Patent ID: 8997442
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of forming shipping containers, comprising: providing a plurality of horizontal members having quadrilateral perimeters and upstanding edge walls extending around the perimeter to define an outwardly-opening space; providing first, second, third, and fourth upstanding dividers, each having a U-shape in plan view formed by a central wall and transverse end walls, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth upstanding dividers are substantially identical to one another; positioning first and second dividers on a horizontal member that has been positioned for use as a base with the space opening upwardly and receiving lower edge portions of the first and second dividers therein, wherein the central walls of the first and second dividers extend across a central portion of the horizontal member to define side-by-side shipping spaces, and wherein the end walls of the dividers extend along inside surfaces of a selected pair of the edge walls; positioning items to be shipped in the shipping spaces; positioning the third and fourth dividers adjacent the first and second dividers, respectively, with end walls of the first and third dividers overlapping, and wherein end walls of the second and fourth dividers overlap; and: positioning a horizontal member on top of the dividers to form an assembled container.