inner article receiving structure. The inner structure comprises an inner sleeve having a first pair of opposed side walls secured to a first pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve and a second pair of opposed side walls spaced apart from a second pair of opposed side walls of the outer sleeve. The inner structure further comprises a first bridging closure panel hingedly connected to one end of the inner sleeve for movement between an open position where the bridging closure panel allows the inner and outer sleeves to collapse into a flat form and a closed position where the bridging closure panel forms a first brace structure between one of the second pair side walls of the inner structure and the adjacent one of the second pair side walls of the outer sleeve.

Abstract: A pivot component (11) is inserted into a bottom component (12) positioned in a shipping container (43) and can be positioned in either a loading position or a support position. In the loading position, the pivot component (11) is tilted outwardly with respect to the bottom component (12), allowing a product (41) to be easily inserted in the container (43). When the product (41) is inserted into the container, contact between the product (41) and the pivot component (11) causes the pivot component (11) to automatically pivot into the support position. In the support position, the pivot component (11) is tilted inwardly with respect to the loading position, and is in position to support and protect the product (41) in the container (43). A top element (51) may be included over the product (41) in the received position so as to capture a top part of the pivot component (11) and thereby retain the pivot component in the support position.

Abstract: A processing solution container package system includes a frame that supports the containers of the package system and allows each of the containers to collapse while avoiding a trapping of solution within the containers. The frame comprises first and second members that include interlocking sections to permit each of the members to be accommodated on the surface of the containers and interlocked to each other. The frame includes curved sections to support a valve neck of each of the containers in an extended non-collapsed position. This helps in the assembly of the containers, and further prevents the valve necks of the containers from collapsing back towards the top surface of the containers while the containers are being filled with solution. Also, the frame that supports the containers prevents damage to the containers if the containers are accidentally dropped. In a further feature of the invention, the containers have a crown shaped surface which corresponds to a curved surface of the frame.

Abstract: The packing end cap includes a collar defining an interior cavity into which an item to be packaged may extend. The collar is comprised of longitudinal leg members interconnected at opposite ends by lateral leg members. An expansion joint is integrated within each lateral and longitudinal leg member. A plurality of blocks can also be disposed within the interior cavity hinged across an interior edge of a lateral member. Each block can pivot about the interior edge, enabling it to be positionable in a first position substantially parallel to a plane defined by the collar, and a second position perpendicular to the plane.

Abstract: A water degradable packing for articles to be shipped which comprises a die cut foam slab made from a water degradable starch based foam having an area of square or rectangular fingers cut into said foam slab and attached to said slab by the uncut portion of said fingers, and an second area without fingers whereby said second area provides cavities suitable to hold the articles. There is also disclosed a process for packaging articles which includes the steps of preparing a water degradable starch based foam base slab of a suitable size, die cutting said slab to form a plurality of fingers attached said base only on the bottom of said fingers, removing a sufficient number of fingers to provide cavities to hold said articles, repeating the above steps to provide a top slab, and securing the articles and slabs inside a suitable container for shipment.

Abstract: An improved shipping carton is provided that is formed from a unitary blank comprising a sheet of material such as corrugated paperboard, and which includes an internal strut column/support member that acts as a divider and a support structure. The shipping carton formed from the unitary blank is suitable for packaging articles of irregular shape, such as a partially assembled bicycle.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to transport safely and reliably a unit such as a developing cartridge in which toner is used, and toner, and to reduce the dimensions and cost of an apparatus for packaging such a unit. Two buffer members are fixed to two opposite widthwise end sides of a developing cartridge, and the resultant combination is accommodated in a packaging box. Each buffer member has a hollow structure formed by blow molding a thermoplastic resin material. The toner is inserted into the interior of each buffer member from an opening thereof, and the buffer members and a non-toner-charged developing cartridge can be packaged together and transported. When the toner in each buffer member is supplied via the opening thereof to the interior of the developing cartridge after the transportation of these parts is completed, a structure in the developing cartridge for preventing the coagulation and leakage of the toner being transported can be simplified, and cost reduction can be effected.

Abstract: A hinged flexible polyurethane foam protective packaging element is formed from a flexible polyurethane foam laminated to a polyethylene, polypropylene or urethane film. The flexible polyurethane foam has a density in the range of 0.7 lbs/ft3 to 2.8 lbs/ft3 and IFD25 in the range of 25 lbs to 270 lbs. The film has a thickness from 2 mil to 125 mil. The foam is cut through all or substantially all of its thickness without cutting through a portion of the film. The uncut portion of the film creates a repeatably bendable hinge.

