US2021214119A1PendingUtilityA1

Packaging inserts

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Assignee: FORREST PRODUCTS S W INCPriority: Jan 15, 2020Filed: Jan 13, 2021Published: Jul 15, 2021
Est. expiryJan 15, 2040(~13.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Forrest Smith
B65D 2585/6857B65D 85/68B65D 81/113B65D 5/5057B65D 65/406B65D 5/5054
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Abstract

A packaging insert comprising a combination of corrugated cardboard and honeycomb paperboard, and packaging assemblies and methods of packaging an item utilizing one or more such packaging insert(s), as shown and described.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packaging insert comprising a corrugated cardboard material attached to a honeycomb paperboard material, the packaging insert further comprising a surround portion and a cover portion, and wherein the surround portion and the cover portion are attached to one another by a foldable section of material. 
     
     
         2 . The packaging insert of  claim 1 , wherein the surround portion comprises a cutout section forming at least one wall portion configured for engagement with a packaged item. 
     
     
         3 . The packaging insert of  claim 2 , wherein the cutout section of the surround portion is semicircular and forms at least one arcuate wall portion. 
     
     
         4 . The packaging insert of  claim 3 , wherein the semicircular cutout section forms two arcuate wall portions. 
     
     
         5 . The packaging insert of  claim 2 , wherein the cutout section of the surround portion is circular and forms at least one arcuate wall portion. 
     
     
         6 . The packaging insert of  claim 5 , wherein the circular cutout section forms four arcuate wall portions. 
     
     
         7 . The packaging insert of  claim 2 , wherein the cover portion comprises a substantially continuous generally rectangular body. 
     
     
         8 . The packaging insert of  claim 2 , wherein the packaged item is a generally cylindrical water heater. 
     
     
         9 . The packaging insert of  claim 1 , wherein the corrugated cardboard material comprises a double-wall corrugated 350 B/C flute cardboard. 
     
     
         10 . The packaging insert of  claim 1 , wherein the honeycomb paperboard material comprises a hexacomb core type 4 honeycomb paperboard. 
     
     
         11 . The packaging insert of  claim 10 , wherein the honeycomb paperboard material is at least about 1.75″ thick. 
     
     
         12 . The packaging insert of  claim 1 , formed from a preform assembly comprising the corrugated cardboard material and the honeycomb paperboard material, wherein the packaging insert is formed by cutting and folding the preform assembly. 
     
     
         13 . The packaging insert of  claim 1  comprising no polystyrene foam. 
     
     
         14 . A packaging assembly comprising the packaging insert of  claim 1  in combination with an outer box configured to receive a packaged item, with the packaged item being held in place in the outer box by the packaging insert. 
     
     
         15 . A packaging system for packaging a packaged item, the packaging system comprising:
 a base packaging insert comprising a corrugated cardboard material attached to a honeycomb paperboard material, the base packaging insert further comprising a base surround portion and a base cover portion, the base surround portion defining a base cutout section configured to receive a base portion of the packaged item; and   at least one top packaging insert comprising a corrugated cardboard material attached to a honeycomb paperboard material, the top packaging insert further comprising a top surround portion and a top cover portion, the top surround portion defining a top cutout section configured to receive a top portion of the packaged item.   
     
     
         16 . The packaging system of  claim 15  comprising no polystyrene foam. 
     
     
         17 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the base surround portion and the base cover portion are attached to one another by a foldable section of material, and wherein the top surround portion and the top cover portion are attached to one another by another foldable section of material. 
     
     
         18 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the base cutout section is circular and forms at least one arcuate wall portion. 
     
     
         19 . The packaging system of  claim 18 , wherein the circular base cutout section forms four arcuate wall portions. 
     
     
         20 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the top cutout section is semicircular and forms at least one arcuate wall portion. 
     
     
         21 . The packaging system of  claim 20 , wherein the semicircular base cutout section forms two arcuate wall portions. 
     
     
         22 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the packaged item is a water heater, and the base cutout section is configured to receive a base portion of the water heater and the top cutout section is configured to receive a top portion of the water heater. 
     
     
         23 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , further comprising an outer box configured to receive the packaged item with the packaged item held in place within the outer box between the base packaging insert and the at least one top packaging insert. 
     
     
         24 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one top packaging insert comprises first and second top packaging inserts, the first and second top packaging inserts each having a top surround portion defining a top cutout section, the top cutout sections of the first and second top packaging inserts being configured to receive different top portions of the packaged item. 
     
     
         25 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the corrugated cardboard material comprises a double-wall corrugated 350 B/C flute cardboard. 
     
     
         26 . The packaging system of  claim 15 , wherein the honeycomb paperboard material comprises a hexacomb core type 4 honeycomb paperboard. 
     
     
         27 . The packaging system of  claim 26 , wherein the honeycomb paperboard material is at least about 1.75″ thick. 
     
     
         28 . A method of packaging a packaged item, the method comprising placement of at least one packaging insert comprising a combination of corrugated cardboard and honeycomb paperboard within an outer box around the packaged item, wherein the at least one packaging insert further comprises a surround portion and a cover portion, the surround portion defining a cutout section forming at least one wall configured for engagement with the packaged item. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the packaged item is a water heater.

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