US 12,391,450 B2
Package comprising means of retaining an object
Damien Limousin, Saint Etienne de Montluc (FR); and Denis Mourrain, Vertou (FR)
Assigned to PA.COTTE SA, Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 17/779,701
Filed by PA.COTTE SA, Pully (CH)
PCT Filed Nov. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082779
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105004, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1913469 (FR), filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002138 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65D 6/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/05 (2013.01) [B65D 11/1833 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A logistical shipping reusable package for expedition, transport, and delivery of an object by a shipping company, the package reusable by shipping companies comprising:
a box having a stowage volume defined by a bottom and a peripheral rim substantially perpendicular to the bottom;
a lid able to occupy a closed position of the box in which the stowage volume is obturated wherein the lid closes any extraction opening for extracting the object housed in the box to prevent theft of the object transported, and wherein the lid is movable between an open position and the closed position and vice versa;
a tray housed in the stowage volume and movable with respect to the bottom between a rest position in which it is located in proximity to the bottom and an operating position in which it is separated from the bottom and holds the object blocked against the lid, so as to immobilize the object in the stowage volume;
means for returning the tray to its operating position,
wherein the package is of the foldable type, with a design adapted for multiple shipments including thick walls, the bottom, the peripheral rim and the lid, mainly made from extruded, or expanded polypropylene, to securely transport objects in a safe manner, and wherein the return means comprise:
a cross-brace movable between a flattened position in which it is crushed between the tray and the bottom, and a deployed position in which it pushes back the tray with respect to the bottom;
a return member secured to the cross-brace and tending to position the cross-brace in its deployed position from its flattened position.