Method of packing and transporting televisions

Abstract

A method of packing and transporting televisions includes placing a television into a protective box in a manufacturing district, in which the television is produced. The television and the protective box are transferred from the manufacturing district to a delivery address. The television is taken out of the protective box and is set-up at the delivery address. The protective box is transferred from the delivery address back to the manufacturing district, and is used to pack and transfer another television.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of packing and transporting a plurality of televisions, comprising:
 placing one of the plurality of televisions into a protective box in a manufacturing district, in which the one of the plurality of televisions is produced;   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a delivery address;   taking the one of the plurality of televisions out from the protective box and setting-up the one of the plurality of televisions at the delivery address;   transferring the protective box from the delivery address back to the manufacturing district; and   placing another one of the plurality of televisions into the protective box in the manufacturing district, in which the another one of the plurality of televisions is produced.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing district comprises a first factory, and the plurality of televisions are produced and packed in the first factory. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing district comprises a first factory and a second factory, the one of the plurality of televisions is produced and packed in the first factory, and the another one of the plurality of televisions is produced and packed in the second factory. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the protective box comprises a case, a plurality of edge covering strips and a plurality of wheels. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the protective box comprises at least one cushion. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one cushion is made with expanded polyethylene. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one cushion is made with ethylene-vinyl acetate. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to the delivery address comprises:
 transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a container freight station; and   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the container freight station to the delivery address.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to the delivery address comprises:
 transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a manufacturer warehouse; and   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturer warehouse to the delivery address.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to the delivery address comprises:
 transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a freight warehouse; and   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the freight warehouse to the delivery address.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to the delivery address comprises:
 transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a dealer warehouse; and   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the dealer warehouse to the delivery address.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to the delivery address comprises:
 transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the manufacturing district to a distributor warehouse; and   transferring the one of the plurality of televisions and the protective box from the distributor warehouse to the delivery address.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing the protective box in a warehouse of the manufacturing district, after transferring the protective box from the delivery address back to the manufacturing district. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one of the plurality of televisions comprises a display, a power line and a support structure. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the display, the power line and the support structure are separated from each other in the protective box. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein assembling the one of the plurality of televisions at the delivery address comprises attaching the support structure to the display.