Shipping container for appliances

Claim 1

A shipping carton for appliances or the like comprising in combination an outer shipping container and an inner base pad for supporting said appliance, said outer shipping container being of generally rectangular configuration and having bottom closure flaps foldably attached thereto, a first pair of bottom closure flaps on two opposed sides of said outer container being folded to lie adjacent to said base pad, another pair of said bottom closure flaps on opposed sides thereof including a plurality of score lines which provide panels that are folded over in sequence to overlap one another and form skid like runners on each side of the outer container, said base pad being of generally rectangular configuration to fit within said outer container and formed from a single sheet of corrugated paperboard that is cut and scored to provide a plurality of panels and subpanels each including appliance attachment openings, said panels and subpanels being folded into a construction having three layers comprising, a first full sized panel of generally rectangular shape, a first pair of articulated subpanels foldably attached along one edge of said full sized panel and folded over upon themselves and a second pair of articulated subpanels foldably attached along an adjacent edge of said full sized panel and folded over upon themselves and then folded to lie adjacent to said full sized panel to provide a triple thick construction wherein said appliance attachment openings coincide, and means for attaching said appliance to said base pad through said appliance attachment openings.