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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
May. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey J Gratz, Hartland, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fibreform Containers, Inc., Germantown, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206453 ; 206523 ; 206592 ;
Abstract
A corner protector is provided for protecting a product during shipment. The corner protector is formed by first, second, and third perpendicular intersecting sidewalls. Each sidewall includes an inner surface which together form a product engaging surface on one side of the corner protector. One or more recessed channels are formed along the product engaging surface in one or more corresponding planes which are perpendicular to one of the sidewalls of the corner protector. The recessed channels optimize the strength and flexibility of the corner protector.