IP Library Granted Patent US 12,552,578
Granted Patent B1
US 12,552,578 · App. 18/606,234 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Packaging container for automotive tensioner kit

Inventors: Patrick Mulholland (Southlake, TX); Joel Thompson (Southlake, TX)
Assignee: Automotive Tensioners Inc.
B65D5/48B65D85/67B65D85/68B65D2585/6875
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,552,578
App. No.
18/606,234
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A container for automotive tensioner replacement kits having at least three separate dividers for individually holding a tensioner, one or more pulleys, and associated hardware wherein the dividers may be constructed with one or more notches adapted to secure a serpentine belt from being undesirably deformed in shipping and handling while also holding components in a protected manner.

Claims (9)

1 . An automotive tensioner replacement kit comprising:

a tensioner;

at least one pulley;

installation hardware;

a serpentine belt;

a cardboard container having an exterior, an interior, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, a bottom, and a hinged top;

a divider having top portion, a bottom portion that rests on said bottom of said interior of said cardboard container wherein said top portion having a first notch with a first flap and a second notch with a second flap;

wherein said divider is folded to form a first compartment for separately holding said tensioner, a second compartment for holding said installation hardware, and a third compartment to hold said at least one pulley respectively; and

wherein said serpentine belt is positioned in said first notch and said second notch.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: MULHOLLAND, PATRICK; THOMPSON, JOEL
To: AUTOMOTIVE TENSIONERS INC.
Reel/Frame 072297/0240 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63490581 · Mar 16, 2023
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