A product support constructed, at least in part, from interlocked corrugated elements that are largely fabricated from corrugated fiberboard and other recyclable and sustainable materials is disclosed herein. Two or more cormgated elements are interlocked to form the product support that includes a package receiving cavity shaped to receive and support a product in a container. The product support defines engagement surfaces to engage the inner walls of the container.
B65D 5/50 - Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
B32B 1/00 - Layered products having a non-planar shape
B32B 3/28 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids characterised by a layer comprising a deformed thin sheet, e.g. corrugated, crumpled
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 29/00 - Layered products essentially comprising paper or cardboard
A product support constructed, at least in part, from interlocked corrugated elements that are largely fabricated from corrugated fiberboard and other recyclable and sustainable materials is disclosed herein. Two or more cormgated elements are interlocked to form the product support that includes a package receiving cavity shaped to receive and support a product in a container. The product support defines engagement surfaces to engage the inner walls of the container.
B65D 5/50 - Internal supporting or protecting elements for contents
B65D 81/05 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
B65D 81/113 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using blocks of shock-absorbing material of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents
A shipping pallet apparatus (10) comprises an upper deck (12) comprising a plurality of corrugate sheets bonded in lamination to one another, a plurality of stringers (18) or blocks (19) adhesively secured to a lower surface of the upper deck (12), and a plurality of reinforcing plates (16) secured between adjacent corrugate sheets of the plurality of corrugate sheets, each reinforcing plate (16) of the plurality of reinforcing plates positioned between two stringers (18) or two blocks (19) of the plurality of stringers or blocks to define a medial gap (32) and a lateral gap (34), and each reinforcing plate (16) defining an impact edge aligned with an edge of the upper deck (12) to absorb a force from a tine.
An apparatus for construction of a stringer of a pallet is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the apparatus includes a corrugate sheet (30) cut to form a stringer shape sheet (32) with the stringer shape sheet (32) having a plurality of parallel stringer sections (33) defined by cuts from an upper surface through a lower surface of the stringer shape sheet (32). Each stringer section (33) on the stringer shape sheet (32) may be linked to an adjacent stringer section (33) by a plurality of shear bridges (34).
A shipping pallet apparatus (10) comprises an upper deck (12) comprising a plurality of corrugate sheets bonded in lamination to one another, a plurality of stringers (18) or blocks (19) adhesively secured to a lower surface of the upper deck (12), and a plurality of reinforcing plates (16) secured between adjacent corrugate sheets of the plurality of corrugate sheets, each reinforcing plate (16) of the plurality of reinforcing plates positioned between two stringers (18) or two blocks (19) of the plurality of stringers or blocks to define a medial gap (32) and a lateral gap (34), and each reinforcing plate (16) defining an impact edge aligned with an edge of the upper deck (12) to absorb a force from a tine.
B65D 19/34 - Rigid pallets without side walls with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of paper
B65D 19/32 - Rigid pallets without side walls with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
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Apparatus and method for corrugate pallet manufacture
Stringers 12 for a pallet 10 constructed from corrugate are disclosed. The stringers 12 are manufactured from corrugate sheets 30 that are die cut and laminated into corrugate stringer blocks 40, in various aspects. The corrugate stringer blocks 40 include a plurality of stringers 12 connected by a shear bridge 34 die cut into the corrugate sheets 30 when forming the stringers 12 from the corrugate sheet 30 to retain the stringer 12 on the corrugate stringer block 40 until a separating force is applied to the block to separate the individual stringers 12 from the corrugate stringer block 40, in various aspects.
Stringers (12) for a pallet (10) are manufactured from corrugate sheets (30) that are die cut and laminated into corrugate stringer blocks (40). The corrugate stringer blocks (40) include a plurality of stringers (12) connected by a shear bridge (34) die cut into the corrugate sheets (30) when forming the stringers (12) from the corrugate sheet (30) to retain the stringer (12) on the corrugate stringer block (40) until a separating force is applied to the block to separate the individual stringers (12) from the corrugate stringer block (40).
Stringers (12) for a pallet (10) are manufactured from corrugate sheets (30) that are die cut and laminated into corrugate stringer blocks (40). The corrugate stringer blocks (40) include a plurality of stringers (12) connected by a shear bridge (34) die cut into the corrugate sheets (30) when forming the stringers (12) from the corrugate sheet (30) to retain the stringer (12) on the corrugate stringer block (40) until a separating force is applied to the block to separate the individual stringers (12) from the corrugate stringer block (40).
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