US 12,492,056 B2
Packaging and storage case with paper posts for securing accessories such as electronic adapters
Manuel Hodrius, Stuttgart (DE); Kevin T Pagano, San Francisco, CA (US); Yixuan Hou, San Jose, CA (US); and Yanbo Du, Dongguan (CN)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/646,643.
Prior Publication US 2025/0333227 A1, Oct. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. B65D 73/00 (2006.01); B65D 85/68 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 73/0014 (2013.01) [B65D 73/0078 (2013.01); B65D 85/68 (2013.01); B65D 2585/86 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Packaging comprising:
a base panel; and
a paper post for mounting a product thereon, the paper post extending from the base panel and comprising:
two side walls coupled to and extending away from the base panel; and
a top panel extending between and joined to the two side walls along fold lines, the top panel spaced away from the base panel by the side walls,
wherein the two side walls taper toward each other in a direction parallel to the base panel and in a direction perpendicular toward the base panel.
 
12. Packaging for repeatedly securing a plurality of products, the packaging comprising:
a cover layer comprising a plurality of apertures formed through the cover layer; and
a plurality of paper posts extending through the plurality of apertures and above the cover layer, wherein each post is configured to secure an individual product to the cover layer,
wherein each post of the plurality of posts comprises a top panel extending parallel to and spaced apart from the cover layer, and wherein the top panel comprises a first end having a first width, and a second end having a second width greater than the first width.
 
17. Packaging for securing and supporting a plurality of products within the packaging, the packaging comprising:
a base layer;
a support structure fixed to the base layer and configured to support the plurality of products when the packaging is in a closed configuration; and
an attachment layer fixed to the base layer and configured to rotate relative to the support structure between an open configuration and the closed configuration, wherein the attachment layer comprises a plurality of paper posts configured to secure the plurality of products to the packaging in the open configuration and in the closed configuration.