US 11,691,798 B2
Packaging system for distribution, storing, and displaying fragile items
Andrew Creager, Denver, CO (US); William Cowan, Westminster, CO (US); Zachary Taylor, Arvada, CO (US); Donald L Creager, III, Denver, CO (US); and Max Creager, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to LIT BRANDS LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by LIT BRANDS LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/381,704.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/054,552, filed on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0024666 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 77/04 (2006.01); B65D 5/50 (2006.01); B65D 5/42 (2006.01); B65D 85/30 (2006.01); B65D 5/52 (2006.01); B65D 5/54 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 77/042 (2013.01) [B65D 5/4204 (2013.01); B65D 5/5038 (2013.01); B65D 5/52 (2013.01); B65D 5/5425 (2013.01); B65D 85/30 (2013.01); B65D 2577/043 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaging system, comprising:
an outer box, having a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back, each an outer box wall, and wherein the outer box converts to a display mode;
a tray insert sized to fit within the outer box adjacent to the bottom, the left side, the right side, the back, and the front inhibiting movement of the tray insert within the outer box, the tray insert mechanically interacting with a plurality of inner boxes, wherein the tray insert includes a top tier, a middle tier, and a bottom tier, with the top tier and the bottom tier being supported by two or more continuous sides, each side being in contiguous contact with one of the outer box walls and the bottom tier being in contiguous contact with the bottom of the outer box, and wherein the top tier includes a first array of rectangular holes, the middle tier includes a second array of rectangular holes, and wherein the first array is aligned with the second array; and
wherein each of the plurality of inner boxes comprises one or more windows to display a fragile item within, and wherein each of the plurality of inner boxes includes a plurality of sides that mechanically and continuously interacts with a top hole in the first array, and mechanically and continuously interacts with a middle hole in the second array, with a bottom of each inner box resting on the bottom tier thereby preventing movement of each inner box and isolating each inner box from any other of the plurality of inner boxes and from each outer box wall.