Patent ID: 8240469

Claim:
A container used to package an article, the container comprising: a pallet disposed at a bottom of the container; an enclosure base placed on the pallet to support the article thereon, the enclosure base including: a lower base sheet overlying and attached to the pallet, the lower base sheet having a first pair and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first and second pair of edges on a plane with the lower base sheet, the lower base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a first pair of side flaps; and an upper base sheet overlying and attached to the lower base sheet, the upper base sheet having a first pair of opposed edges and a second pair of opposed edges, both the first pair and second pair of edges on a plane with the upper base sheet, the upper base sheet terminating at the first pair of opposed edges and extending substantially vertically from the second pair of opposed edges to form a second pair of side flaps, the first pair of opposed edges of the upper base sheet being parallel to the first pair of side flaps and the first pair of opposed edges of the lower base sheet being parallel to the second pair of side flaps; an enclosure box placed on the enclosure base to enclose the article therewithin, the enclosure box including: a top wall to cover the article from above; a set of four side walls extending from the top wall to surround the article from all sides; and an open bottom defined by edges of the four side walls opposite to the top wall to allow entry of the article during installation; the four side walls of the enclosure box resting on the lower base sheet while surrounding the upper base sheet to position the first pair of opposed side flaps outside the enclosure box, and the second pair of opposed side flaps inside the enclosure box; and a set of fasteners each passed from outside through one of the first pair of opposed side flaps and then through one of the side walls of the enclosure box to fasten the enclosure base to the enclosure box.