Abstract: A unitary product cushioning structure for supporting a shock sensitive product in an outer packaging container is formed of moldable resilient plastics material. It has an outer container contacting wall at each side which is intended to contact an outer packaging container, and a flexible shock absorbing spring section at each such side. A product supporting region is bounded by outer product supporting region defining walls, inner product contacting walls, an upper ridge between them, and a product supporting platform. Shock absorption support for a shock sensitive product is provided in at least two of three mutually perpendicular directions; most embodiments, including end pieces, end caps, trays and covers, and corner pieces, provide shock absorption protection in three mutually perpendicular directions. The structure is usually thermoformed, but may be otherwise molded from a suitable resilient and moldable plastics material.

Abstract: A cushioning member formed by stacking a plurality of sheet-like cushioning materials and surrounding the periphery of the cushioning materials with a sheet-like member.

Abstract: A shock absorbing device includes a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The first arm portion is made of resin having a shock absorbing function. The second arm portion is made of resin having a shock absorbing function, and is jointed with the first arm portion at, at least two positions. The first arm portion includes at least one deformation portion. The second arm portion includes at least one deformation portion. A fitting space is formed between the first and second arm portions as a result of the deformation portions being deformed, a to-be-shock-absorbed article being held in the fitting space.

Abstract: The invention provides a packing method using pulp mold which can be easily disposed of and recycled, and which has high mechanical strength. A packing method, wherein a top pad 1, with a recess and a protrusion, and a bottom pad, with a recess and a protrusion, are positioned so as to oppose each other in order to accommodate a delicate item to be protected therebetween. A reinforcing pad, with a protrusion which is brought into contact with the bottom pad, is also used.

Abstract: A means is provided for packaging disc drives and other information-storage devices in a manner that reduces transmittal of shock to the packaged device. The device is placed in a static-disssipative package comprising an upper and lower portion, each of which has external protrusions that deform to absorb shock. Further anti-impact protection is provided by internal buttresses that cushion the packaged device. The package is preferably a unitary article molded from PVC plastic sheeting, with the upper and lower portions joined at an accordion-like hinge. The upper and lower portions nest together at the peripheral edges, providing a labyrinthine path (in effect, a seal) that prevents passage of contaminants. Shock transmittal (relative to an unprotected drive) is reduced by a factor of approximately 5-7.

Abstract: An inflatable cushion for surrounding a product to be shipped. The cushion is of a raft-like design having individual compartments adopted to be inflated. Provision is made to fold the cushion to provide upright sides and a top portion so that the cushion will conveniently surround the product on all surfaces.

Abstract: A paperboard container for a hot water heater or similar manufactured article. The container comprising a body having eight sides, a bottom member closing the bottom of the container body, and a top member closing the top of the container body. The bottom member having eight bottom member sides, each bottom member side in contact with one of the eight body sides, having an interior face for supporting and preventing lateral movement of the hot water heater within the container, and having an exterior face for supporting the container on a floor or other surface. A tab on each container body side is attached to the bottom member exterior face for holding the bottom member in place as the container bottom. The container employs only about 85% of the paperboard required in a square cross section container for the same size hot water heater, and has greater strength than the square cross section container.

Abstract: The present multi-function packing insert functions as a packing insert for the shipment of components or subassemblies from a vendor to a manufacturer, as a tray and holding fixture during processing of the components or subassemblies on the manufacturer's assembly line, and as the packing inserts for shipping the final assembled product from the manufacturer to the customer. This multi-function packing insert thereby reduces the overall cost of packing materials and reduces material handling and floor space requirements throughout the manufacturing process, since the packing materials received from the vendor(s) are used for that purpose. The coordination of packing insert design between the component and subassembly vendors and the manufacturer enables the manufacturer to reuse the received packing inserts to assemble, package and ship the final assembled product.

Abstract: A package for a compressor having a base to which a shell is attached includes a box having side walls and also a bottom wall and a top wall formed from overlying flaps. In addition, the package includes a rigid base formed from overlying panels of slab-like paperboard material. The panels fold relative to each other, and the upper of the two panels contains a cutout which enables that panel to pass over the compressor shell, or over the compressor base, to a position overlying the compressor base. Once the upper panel is over the compressor base, the lower panel is folded under the compressor base so that the compressor base is captured between the two panels of the package base. In this condition the compressor and the package base are inserted into the box. The package base comes to rest against the bottom wall of the box. A sleeve fits around the shell of the compressor and extends between the upper panel of the package base and the upper wall of the box.

