Patent ID: 8397913

Claim:
A shipping package comprising: a can body having an interior volume and at least one closable end, the shipping package containing stick electrodes for welding, an end closure closably engaging the closable end of the can body having a recessed portion having an exterior surface within a portion of the can body adjacent the closable end, and a substantially rigid disposable reinforcing member having a thickness with a support surface on one side and an outward surface opposite the support surface, the support surface corresponding to at least a portion of the recessed portion of the end closure, a portion of the disposable reinforcing member recessed with the end closure into the closable end of the can body secured with the support surface in contacting engagement with at least a portion of the exterior surface of the recessed portion and the outward surface opposite the support surface positioned outside of the end closure recessed portion, the reinforcing member reinforcing the end closure from impact forces applied from within the package.