Nancy L Roach

US Patent:

8407970, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

Mar 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/404054

Inventors:

John A. Rometty - Barrington IL, US
Nancy L. Roach - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey W. O'Hara - Cherry Valley IL, US

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B65B 3/04
B65D 81/113
B65D 85/62

US Classification:

53474, 53255, 53263, 206325, 206514, 206586

Abstract:

A packaging container for a load having a projection such as a nailing fin is made from two rigid U-boards. An inner U-board supports the weight of the window/door frame while preventing the nailing fin from having contact, directly or indirectly, with the ground or sides of the fin crate. The nailing fin provides one supporting wall for the inner U-board while a second, outer U-board provides a second supporting wall. Both walls prevent the inner U-board from spreading out or collapsing under the weight of the window/door. The inner U-board is formed as a continuous element or as discrete elements. The nailing fin is incorporated into the fin crate to form a support member and part of the packaging container.

US Patent:

8038010, Oct 18, 2011

Filed:

Jun 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/816857

Inventors:

John A. Rometty - Barrington IL, US
Nancy Roach - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Glenview IL

International Classification:

B65D 81/02
B65H 19/28

US Classification:

206586, 206 53, 206400, 206453, 242579

Abstract:

A single piece edge protector for curved and curvilinear-shaped objects includes a preformed, rigid, laminated U-board having a bottom wall, and a first sidewall, and a second sidewall which include preformed angled cuts. The preformed cuts are formed at about 15 degrees from a plane perpendicular to the bottom wall. Each sidewall of the edge protector is a mirror-image of the other such that a preformed cut on the first sidewall is directly across from a preformed cut on the second sidewall. A plurality of preformed cuts form both V-shaped openings and a plurality of trapezoid-like legs on the first and second sidewalls. Each leg may have a similar surface area or a different surface area as an adjacent leg along the length of the edge protector. The edge protector is configured to follow a curvilinear perimeter of about 135 degrees and may include an end cap closure.