IP Library Granted Patent US 11,338,982
Granted Patent B2
US 11,338,982 · App. 17/248,149 · Granted May 24, 2022

Packaging part for securing an item to be packed in an outer packaging

Inventor: Christoph Buhl (Neunkirchen, DE)
Assignee: Buhl-PaperForm GmbH
B65D81/052B65D2581/053B65D2581/055
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Patent No.
US 11,338,982
App. No.
17/248,149
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A packaging part ( 1 ) for securing an item to be packaged in an outer packaging, has at least one supporting body ( 2, 16 ) that acts as a decoupling element. The supporting body is formed as a hollow body and projects from a bearing base. The supporting body ( 2, 16 ) has a base with a relatively large cross-section in the area of the bearing base and tapers in a direction away from the bearing base. The supporting body ( 2, 16 ) further has in its shell surface at least one line of weakness ( 14 ) that divides the supporting body into an upper part and a lower part. The upper part of the supporting body ( 2, 16 ) can be pressed along the line of weakness ( 14 ), preferably completely, into the lower part under load.

Claims (36)

1. A mat-shaped insert ( 15 ) for securing an item to be packaged in an outer packaging, comprising:

a plurality of supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) that act as decoupling elements,

wherein each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) of the plurality of supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) is formed as a hollow body that projects from a bearing base, and

wherein each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) has

a base cross-section in an area of the bearing base and tapers in a direction away from the bearing base; and

a line of weakness ( 14 ) arranged in a shell surface of the supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) that divides the supporting body into an upper part and a lower part,

wherein the upper part of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) is configured to be pressed along the line of weakness ( 14 ) into the lower part under load,

wherein the plurality of supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) are arranged to form the mat-shaped insert ( 15 ), each supporting body having a perforated beveled surface ( 6 ) and/or having beveled surfaces ( 6 ) of different inclination, and

wherein the plurality of supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) are arranged alternately rotated by 180° with respect to one another about an axis that is perpendicular with respect to the bearing base.

2. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) are arranged relative to one another in such a manner that the perforated beveled surfaces ( 6 ) of adjacent supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) are aligned in rows or columns in opposite directions.

3. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mat-shaped insert ( 15 ) has a circumferential edge that is formed by supporting bodies ( 16 ) that are less flexible to deformation under load than other supporting bodies ( 2 ).

4. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 3 ,

wherein the supporting bodies that form the circumferential edge are formed to be at least partially closed without a cutout in their shell surfaces.

5. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein a hollow body volume of the lower part of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) is dimensioned such that the lower part of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) can completely accommodate a volume of the upper part.

6. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of supporting bodies ( 2 , 16 ) are evenly spaced from one another.

7. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) has a geometry selected from the group consisting of a dome-shaped geometry, a cusp-shaped geometry, a cupola-shaped geometry, a cone-shaped geometry, a truncated cone-shaped geometry, a pyramid-shaped geometry, a truncated pyramid-shaped geometry, a prism-shaped geometry, a polyhedron-shaped geometry, a round geometry, and an oval geometry.

8. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the line of weakness ( 14 ) is formed by a shoulder ( 8 ), an edge, or a bend in the shell surface of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ).

9. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the line of weakness ( 14 ) is formed by a double bend in the shell surface of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ).

10. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shell surface or part of shell surface of the each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) is perforated.

11. The mat-shaped insert packaging part according to claim 10 ,

wherein a cutout ( 7 ) in the shell surface of each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) extends in a plane running obliquely with respect to the bearing base.

12. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein the mat-shaped insert it is formed as a cast part from papier mâché, cardboard, molded fiber, plastic, a polymer foam, or a combination thereof.

13. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 1 ,

wherein each supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) is shaped as a polyhedron and wherein the shell surface comprises a plurality of beveled surfaces ( 6 ), and

wherein one of the beveled surfaces ( 6 ) of the polyhedron is inclined in an angular range of between 40° and 80° with respect to a plane of the bearing base.

14. The mat-shaped insert according to claim 13 ,

wherein the one of the beveled surfaces ( 6 ) of the supporting body ( 2 , 16 ) has a different inclination with respect to the plane of the bearing base than another one of the beveled surfaces ( 6 ) of the supporting body ( 2 , 16 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: BUHL, CHRISTOPH
To: BUHL-PAPERFORM GMBH
Reel/Frame 054880/0594 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 100 515.6 · Jan 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210214144A1 · Jul 15, 2021