Patent ID: 7779579

Claim:
A packaging system for an enclosure that is sized and configured to facilitate shipping and storage of the enclosure, the packaging system comprising: a container including a length and a width; at least two generally planar wall panels constructed from plastic that form one or more outer walls of the enclosure, each of the wall panels having a height substantially equal to an interior length of the container and a width substantially equal to an interior width of the container; and at least two corner panels constructed from plastic that form two or more corners of the enclosure, the corner panels including a living hinge disposed between a first portion and a second portion of the corner panel, the living hinge allowing the corner panel to be moved between a first position in which the corner panel is disposed in an angled position and second position in which the corner panel is disposed in a planar configuration, each of the corner panels having a height substantially equal to the interior length of the container and a width substantially equal to the interior width of the container when the corner panels are in the second position; wherein when the wall panels and the corner panels in the second position are stacked within the container, the wall panels and the corner panels are disposed in multiple aligned layers and an outer perimeter of the wall panels and the corner panels substantially aligned; and wherein when the wall panels and the corner panels in the second position are stacked within the container, a first side of the wall panels and the corner panels are disposed adjacent to a first inner surface of the container, a second side of the wall panels and corner panels are disposed adjacent a second inner surface of the container, a first end of the wall panels and corner panels are disposed adjacent to a third inner surface of the container and a second end of the wall panels and corner panels are disposed adjacent to a fourth inner surface of the container.