| US 7,614,501 B2 | ||
| Utility and protective packaging system | ||
| Christopher George Palmer, Pleasanton, Calif. (US); and Edward Earnest Schlitt, Danville, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Uneka Concepts, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 16, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/687,526. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/785762, filed on Mar. 21, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0221523 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/30 (2006.01); B65D 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 206—521 [206/320; 206/592; 229/170] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A utility and protective packaging system for generally rectangular solid objects, comprising:
a particular selected solid object having active areas on the front and rear surfaces thereof;
a planar sheet of packaging material adapted to have a planar mode and a folded mode for enclosing and protecting the solid
object, said planar sheet being cut and creased to form;
a center panel;
a pair of side flaps, each being adapted to be folded into a hollow rectangular tube abutting against the side of the object;
a front flap adapted to fold over and abut against the front surface of said object; and
a rear flap adapted to fold over and abut against the rear surface of the object;
wherein said front flap and said rear flap are provided with access ports specially corresponding to said active areas on
said selected solid object to facilitate connection and operation of the object when contained within the packaging system
in folded mode.
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