Patent ID: 9598217
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A protective packaging to protect panes of glass or other plate-shaped objects from damage during transport, handling, or storage, said packaging comprising: an edge protector being configured to cover perimeter edges of a pane of glass or other plate-shaped object; said edge protector comprising a yielding material and a reinforcing material disposed within said yielding material; said yielding material comprising plastic foam; said reinforcing material comprising elongated pieces of wood; said yielding material being divided into separate sections; each of said sections of yielding material comprising an opening therein configured to permit said sections of yielding material to be slid onto one of said elongated pieces of wood, or to permit one of said elongated pieces of wood to be slid into said sections of yielding material, upon installation of said edge protector on the pane of glass or other plate-shaped object; each of said sections of yielding material comprising a recess configured to receive therein an edge portion of the pane of glass or other plate-shaped object upon installation of said edge protector on the pane of glass or other plate-shaped object; and said sections of yielding material comprising side pieces configured to cover side edges of the pane of glass or other plate-shaped object, and corner pieces configured to cover corner edges of the pane of glass or other plate-shaped object.