Pressure-based packaging system and method

Abstract

A pressure-based packaging system has an upper frame and a lower frame bounded by a walled containment in which they are placed to hold articles therebetween, the upper frame having spaces for receiving the tops of articles and the lower frame having spaces for receiving bottoms of articles, where either one or both of the upper and lower frames is made from folding a single sheet of material into a box-like form.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A package system having an opening through which to view and touch objects stored therein, comprising:
 a box having at least four walls extending upwardly from a floor, wherein at least one of the at least four walls comprises the opening through its thickness, wherein the opening spans a majority of either a width of the at least one of the at least four walls or a height of the at least one of the at least four walls;   a lower frame configured to frictionally fit within the box proximal to the floor, the lower frame having a plurality of spaces through one or more of an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower frame is made from a single sheet of material that has been folded so that at least one space in the plurality of spaces faces is in a plane that is parallel with the floor; and   an upper frame configured to frictionally fit within the box distal to the lower frame, the upper frame having a plurality of spaces through one or more of an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper frame is made from a single sheet of material that has been folded so that at least one space in the plurality of spaces is either parallel to or concentric with the at least one space in the lower frame,   wherein the opening is in a plane that is perpendicular to the plane of the at least one space in the plurality of spaces of the lower frame, wherein the opening spans a distance that is between the lower surface of the upper frame and the upper surface of the lower frame.   
     
     
         22 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , further comprising a cover configured to apply pressure to the upper surface of the upper frame via the box. 
     
     
         23 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein at least one of the spaces in the upper frame is a cavity from the upper surface to the lower surface of the upper frame. 
     
     
         24 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein the upper frame comprises a plurality of sides, wherein a majority of the sides of the upper frame are substantially collinear with at least one side of the lower frame that is bounded by the walled structure. 
     
     
         25 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein each of the upper frame and the lower frame is recyclable. 
     
     
         26 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein the box has at least one additional opening separated from and perpendicular to the opening. 
     
     
         27 . The packaging system of  claim 26 , wherein a portion of the at least one additional opening spans a distance perpendicular to the floor that is between the lower surface of the upper frame and the upper surface of the lower frame. 
     
     
         28 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , further comprising at least one object held in place via at least one space in the upper frame and the lower frame. 
     
     
         29 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein the upper frame comprises at least one reducing feature. 
     
     
         30 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein the lower frame comprises at least one reducing feature. 
     
     
         31 . The packaging system of  claim 21 , wherein each of the upper frame and a lower frame comprises at least one reducing feature. 
     
     
         32 . The packaging system of  claim 29 , further comprising at least one object held in place via at least one space in the upper frame and the lower frame. 
     
     
         33 . The packaging system of  claim 30 , further comprising at least one object held in place via at least one space in the upper frame and the lower frame. 
     
     
         34 . The packaging system of  claim 31 , further comprising at least one object held in place via at least one space in the upper frame and the lower frame. 
     
     
         35 . A package, comprising:
 a box having walls extending upwardly from a floor, wherein one of the walls has an opening exposing an inside of the box, the opening providing a line of sight to each of the other walls of the box when the box is empty;   a first frame made from folded paper that slidingly contacts the walls over a majority of a perimeter of the first frame and rests on the floor;   a second frame made from folded paper that slidingly contacts the walls over a majority of a perimeter of the second frame; the second frame being separated from the first frame by the opening and configured to be suspended above the first frame over a height that is at least as great as a height of the opening; and   at least one object stably held within the box and touchable via the opening.   
     
     
         36 . The package of  claim 35 , wherein the first frame has at least one space therein configured to fit a portion of an object. 
     
     
         37 . The package of  claim 36 , wherein the second frame has at least one space therein configured to fit a portion of an object. 
     
     
         38 . The package of  claim 37 , wherein the at least one space in the first frame and the at least one space in the second frame fit different portions of the object. 
     
     
         39 . The package of  claim 35 , wherein the opening is less wide than either the first frame or the second frame. 
     
     
         40 . The package of  claim 35 , wherein the opening is rectangular.