EXTRUDED CORNER POST FOR VERTICAL AND LATERAL PROTECTION

• Main Author: BAECHLE, JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.08.2006
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

An elongated extruded plastic corner post (70) for protecting a packaged product, the corner post (70) comprising two elongated legs (72, 74; 92, 94) joined along an inner corner (73; 93) and forming a substantially right angle at the inner corner juncture, each leg (72, 74; 92, 94) comprising a substantially planar inner segment (76, 86; 96, 106) extending from the inner corner (73; 93) and terminating at a first bend (77; 97), a substantially planar rib (79, 89; 99, 109) extending from the first bend (77; 97) outwardly to a second bend (82; 102), and a substantially planar outer segment (78, 88; 98, 108) extending from the second bend (82; 102) along a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the inner segment (76, 86; 96, 106), said inner segment (76, 86; 96, 106), rib (79, 89; 99, 109) and outer segment (78, 88; 98, 108) being integrally formed. In another embodiment a first leg (112) includes a substantially planar inner segment (116) extending from an inner corner (113) and terminating at a first bend (117), an outwardly curved rib (119) extending away from the first bend (117) to a second bend (121), and an outer segment comprising a substantially planar first portion (120) extending from the second bend (121) along a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the inner segment (116) and terminating in a right angle bend (122), and a substantially planar second portion (124) extending from the right angle bend (122) and terminating in a free end (132).