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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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
James Baechle, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/105 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/105 ;
Abstract
An elongated extruded plastic corner post for protecting a packaged product. The corner post comprises an outer wall and an inner wall joined at the ends to define a substantially L-shaped cylindrical space therebetween, and one or more integrally formed ribs connecting opposing faces of the inner and outer walls. The corner post protects packaged appliances by directing lateral forces directly to the structural framework of the appliance. In another embodiment, the extruded plastic corner post comprises two elongated legs joined along an inner corner and forming a spring-like profile. The spring-like profile compresses to absorb lateral shocks.