Patent ID: 6357591
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A47F,B65D

Abstract:
A packaging assembly, comprising:a container having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer surface; an item disposed in the container and having at least a portion extending a distance beyond the upper end of the container; a support member having an upper support surface, a lower surface, and a periphery, the lower end of the container disposed on the upper support surface of the support member in a non-connected relationship with respect to the support member and with the container oriented in a substantially upright position; a sheet extension extending generally about the item and having a first end portion secured to the upper end of the container; and a sheet of material wrapped and secured about the support member and the container such that the support member and the container are enclosed within and covered by the sheet of material and the sheet extension and the container is supported in its upright position so as to prevent the container and the item from toppling during transport.