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Class 206/814 - SPACE FILLER


Subclass of Class 206 - Special receptacle or package
Definition: Structure to occupy unused volume in container.
No. of patents: 127
Last issue date: 04/08/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7353947Welding wire drum and unitized package for same
A unitized package of a plurality of drums filled with coiled welding wire, each drum comprising a cylindrical body, a top rim, a bottom rim and a bottom circular wall fixed to the bottom rim and having a peripheral shape. The package comprises: a spacer between the...
04/08/2008
7351466Dunnage conversion machine, method and dunnage product
A dunnage conversion machine is characterized by a forming assembly which causes lateral edge portions of a substantially continuous sheet stock material to crumple and to fold upon themselves, leaving an unfolded central portion between the laterally spaced apart f...
04/01/2008
7255910Domed packing material and methods
A packing material has a plurality of separable layers of pliable material. Each layer has a region containing a plurality of domes in a pattern extending in two directions. The plurality of domes are nested together in the region. The plurality of domes each have a...
08/14/2007
7223461High strength high gas barrier cellular cushioning product
An inflatable cushioning article is made from a multilayer film having a seal layer, a gas barrier layer, and a tie layer adhering the seal layer to the gas barrier layer. The cushioning article has a plurality of inflatable chambers, with each of the chambers havin...
05/29/2007
7220476Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers
An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one ...
05/22/2007
7011222Desiccant basket for medication containers
A container insert includes: (a) a cup member having a central axis, the cup member being defined by a center base and a plurality of radiant support members, the radiant support members extending outwardly and upwardly from the center base with space therebetween; ...
03/14/2006
6982113High strength high gas barrier cellular cushioning product
An inflatable cushioning article is made from a multilayer film having a seal layer, a gas barrier layer, and a tie layer adhering the seal layer to the gas barrier layer. The cushioning article has a plurality of inflatable chambers, with each of the chambers havin...
01/03/2006
6969548Impact absorbing composite
An impact absorbing composite structure (10), the impact absorbing composite structure including a plurality of impact absorbing members (18) and a flexible layer (16), each impact absorbing member (18) integral with the flexible layer (
11/29/2005
6926947Domed packing material
A packing material having a plurality of domes formed therein, and methods for forming same are provided. A plurality of layers of a substrate are placed together to form a composite material with a plurality of layers, and domes are formed in the plurality of layer...
08/09/2005
6871738Box for displaying casing receiving compact disk or for storing compact disk
A display box includes a base and a cover mountable to the base. A frame together with an extension board is movably connected to the base which has an opening through which a casing for storing a compact disk is inserted and supported on the frame. The frame may al...
03/29/2005
6835437Folded expand-on-site paper packaging
A series of interconnected packing chip precursors that can be formed and transported economically to a packager as a flat sheet and then expanded at the site where they will be used into individual packing chips by folding and separation from the other chips. Prefe...
12/28/2004
6817161Support for protecting containers holding breakable substrates
An interposing cushion and method of application for stabilizing a cylindrical container placed in a rectangular cavity of a cushion structure. The interposing cushion includes a rectangular shaped base member adapted to fit a rectangular cavity in a cushion structu...
11/16/2004
6740372Synthetic pillar and board made recyclable materials
A pillar or board is formed of a casing, filling materials, and at least one plug. The casing is made of the discarded recyclable paper and is provided with at least one opening. The filling materials are sawdust and the discarded wood blocks, which are encased by t...
05/25/2004
6619494Tablet package including a tablet hold-down device
A package for tablet products that includes a container having an interior volume for holding the tablet products and a closure secured to a cylindrical finish of the container. A product hold-down device has an axially resilient central portion, a lower ...
09/16/2003
6596352Decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern and methods for producing same
A method for making decorative grass having a three-dimensional pattern which constitutes at least a portion of the decor of the decorative grass. Printed designs or materials and/or embossed materials can also constitute a portion of the decor of the dec...
07/22/2003
6586058Equipment packages for shock resistance
The invention provides novel equipment packages, principally for portable equipment such as laptop computers, which provide decoupling, damping and shock isolation of acceleration sensitive components within the packages. Two principal embodiments are dis...
07/01/2003
6571533Bottle handling device
A bottle handling device for assisting in inserting a number of similar sized bottles into a secondary container, such as a partitionless beer carton. The device comprises a frame which, when inserted into the empty carton, provides a number of similar si...
06/03/2003
6436511Cushioning conversion machine, method and product
A cushioning conversion machine includes a plurality of laterally spaced apart upstream assemblies which advance the sheet stock material with a transversely reciprocating twisting motion and at least one downstream assembly that retards the advance of th...
08/20/2002
6401931Collar stay storage device
A collar stay storage device is provided in the form of a block having a slanted top portion with a plurality of slots extending into the block from the slanted top portion. Shims within the slots provide storage of different sized collar stays....
06/11/2002
6398051Tablet package including a tablet hold-down device
A package for tablet products that includes a container having an interior volume for holding the tablet products and a closure secured to a cylindrical finish of the container. A product hold-down device has an axially resilient central portion, a lower ...