Abstract: A portable carrier for transporting necked bottles includes a tubular housing with an open end configured to receive a bottle, a lid configured to fit over the open end of the tubular housing, and a neck protector disposed within the tubular housing and defining an opening for receiving the neck of the bottle. The tubular housing preferably includes one or more sheets of a high-density, closed-cell sponge material formed into a hollow cylinder with opposed longitudinal edges, and further includes an adjustable fastener such as a zipper for selectively joining the longitudinal edges of the tubular housing together. In a preferred embodiment, straps or other types of cinching members extend circumferentially around the tubular housing at longitudinally spaced locations to permit the diameter of the tubular housing to be varied along its length to accommodate bottles of various shapes and sizes.

Abstract: Detonator packaging comprising a casing, a carton for retaining a plurality of casings and spacers for separating and organizing the casing within the carton is disclosed. The casing is formed from a plurality of connected sections of relatively dense material, such as Homeosote. The casing preferably includes two end sections and one or more interior sections retained, or sandwiched, between the two end sections. An opening, or bore, extends through one of the end sections and into one or more of the interior sections. A detonator having an explosive end is inserted into the opening so that the explosive end is retained at least partially within one of the interior sections. A carton is preferably formed of corrugated cardboard and is large enough to hold a plurality, preferably about one hundred fifty, of the casings. Paper or cardboard spacers are used to space the casings from transmission tubes retained within the carton.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier for a ball, including a cover defining a cavity and an inner core element positioned within the cavity. The inner core element includes a first half and a second half. Each half has a first side and a second side which are hingedly connected together, and each has a semispherical cavity formed therein and both semispherical cavities together forming a ball cavity adapted to hold a ball. The inner core element is formed of a strong material capable of supporting a seated man and positioned in the cavity of the cover.

Abstract: A mechanical filter includes a pouch with a double-walled envelope housing a shock-absorbing material in the form of a gel displaceable under pressure. The envelope, of selected geometry, is mainly formed of a thin film of synthetic thermoplastic material, whose physical properties are selected to prevent breakage during displacement of the gel.

Abstract: A set of flat sheets of corrugated paper 101A, 102A, 101B, and 102B are provided. The flat sheets 101A and 102A can be folded into first and second packing elements 201A and 202A, respectively, and these packing elements 201A and 202A in turn can be assembled into a first packing 300A. The flat sheets 101B and 102B can be folded into third and fourth packing elements 201B and 202B, respectively, and these packing elements 201B and 202B in turn can be assembled into a second packing 300B. Then, the two packings 300A and 300B can be used, instead of conventional packings of Styrofoam, to hold opposed end portions or opposed side portions of a product 400 of a rectangular or similar shape that have different shapes. According to another aspect of the invention, other sheets 101C and 102C of corrugated paper can be prepared to produce other packing elements 201C and 202C, which in turn can be assembled into another packing 300C for holding one end portion or one side portion of a product of such a shape.

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: Detonator packaging comprising a casing, a carton for retaining a plurality of casings and spacers for separating and organizing the casing within the carton is disclosed. The casing is formed from a plurality of connected sections of relatively dense material, such as Homeosote. The casing preferably includes two end sections and one or more interior sections retained, or sandwiched, between the two end sections. An opening, or bore, extends through one of the end sections and into one or more of the interior sections. A detonator having an explosive end is inserted into the opening so that the explosive end is retained at least partially within one of the interior sections. A carton is preferably formed of corrugated cardboard and is large enough to hold a plurality, preferably about one hundred fifty, of the casings. Paper or cardboard spacers are used to space the casings from transmission tubes retained within the carton.

Abstract: The transport case is made of an olefin resin material mixed with an ultraviolet ray absorbing material. The transport case consists of an upper case and a lower case, which have article accommodating recesses that open to the contact surfaces that engage each other when the upper case is closed. The upper and lower cases have flanges formed around the entire circumferences of the openings and covered with thermally fusible resin films. The inner surfaces of the article accommodating recesses of the upper and lower cases are formed with support surfaces that engage an article contained in the case and also with external force absorbing expanded portions that provide gaps between the support surfaces and the article.

