US 11,655,065 B2
Shippers with air cells
Kevin M. Simpkins, Cumming, GA (US); and Craig W. Buscema, Douglasville, GA (US)
Assigned to WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by WestRock Shared Services, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/426,139.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/684,242, filed on Jun. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0382157 A1, Dec. 19, 2019
Int. Cl. B65D 5/50 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B31B 50/26 (2017.01); B31B 50/81 (2017.01); B31B 50/00 (2017.01); B31B 100/00 (2017.01)
CPC B65D 5/5011 (2013.01) [B31B 50/0044 (2017.08); B31B 50/262 (2017.08); B31B 50/81 (2017.08); B65D 5/4266 (2013.01); B31B 2100/0024 (2017.08)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container comprising:
a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a front panel;
a plurality of end flaps, each end flap foldably connected to a respective one of the panels, wherein the end flaps are overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space;
an air cell flap within the interior space and inwardly offset from the end flaps to define an air cell between the air cell flap and the end flaps to protect product within the interior space; and
an inside panel adhered on an inner surface of the front panel, wherein the air cell flap is foldably connected directly to the inside panel along an air cell flap fold line, wherein the air cell flap fold line is offset from a main end flap fold line connecting the end flaps to respective ones of the panels by a distance that defines thickness of the air cell.