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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186509 | Display hanger for curtain rod A hanger is provided for mounting a curtain rod, such as a shower curtain tension rod, on a display. The hanger includes a body and a resilient collar, pivotally connected to the body, for engaging the rod in a “snap-fit” fashion. The body has a first opening ad... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7748528 | Convertible packaging A shipping system comprises an article of furniture and a packaging assembly. The packaging assembly includes a container and a protective insert. The container houses the article of furniture. The protective insert is disposed within the container and is positioned... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7320661 | Queue-based bag forming system and method A method of forming a series of bags for bulky articles from rolled thermoplastic film and padding element includes arranging a linear, longitudinally traveling queue of layers of film and padding element according to a set of desired bag dimensions and characterist... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7293652 | Methods and systems for packaging a product An assembly for packaging a product includes a carton having a top, a bottom, and a side extending between the top and the bottom. At least one of the top, the bottom, and the side includes a movable section that is movable between a first position and a second posi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7234594 | Goods-delivery box with easily breakable wall and method of delivering goods A corrugated cardboard delivery box has a bottom wall, side walls front and rear walls and a pair of foldable lids, and an electronic piano is put in the delivery box together with pads in such a manner that the bottom board of the piano body is faced to the bottom ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228965 | Integrated appliance container for support during assembly transport and display An appliance packaging assembly and method wherein a reinforced base pad is disposed under an appliance, a plurality of rigid posts are disposed between the base pad and alongside the appliance, a transparent film is disposed about the posts and the appliance, a rei... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7163109 | Method and apparatus for retail display of cabinets, countertops and related items A portable, modular apparatus for displaying fixtures and suites of fixtures in a commercial setting. The displayed fixtures can be cabinets, cabinets or the like and allow for display in a finished look to allow consumers to view the fixtures in a finished setting.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147106 | Mattress and bedding package with full perimeter protection and handling piece A mattress package with a full perimeter protection and handling piece combines a barrier layer which encapsulates a mattress with a perimeter piece attached about a perimeter of the mattress proximate to the border of the mattress and preferably extending over the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115086 | Queue-based bag forming system and method A method of forming a series of bags for bulky articles from rolled thermoplastic film and padding element includes arranging a linear, longitudinally traveling queue of layers of film and padding element according to a set of desired bag dimensions and characterist... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048118 | Support post with locking feature An improved open-sided package assembly 10 for protecting and cushioning a product 12 such as a large appliance, the assembly 10 comprising a molded EPS base 14 and top cap 20 and four support posts 16, 18 extending from the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032747 | Reusable packaging system A reusable packaging system is disclosed in which a series of thermoformed trays are used to mount six spider type office chair bases. Three bases are mounted in an inverted position on the tray and three bases are mounted upright. A stack of load trays may be const... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025204 | Reusable apparatus for shipping seating units The invention provides a reusable apparatus for shipping seating units. The apparatus comprises first and second seat holding members. The first seat holding member includes a first base portion and a first back portion. The second seat holding member includes a sec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014046 | I-beam wall corner post An improved support post for cushioning and supporting large products is provided. The post is made from a sheet that is convolutely wound around a mandrel and shaped into a desired shape. The improvement comprises making the sheet from multiple thicknesses of paper... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6952907 | Packaging device and method for shipping furniture A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus su... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6877605 | Side mount device for multiple foldable furniture packaging and displaying A side mount device, which is adapted for mounting on multiple foldable furniture each having a side rim portion, includes an elongated mold strip including a first reinforcing panel and a second reinforcing panel longitudinally extended therefrom to define a longit... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6793073 | Method and device for packaging a window blind A window blind is mounted within a rectangular box having two opposite opened ends. The box has a longitudinal length shorter than the width of the window blind such that two end portions of the blind extend beyond the opened ends of the box respectively. Spacers ar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6357587 | Shipping packaging for drawer-type storage cabinet A shipping package for accommodating a box-like object such as a drawer-type storage unit. The shipping package includes substantially identical top and bottom trays which respectively extend over top and bottom ends of the furniture unit, and a set of fo... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6273257 | Packaged bedding product A method of packaging a bedding product in order to create a plastic film package in which the bedding product is individually packaged. First and second webs of extruded plastic film are unwound from first and second web rolls, passed between rollers and... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6189692 | Protective bag for shipment and storage of articles of equipment and method of fabricating same A protective furniture shipment and storage bag is formed as an envelope comprised of inner and outer transparent film layers with protective cushioning foam elements sandwiched therebetween at opposite ends of the envelope to define a furniture viewing w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6056121 | Shipping container for modular chairs An interlocking pallet assembly for containing an arrangement of components within a shipping container is disclosed. The shipping container includes a first pallet having a plurality of compartments for containing a plurality of components, at least one ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6006905 | Protective bag for shipment and storage of articles of equipment and method of fabricating same A protective furniture shipment and storage bag is formed as an envelope comprised of inner and outer transparent film layers with protective cushioning foam elements sandwiched therebetween at opposite ends of the envelope to define a furniture viewing w... