Composite package

Claim 2

A composite package, comprising an object having an intermediate section and a pair of opposite ends, first and second end members each adapted to engage said opposite ends of said object, an intermediate member having an opening and positioned to surround said intermediate section of said object, a plurality of reinforcing members engaging said intermediate member and confined by said end members, and a heat-shrunk film extending around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembleD relation and protecting said object.

Claim 3

A composite package, comprising an object having a pair of opposite ends and a cylindrically shaped intermediate section, first and second end members each having locating depressions for receiving said opposite ends of said object, an intermediate member having a circular opening and positioned to encircle and engage said cylindrically shaped intermediate section, a plurality of reinforcing members engaging said intermediate member and confined by said end members, and a heat-shrunk synthetic film extending around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation and protecting said object.

Claim 4

A composite package, comprising an object having a pair of opposite ends and a cylindrically shaped intermediate section, first and second end members each having locating depressions for receiving said opposite ends of said object, an intermediate member having a circular opening and positioned to encircle and engage said cylindrically shaped intermediate section, a plurality of reinforcing members engaging said intermediate member and confined by said end members, and a heat-shrunk synthetic film extending around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation and protecting said object.

Claim 5

The package of claim 2, wherein said intermediate member provides an outer periphery having a plurality of locating notches for confining said plurality of reinforcing members.

Claim 6

A composite package, comprising an object having a pair of opposite ends and an intermediate section, an intermediate member having an opening and positioned to surround said intermediate section, said intermediate member providing a substantially rectangular outer periphery having four corners displaced outwardly from said object, a plurality of reinforcing members engaging said intermediate member, first and second end members adapted to engage said opposite ends of said object, each of said end members providing a substantially flat rectangular end wall having four corners displaced outwardly from said object and further providing confining means for receiving said reinforcing members, and a heat-shrunk film extending around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation, said reinforcing members and said film retaining said corners of said end and intermediate members, in aligned relationship.

Claim 7

A composite package, comprising an object having a pair of opposite ends and an intermediate section, an intermediate member having an opening and positioned to surround said intermediate section, said intermediate member providing a substantially rectangular outer periphery having four corners displaced outwardly from said object, a plurality of reinforcing members engaging said intermediate member, first and second end members adapted to engage said opposite ends of said object, each of said end members providing a substantially flat rectangular end wall having four corners displaced outwardly from said object and further providing confining means for receiving said reinforcing members, and a heat-shrunk film extending around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation, said reinforcing members and said film retaining said corners of said end and intermediate members, in aligned relationship.

Claim 8

The package of claim 4, wherein said confining means includes a plurality of depressions located adjacent said corners of said first and second end members for receiving said plurality of reinforcing members.

Claim 9

A composite package, comprising a cylindrically shaped object, a bottom and a top end member each having a central depression for receiving the opposite ends of said cylindrical object and each providing a substantially flat rectangular end wall having four corners displaced radially outward from said cylindrical object, said end members each having a plurality of corner depressions located adjacent to said corners, a substantially rectangular intermediate member having a circular opening and positioned to encircle said cylindrical object at spaced distances from said bottom and top end members, said intermediate member having four corners displaced radially outward from said cylindrical object, four elongated reinforcing members each having first and second walls disposed generally perpendicularly to one another and engaging a respective corner of said intermediate member, said reinforcing members extending toward and positioned within said corner depressions of said end members, and a bi-axially oriented heat shrunk synthetic transparent film extending externally around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation and protecting said cylindrical object while permitting visual inspection of said cylindrical object.

Claim 10

A composite package, comprising a cylindrically shaped object, a bottom and a top end member each having a central depression for receiving the opposite ends of said cylindrical object and each providing a substantially flat rectangular end wall having four corners displaced radially outward from said cylindrical object, said end members each having a plurality of corner depressions located adjacent to said corners, a substantially rectangular intermediate member having a circular opening and positioned to encircle said cylindrical object at spaced distances from said bottom and top end members, said intermediate member having four corners displaced radially outward from said cylindrical object, four elongated reinforcing members each having first and second walls disposed generally perpendicularly to one another and engaging a respective corner of said intermediate member, said reinforcing members extending toward and positioned within said corner depressions of said end members, and a bi-axially oriented heat shrunk synthetic transparent film extending externally around said end, intermediate and reinforcing members for holding said members in assembled relation and protecting said cylindrical object while permitting visual inspection of said cylindrical object.

Claim 11

The package of claim 6, wherein said sidewalls at the outer ends of said reinforcing members are resiliently held by said corner depressions at an angle less than ninety degrees with respect to each other thereby permitting said sidewalls to exert a pinching force upon said intermediate member.