06/04/2002
6352153Solder ball container
A cylindrical container with a bottom has an opening in which a projection is installed, the projection having a shape which will not deform solder balls when inserted into a packed layer of solder balls within the container. Its shape is such that its cr...
03/05/2002
6345718Method and apparatus for immobilizing solder spheres
A containing device and method to hold and immobilize solder spheres during storage and transport including a container portion having an open top terminal end and an opposing closed bottom terminal end with at least one side wall connecting each terminal...
02/12/2002
6254945Cushioning product
A cushioning product including a pillow-like portion made from multiple plies of a sheet-like stock material. The cushioning product is characterized by the pillow-like portion including an inner stuffing and a shell which surrounds the inner stuffing. Th...
07/03/2001
6228501Porous body of polysaccharide or polysaccharide-clay composite, and process for its production
A porous body of polysaccharide or polysaccharide-clay composite having fine pores, consisting essentially of a freeze-dried product of (a) an aqueous solution of at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of starch, sodium alginate an...
05/08/2001
6207249Cushioning product and method with stitching
A cushioning conversion machine, method and product characterized by a connecting assembly that provides a mechanical interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material to prevent "unzippering" of a low density cushioning product produced ...
03/27/2001
6190756Hollow connected body and packaging material
This invention relates to a connected hollow structure and a packaging member suitable for use as a cushioning material, a protection frame material, a core material of a hollow panel and a carrier for carrying adsorbents. A connected hollow structure com...
02/20/2001
6170659Spacing device used to hold small toys in compartments
A spacing device (20), having a compressible body (22) with an upper surface (24) and a lower surface (26), is utilized to inhibit movement of a vehicle (32) stored in a container (34) having a plurality of compartments (78). The upper surface (24) is con...
01/09/2001
6168847Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine
Pre-folded stock material for use in a cushioning conversion machine which converts the pre-folded stock material into a three-dimensional cushioning product. The stock material includes at least one ply having a plurality of layers at two of which are jo...
01/02/2001
6132842Cushioning product
A cushioning product having plural layers of a sheet-like stock material folded upon themselves to form a pillow-like portion. The lateral edges of the outer layer of the stock material are overlapped and connected together to maintain the geometry of the...
10/17/2000
6037036Cushioning conversion machine with stitching wheels having hook projections
A cushioning conversion machine, converting method and dunnage product characterized by a novel connecting assembly which provides a unique interlock between overlapped portions of sheet-like stock material forming a dunnage product to prevent "unzipperin...
03/14/2000
5912058Shock absorber and package with shock absorbers
Sheets of laminated paper are stacked and made into air-tight flat bags with air inlets. After air is supplied into the bags, the air inlets are air-tightly closed to form shock absorbers 50 encapsulating the air. The laminated paper is made by stacking o...
06/15/1999
5882767Fan-folded stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine
A stock material for use with a cushioning conversion machine is provided. The stock material includes a plurality of superimposed plies of a sheet-like material which are fan-folded into a rectangonal stack. The superimposed plies include a series of alt...
03/16/1999
5862914Inflatable package for protecting an article
There is provided an inflatable packaging cushion for protecting an article and adapted to the shape and dimensions of an enclosed container. The inflatable packaging cushion has a plurality of inflatable chambers such that the sides and corners of the ar...
01/26/1999
5853088Carton
A carton for packaging primary containers arranged in at least three lateral rows in which the center of said rows has fewer containers than adjacent rows. The carton comprises a pair of superposed tray structures (70) which are connected together by a wr...
12/29/1998
5799802Stemmed glassware separators
Stemmed glassware separators including a plurality of separators. Each of the separators have a T-shaped upper portion and an arcuate lower portion. Each of the separators are slidably disposed within a hanging wine rack between two wine glasses hanging t...
09/01/1998
5772031Package for an elongated medical product
A package includes a cavity having a series of cavity slots transverse to the cavity's longitudinal axis. These slots permit a pair of stop plugs to be positioned to receive products of different lengths. Each stop plug has four lateral lugs for engaging ...
06/30/1998
5755328Flutter valve assembly for inflatable packaging and the like
A novel flat tubular plastic flutter valve for filling adjacent thin film evelope chambers into which it is peripherally sealed, as for cushioning and protecting items to be shipped within folder-over chambers, and in which the valve is notched to divide ...
05/26/1998
5730288Insert for video cassette package
A video cassette package insert is formed of a continuous strip of plastic, preferably in an hourglass configuration. The insert has spaced parallel end walls and concavely curved side walls and has a length and width substantially equal to a VHS cassette...
03/24/1998
5715940Paper buffering material for pre-packing electronics products
A paper buffering material for pre-packing an electronic product which can replace the conventional foamed polystyrene resin. The buffering material includes a paper panel of predetermined width and shape, which has a plurality of grooves in predetermined...
02/10/1998
5698293Formed piece particularly for use as packing material method and apparatus for its manufacture and use
A formed piece comprises a substantially cylindrical outer surface layer of sheet material extending along a longitudinal axis of the formed piece from a first end to a second end of the formed piece, and inner layers of sheet material within the outer su...
12/16/1997
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