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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Marrow, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 91/00 (2006.01); B65D 19/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 19/0002 (2013.01); D06F 39/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite shipping base for supporting an appliance such as a washing machine is provided having a detachable sub-structure that can be added during the washing machine assembly to restrict the vertical and lateral movement of a centralized load of the washing machine during assembly, shipping and handling. A rigid bottom frame allows for the composite shipping base and appliance to move down virtually any form of conveyance and to be lifted or turned during the course of conveyance.