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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 02, 2007
Robert E. Cassidy, Lebanon, NH (US);
David P. Goodrich, Newtown, CT (US);
Robert E. Cassidy, Lebanon, NH (US);
David P. Goodrich, Newtown, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
A foot for a corrugated shipping container, comprising a spiral of corrugated board legs having a fastener retaining plank inner core. An inner layer of an impact absorbing foam can be used within the spiral. The inner core can also be a corrugated inner layer sandwiched between a pair of plywood planks. A plurality of legs is secured to a base member, corrugated or wood, by a plurality of fasteners, with each leg having a plurality of feet. The fasteners, such as nails, extend through the corrugated layers to the plank layer. A plywood plank can be placed between the base member and each of the legs. The feet can also be manufactured from a composite having a plurality of layers, including one or more planks, corrugated blank and an impact absorbing foam inner core. The base can be used to retain a corrugated shipping container.