Patent ID: 8833573
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A47B,A47F,B65D

Abstract:
1. A packaging system for shipping and displaying products, the packaging system comprising: a plurality of vertically stacked trays for holding the products, each tray having a bottom panel for supporting the products, two opposing side walls and two opposing end walls extending upwardly from the bottom panel; diagonally opposed corner posts extending between vertically adjacent trays for spacing and supporting the trays, each corner post made from a single unitary blank and having a substantially rectangular cross section and comprising two orthogonal outer walls joined along an outer vertical edge, two orthogonal inner walls joined along an inner vertical edge and a substantially hollow interior, each corner post further having a top edge that supports an upper tray and a bottom edge that rests on a lower tray, each corner post further having a top notch cut out of the top edge and located along the inner vertical edge; and a separate elongated brace located under and supporting the upper tray, the brace extending diagonally between two of the diagonally opposed corner posts, the brace having opposing ends that extend through the top notches in the two diagonally opposed corner posts and into the hollow interiors of the corresponding posts, the brace directly contacting and supporting the upper tray along the brace's entire length.