US 12,446,680 B2
Wrap device for modular panel system and wrapping method
Geemay Chia, Pasadena, CA (US); Satoshi Hayashi, Wako (JP); So Nakaura, Wako (JP); and Ju-Chia Lee, Pasadena, CA (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,190.
Prior Publication US 2024/0298784 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. A45F 3/04 (2006.01); A45F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/04 (2013.01) [A45F 2003/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wrap device for a modular panel system, the wrap device comprising:
a preconfigured, non-adjustable flexible wrap material member adapted to selectively wrap stacked panels of the modular panel system for securing and carrying the stacked panels, the flexible wrap material member having a longitudinal length precisely sized to extend continuously around an entire perimeter of the stacked panels when in a wrapped configuration such that the flexible material member closely and exactly conforms to the dimensions of the stacked panels without excess material, wherein the flexible wrap material member is dimensioned such that longitudinal ends of the flexible wrap material member abut one another without substantial overlap and are substantially parallel to one another when in the wrapped configuration, with the flexible wrap material member contacting an entire perimeter of the stacked panels;
at least two strap attachment features positioned along the flexible wrap material member at predefined locations; and
at least one strap adapted to selectively couple to the at least two strap attachment features for carrying the stacked panels when wrapped.
 
10. A wrap device in combination with a modular panel system, comprising:
first and second panel members adapted to be removably connected together to form a predefined three-dimensional functional furniture structure in an assembled state wherein the panel members are oriented perpendicular to one another and intersect to create an occupiable functional furniture piece or stacked together for transport in a stacked configuration for transport;
a preconfigured, non-adjustable flexible wrap material member configured to selectively wrap the stacked panels when in the stacked configuration, wherein the flexible wrap material member is dimensioned to circumferentially envelop the first and second panel members in their entirety when in the stacked configuration, the flexible wrap material member including at least two strap attachment features, wherein the flexible wrap material member is dimensioned such that longitudinal ends of the flexible wrap material member abut one another without substantial overlap and are substantially parallel to one another when in the wrapped configuration; and
at least one strap adapted to selectively connect to the at least two strap attachment features of the flexible wrap material member.