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5996791 | Curtain rod system A composite package including a two-part assembled curtain rod provided with a closely contacting plastic film covering that has been shrink wrapped thereover along with a unique merchandising tag that is used with the composite package as well as the pro... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5964163 | Shelving system A shelving system adapted for compact packaging has a number of shelves of molded polymer material. Each shelf has at least two hollow support ribs of height h extending parallel to a width of the shelf, and at least one intermediate platform portion conn... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964347 | Package for a bed section and a method packaging the bed section A package for bed sections and a method of packaging the bed sections includes the head and foot ends which are structured and dimensioned to fit together within a single package so as to form a single parcel and a head section and a foot section, each st... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5947036 | Shelving system A shelving system features two spaced apart pairs of support rods deployed roughly vertically with a number of shelf assemblies supported thereby. Each shelf assembly is constructed from an open ended, molded polymer shelf having two openings in the upper... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5911177 | Split frame table A split frame table has a planar table top and a base. The base has several panels that are rotatably joined via hinges to each other. The panels each have two pairs of legs and a pair of cross members. The pairs of legs are spaced apart from each other a... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5752601 | Carrying case and end closure therefor A portable carrying case (10) includes a hollow tube (12) having a length comparable to at least that of objects fitted into the tube for storage or transport. The tube has an interior wall (16) which is hexagonal. An end piece (20) permanently closes one... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5720093 | Method of building outdoor furniture A method of building outdoor furniture in which the components being a plurality of patio squares (24), hollow tubes (28), 90 degree elbow joints (30), 45 degree elbow joints (30a), 22.5 degree elbow joints (30b), tee joints (32), end caps (34), braces (3... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5702791 | Furniture protector device A furniture protector for protecting the fabric of upholstered furniture such as sofas and easy arm chairs and the like, from damage by pet dogs includes one or more rigid panels having a width to span a predetermined portion of the front to back seating ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5474185 | Protective packaging for furniture, electrical apparatus and the like The invention concerns a packaging for an object (4), where the packaging protectively encloses the object (4) on one surface and the adjacent other surfaces. The packaging displays the form of a flexible protective covering (1) open on one end, which can... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5407078 | Perimeter package for articles A paperboard packaging frame for enclosing the perimeter of articles in preparation for receiving wrapping material for the forming of a unitary article package, and an article perimeter enclosing frame having load bearing members formed with honeycomb ce... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5348149 | Rack apparatus for folding chairs Rack apparatus for removably retaining and transporting a multitude of folded stack and stackable chairs is described. The apparatus includes a base frame upon which are mounted upstanding stanchions with alignment surfaces providing for the lined stackin... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5271498 | Mattress packaging system A mattress package includes a set of superimposed mattresses. A base receives aligned lower ends of the mattresses, while a cap receives upper ends of the mattresses. Wrapping of elastic material is spirally wound around lateral sides of the set of mattre... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5263582 | Chair base shipping carton A shipping carton for five legged chair bases is disclosed. The shipping carton is hexagonal with rectangular sides and four obtuse corner angles and two acute corner angles. The configuration of the carton allows for more efficient loading of a standard ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5143133 | Furniture covering for shipment A covering for furniture during shipment thereof is comprised of a flexible sheet material constructed of a multiplicity of plys utilizing easily recyclable material and is folded into a configuration having free ends stitched shut whereby the covering ma... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5050731 | Packaging system for pre-assembled gas barbeque grill A packaging system for a pre-assembled barbeque grill having a grill housing that is collapsed relative to spaced legs, includes a shipping carton surrounding the collapsed grill housing and associated leg supports. Within the carton, end pads are positio... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5042657 | Elongated tubular container for venetian blinds Container for Venetian blind including a tube of corrugated board of triangular cross-section and a reinforcing element of angular configuration made of chip board.... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5040684 | Foldable multi-ply shock-absorbing edge protector The edge protector of the present invention is made of a plurality of sheets of inexpensive cardboard or linerboard cut into sections and laminated in a flat configuration. The laminations include at least one sheet which is continuous and provides a hing... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4976301 | Folded prestrung shade and package A packaged balloon shade is folded initially in laterally extending pleats, to minimize the amount of unsightly wrinkling apparent in the hung drape, to facilitate manufacture and installation, and to avoid unnecessary waste of cord used for the operating... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4957201 | Shipping carton and folding tables A shipping carton including a plurality of foldable tables having detachable table tops, each table top being attachable to a support base including two pair of pivotably connected legs. The carton receives the table tops in bottom-to-top relationship ver... | 09/18/1990 |
