Patent ID: 6223504
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A support plate to inhibit an object from inadvertent displacement when the plate and object are positioned within a shipping container; said plate comprising,an upper and lower sheet form support arranged in superimposed, overlapping relation to form a support plate;a longitudinally extending separation in an exposed surface of the upper of said sheet form supports, said separation having inwardly facing opposing edges;a plurality of separations extending from said opposing edges of said longitudinal separation to form inwardly extending cantilevered tabs on opposite sides of said longitudinally extending separation,a recess formed in the lower sheet form support underlying said longitudinally extending separation for permitting deflection of said tabs into said recess when an object is placed on a plurality of said tabs over said recess, to thereby partially capture, cradle and cushion the object on said support plate, wherein the tabs include at least first and second tabs extending inwardly from opposing sides of the upper sheet form support.