Transport packing for fragile goods

Abstract

A transport packing for fragile goods, particularly for supply containers for microscopic slides, comprises a columnar packing chamber formed by inner packing walls ( 10 ). The goods to be transported are accommodated in the packing chamber. Buffer spaces ( 12,13 ) formed by outer packing walls ( 14,16,18 and 20,22,24 , respectively) are arranged adjacent the inner packing walls ( 10 ). The buffer spaces ( 12,13 ) prevent damage of the goods during transport.

1 . A transport packing for fragile goods, particularly for supply containers for microscopic slides and especially nanotitration plates and microtitration plates, comprising 
 a columnar packing chamber, formed by inner packing walls ( 10 ), for accommodation of the goods ( 74 ), and    buffer spaces ( 12 , 13 ) arranged adjacent to the inner packing walls ( 10 ) and formed by outer packing walls ( 14 , 16 , 18 ; 20 , 22 , 24 ).    
     
     
         2 . The transport packing according to    claim 1    wherein an inner packing wall ( 10 ) and two outer packing walls ( 18 , 24 ; 14 , 20 ) adjacent to the inner packing walls ( 10 ), of two mutually opposite buffer spaces ( 12 , 13 ) are formed from a common cardboard component.  
     
     
         3 . The transport packing according to    claim 2    wherein said transport packing comprises four cardboard components, having longitudinal slots ( 32 ) provided therein, which are assembled to each other in the longitudinal direction for forming the packing chamber and the buffer spaces ( 12 , 13 ).  
     
     
         4 . The transport packing according to    claim 1    wherein at least two tubular packing components ( 28 , 30 ) formed from respectively one folding carton ( 26 ) are assembled to each other by means of longitudinal slots ( 32 ).  
     
     
         5 . The transport packing according to    claim 4   , wherein two packing components ( 28 , 30 ) are arranged at an angle of 90° relative to each other.  
     
     
         6 . The transport packing according to    claim 4   , wherein the packing components ( 28 , 30 ) are identical to each other.  
     
     
         7 . The transport packing according to    claim 1    wherein the buffer spaces ( 12 , 13 ) extend along substantially the complete height and/or width of the inner packing walls ( 10 ).  
     
     
         8 . The transport packing according to    claim 1    wherein transverse edges ( 46 , 52 , 62 ) of the inner packing walls ( 10 ) are provided with flaps ( 48 , 50 ,  60 ) to be folded inwards for forming a bottom and a lid, respectively.  
     
     
         9 . The transport packing according to    claim 8    wherein two mutually opposite lid flaps ( 50 ) comprise, when folded inwards, a grip portion ( 56 ) arranged substantially at a right angle to the lid.  
     
     
         10 . The transport packing according to    claim 8    wherein at least one of the flaps ( 60 ) has insert flaps ( 66 , 68 ) connected thereto which, for stabilizing the packing, are adapted to be inserted into slots ( 70 , 72 ) provided in the cardboard component ( 26 ).  
     
     
         11 . A folding carton for a transport packing according to    claim 4    for forming a tubular packing component ( 28 , 30 ) from a substantially rectangular folding carton ( 26 ) provided with a plurality of folding edges ( 34 ) extending in the longitudinal direction and with longitudinal slots ( 32 ) for mutual assembly of at least two packing components ( 28 , 30 ) in the longitudinal direction.  
     
     
         12 . The folding carton according to    claim 11    wherein the flaps ( 48 , 50 ,  60 ) to be folded inwards are arranged between the longitudinal slots ( 32 ) and the width of the flaps ( 48 , 50 , 60 ) corresponds to the distance between the longitudinal slots ( 32 ).