Patent ID: 6079564
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An insert having an upper and lower surface for packaging an electrical component within a carton having a floor panel, the insert comprising:a compartment for receiving said electrical component, said compartment having a pair of side panels and being generally rectangular in cross section; anda foot for contacting a floor panel of carton which suspends said compartment to protect said components from exterior forces during shipping, said compartment being inwardly collapsed along a pair of opposed parallel fold lines to form a pair of inwardly inclined opposed surfaces and a pair of outwardly inclined opposed surfaces, a hinge line thereby formed between each said inwardly inclined surface and its associated outwardly inclined surface, a first hinge line being located on said upper surface and an opposed, parallel second hinge line being located on said lower surface, said outwardly inclined opposed surfaces being bridged by a pair of triangular end flaps forming a pair of triangular pockets, said foot having a base extending from one of said outwardly extending surfaces and having triangular tabs receivable in said triangular pockets to retain said base in said pockets and form said foot, said foot extending downwardly below said compartment to contact said floor panel and being pivotable about said first and second hinge lines to thereby absorb outside forces.