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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Weric Allen Stegner, Durham, NC (US);
Robert William Stegner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher John Sattora, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
Weric Allen Stegner, Durham, NC (US);
Robert William Stegner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher John Sattora, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A packaging material which impart fragility capability and is easily manufactured and handled in preparing a product for shipment. The material is fabricated as a planar body having fold lines on which the body may be folded to encircle a product being packaged. The planar body is formed with locking features which enable a handler to easily secure the material about the packaged product and with defined openings facilitating handling.