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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Joachim Andre, Püttlingen, DE;
Oliver Hermes, Überherrn-Berus, DE;
Joachim Andre, Püttlingen, DE;
Oliver Hermes, Überherrn-Berus, DE;
J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a shipping system () for shipping articles, comprising a shipping box () which can be converted between an in-use state in which it can be loaded with articles and a not-in-use state in which it has a reduced height in comparison with the in-use state while having the same base area, and comprising multiple positioning elements that are stackable one above the other, each having at least one holding fixture arranged side-by-side to hold a section of one of the articles. The shipping box () is designed to accommodate at least one stack of positioning elements in the in-use state and in the not-in-use state it is designed to accommodate the positioning elements.