Method and system for packaging appliances

Abstract

A system and method for the packaging of appliances for shipping. Specifically, the system includes geometrically shaped appliance packaging which can be stacked in a space saving orientation. The geometrically shaped appliance packaging increases the number of appliance units which can be fit into a shipping container.

1 . A shipping container assembly comprising:
 a rectangular shipping container;   a plurality of packages arranges in a pattern within the shipping container, each of the packages having a trapezoidal shape including a bottom surface having a width wb, a top surface having a width wt, a back face having a height h; and a front face provided at an acute angle α with respect to the bottom surface, wherein the top surface width wt is dependent of the back face height h and the acute angle α;   wherein the pattern comprising an alternating series of upright and inverted packages, and each of the packages has a trapezoidal cross section.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . A shipping container assembly as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the acute angle α is less then 90 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . A shipping container assembly as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the acute angle α is between 60 and 80 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . A shipping container assembly as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the top surface width wt is equal to wb−h*cot α. 
     
     
         6 . A method of packing an appliance packaging comprising:
 providing a plurality of appliance packaging, each having a bottom surface, a top surface, a back face, and a front face provided at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface;   providing shipping box; and   placing the plurality of appliance packaging in the shipping box in a width wise configuration, wherein along each row of appliance packagings in the shipping box adjacent appliance packaging are inverted.   
     
     
         7 . A method of packing an appliance packaging as set forth in  claim 6 , furthering comprising placing the shipping box in a shipping container. 
     
     
         8 . A method of packing an appliance packaging as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein in each of the plurality of appliance packaging comprises:
 the bottom surface has a width wb;   the top surface has a width wt;   the back face has a height h; and   wherein the top surface width wt is dependent of the back face height h and the acute angle α.   
     
     
         9 . A method of packing an appliance packaging as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein the acute angle α is less then 90 degrees. 
     
     
         10 . A method of packing an appliance packaging as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein the acute angle α is between 60 and 80 degrees. 
     
     
         11 . A small appliance packaging comprising:
 a bottom surface;   a top surface;   a back face orthogonal to the bottom surface; and   a front face provided at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface; wherein the width of the top surface is dependent of a height of the back face and the acute angle.