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US4491225A
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Shock cushioning package
Assignee: SRP Inc 116 SUGAR CANE CT GREER SOUTH CA 29651 A SC CORP
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Filing: 1983-03-08
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Granted: 1985-01-01
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Expires: 2003-03-08
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a package having a pair of concave mating portions and an elastic membrane secured in elastic tension to the periphery of the mouth of each mating portion, the tension being such as to permit the positioning of articles between the membranes. The package is adapted to function as a fluid damped device in which damping results from restricted gas flow and in which the membranes act as a damped compound spring to protect articles positioned therebetween from mechanical shock and vibration.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederic Baillod
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 07:25
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/05; B65D81/07; B65D81/075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A package comprising a pair of concave mating portions and an elastic membrane secured in elastic tension to the periphery of the mouth of each of said mating portions, said tension being such as to permit the positioning between said membranes of articles to be contained in said package, said package being a fluid dampening device in which dampening results from restricted gas flow with said membranes acting as a damped compound spring protecting articles positioned therebetween from mechanical shock and vibration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A package comprising a pair of concave mating portions and an elastic membrane secured in elastic tension to the periphery of the mouth of each of said mating portions, said tension being such as to permit the positioning between said membranes of articles to be contained in said package, said package being a fluid dampening device in which dampening results from restricted gas flow with said membranes acting as a damped compound spring protecting articles positioned therebetween from mechanical shock and vibration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A package as described in claim 1 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A package as described in claim 2 wherein said shells are injection molded from thermoplastic resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A package as described in claim 1 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells injection molded from clear thermoplastic resin and said membranes comprise polyurethane film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A package as described in claim 1 with said concave mating portions being gas-impermeable and said membranes permitting the passage of gas in restricted fasion therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A package as described in claim 5 wherein said membranes each have at least one hole punched therein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A package as described in claim 5 wherein siad membranes comprise porous or microporous film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A package as described in claim 6 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells injection molded from clear thermoplastic resin and said membranes comprise polyurethane film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A package as described in claim 1 with said concave mating portions permitting the passage of gas in restricted fashion out of and into the space between said membrane and said concave mating portion and said membranes being gas-impermeable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A package as described in claim 9 wherein said concave mating portions each have at least one vent therein permitting restricted gas flow therethrough.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A package as described in claim 10 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells injection molded from clear thermoplastic resin and said membranes comprise polyurethane film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A package as described in claim 1 permitting its contents to be sterilized wherein said concave mating portions each have at least one vent therein permitting restricted gas flow therethrough and said membranes comprise porous a microporous film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A package as described in claim 12 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A package as described in claim 13 wherein said shells are injection molded from clear thermoplastic resin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
A package as described in claim 14 with said shells permitting the passage of gas in restricted fashion within said package by means of gas passages which bypass said membranes to communicate between the space in one of said shells between said shell and its membrane and the corresponding space in the other of said shells.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
64 words
A package as described in claim 1 with said concave mating portions permitting the passage of gas in restricted fashion within said package by means of gas passages which bypass said membranes to communicate between the space in one of said concave mating portions between said concave mating portion and its membrane and the corresponding space in the other of said concave mating portions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A package as described in claim 16 wherein said membranes comprise porous or microporous film.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A package a described in claim 17 wherein said concave mating portions comprise relatively rigid shells injection molded from clear thermoplastic resin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
10 words
A package as described in claim 1 containing an article.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
A nest of three packages as described in claim 1, one inside another, with the innermost of said packages containing an article and with the membranes of each of said packages being aligned so as to define orthogonal axes.
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