Abstract: A protective shipping and storage package for appliances, including a polymeric foam protective base cap for being fitted onto a base of the appliance and a polymeric foam protective top cap for being fitted onto a top of the appliance opposed to the base. A plurality of protective side panels are provided for being positioned on opposite side walls of the appliance and interconnecting the base and top caps. The side panels have opposite ends for respectively engaging and cooperating with the base cap and top cap to form a protective package around the appliance. A retaining shroud is positioned on and extends around the appliance and the assembled top cap, base cap and plurality of side panels for securing the protective package in its protective position around the appliance. The shroud may be a shrink-wrap type of plastic film.

Abstract: A surveillance camera mounting apparatus formed from a lightweight, elastically deformable material, such as foam plastic, for mounting a surveillance camera in a transparent enclosure of the type used on a building surface such as a ceiling or wall. The mounting apparatus comprises an elastically deformable body element which includes a camera-receiving opening for receiving and holding a surveillance camera therein. The resiliency of the body element enables a portion of the body element which surrounds the camera-receiving opening to elastically deform thereby permitting the camera-receiving opening to dilate to accommodate the surveillance camera. Due to its resiliency, the body element resists such deformation and the camera-receiving opening closes around the surveillance camera and conforms to the camera thereby holding the camera within the opening.

Abstract: Inflatable packaging cushion (100).According to the invention, the inflatable cushion includes:an external peripheral edge (101) adapted to the shape and to the dimension of a packaging receptacle,at least one internal opening (102, 102') capable of receiving at least one object to be packaged,a plurality of recesses (103, 103') extending from each internal opening towards the peripheral edge, the recesses delimiting in pairs wedging parts (104, 105, 106, 107, 104', 105', 106', 107') capable of coming into contact with the object, zones for preferential pivoting (108) of the wedging parts being defined between the recesses and the peripheral edge, the wedging parts being able to pivot during the inflating about the preferential pivoting zones in order to vary the size and/or the shape of each internal opening and to adapt it to objects of different sizes, whilst exerting a holding pressure on the object or objects.Application to the packaging of objects of different sizes and/or shapes.

Abstract: A carrier for a basketball including a cover defining a cavity and an inner core element positioned within the cavity. The inner core element includes a first half and a second half. Each half has a first side and a second side which are hingedly connected together, and each has a semispherical cavity formed therein and both semispherical cavities together forming a ball cavity adapted to hold a basketball. The inner core element is formed of a strong material capable of supporting a seated man and positioned in the cavity of the cover.

Abstract: A single-piece corrugated box suited for shipping one or more articles, e.g. hazardous articles such as cans of paint, varnish, solvent or other liquid hydrocarbon includes four upright side wall panels that are connected by vertical fold lines and upper and lower pairs of abutting, full-overlap article-stabilizing flaps that are provided with punched openings therein positioned in vertical alignment with each other so that one pair of stabilizing flaps surrounds and interlocks over the upper end of the article and the other pair of stabilizing flaps surrounds and interlocks over the lower end of the article. Each pair of stabilizing flaps is supported exteriorally by a pair of laterally opposed end flaps which are folded centrally so as to enclose and abut the ends of the article as well as the underlying stabilizing flaps. The stabilizing flaps are hinged to the side walls of the box by horizontal fold lines.

Abstract: A protective shipping and storage package for appliances, including a polymeric foam protective base cap for being fitted onto a base of the appliance and a polymeric foam protective top cap for being fitted onto a top of the appliance opposed to the base. A plurality of protective side panels are provided for being positioned on opposite side walls of the appliance and interconnecting the base and top caps. The side panels have opposite ends for respectively engaging and cooperating with the base cap and top cap to form a protective package around the appliance. A retaining shroud is positioned on and extends around the appliance and the assembled top cap, base cap and plurality of side panels for securing the protective package in its protective position around the appliance. The shroud may be a shrink-wrap type of plastic film.

Abstract: A flexible surgical screw retainer and method for holding a surgical screw within a sterilizable package and dispensing the screw in a controlled manner at a selected site. The retainer has an elongated recess into which a surgical screw may be placed in order to be retained by frictional engagement with the side walls of the recess. The recess is sized to any of a variety of screw sizes. When the package is opened, the surgical screw retainer may be removed and grasped by a user and squeezed in order to disengage the screw from the recess and enable it to fall to a selected surface.