Patent ID: 6352157
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B42F,B65D,Y02W

Abstract:
A shipping container reusable as a hanging file folder container, comprising:a) a base panel; b) first and second laterally spaced side panels extending upwardly from said base panel; c) third and fourth laterally spaced side panels extending upwardly from said base panel and extending between said first and second side panels; d) each of said first, second, third and fourth panels including inside and outside surfaces and a top edge portion; e) said first, second, third and fourth panels defining an interior recess of the container; f) a first spacer member for removably engaging one of said first, second, third, and fourth panels; g) said first spacer member having a predetermined width to maintain a clearance between said one of said first, second, third and fourth panels and an article being shipped in the container; h) said first spacer member including a channel for engaging the top edge portion of one of said first, second, third and fourth panels upon removal of said first spacer member from said one of said first, second, third and fourth panels, to thereby reuse the container as a hanging file folder container; i) a second spacer member for removably engaging a second of said first, second, third and fourth panels disposed opposite to said one of said first, second, third and fourth panels; j) a third spacer member for removably engaging said one of said first, second, third and fourth panels; and k) a fourth spacer member for removably engaging said second of said first, second, third and fourth panels.