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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. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Michael B. Mcleod, Romeoville, IL (US);
Karl M. Ritter, Geneva, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael B. McLeod, Romeoville, IL (US);
Karl M. Ritter, Geneva, IL (US);
Assignee:
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A shipping system for packing and transporting products, such as case ready food items, in which the products require a certain amount of separation between layers. The shipping system comprises a shipping unit, formed by at least one substantially open-topped tray, preferably two or more, that are stacked atop one another, with a cover placed atop the uppermost tray, and held together by banding or strapping. Preferably, the tray(s) and cover are fabricated from corrugated paperboard material.