Articles are anchored to the interior of the housing of a protective package by two pluralities of protuberances disposed on the housing shells. The two protuberances fall into meshing registry when the shells are brought together. A ramp is disposed on one of the shells to receive the article and position it over the protuberances.

A nest of folds of decorative wrapping paper. Each fold includes at least one sheet of wrapping paper which has one printed decorative surface and one unprinted surface. A first fold of paper is creased longitudinally into a flat V-shaped configuration having two panels of approximately equal width. A second fold of paper is creased longitudinally into a flat Z-shaped configuration having three panels. These three panels include a center panel having the same width as a panel of the first fold a...

A container for retaining, supporting and transporting a plurality of workpieces such as hybrid substrates in a vertical orientation. The container comprising a base, a slide and a cover. The base has a fixed, horizontally extending block with a fixed lateral support vertically upstanding from one of its faces. It also has a plurality of v-shaped notches formed therein facing toward the opposite face of the block. The slide has a horizontally extending plate adjustably positionable upon the uppe...

A packaging device for a sheet-like glass article is comprised of fastened front and rear panels which define an envelope-type receptacle. The front panel is provided with locking tabs that cooperate with corresponding slots in the upper portion of the rear panel, the upper portion of the rear panel being folded over the top edge of the front panel but behind the locking tabs thereof when in use.

A disposable wrapper is disclosed which is adapted to hold a supply of copy sheets in the form of a pack equivalent to a plurality of reams for a printing machine. The wrapper is constructed of two main portions which permit the operator to carry the stack to a sheet supply platform for the machine without disrupting the stack. One of the portions of the wrapper stiffens the pack and serves to permit the operator to carry and place the stack upon the platform. The other portion is in the form of...

The invention discloses a box-like container open on one side thereof. A removable wall is slidably received through the open face of the box-like container, the wall being smaller than the open face, and having extending tongues on each of the ends that are larger than the open face. Slots are provided in the walls of the box confronting the tongues, and the wall is retained in the box by engaging the tongues in corresponding openings.

A container for containing photographs and associated strips of negatives formed from a plastics material housing having one rectangular compartment for containing photographs and a second compartment for accommodating strips of negatives. The container is a flat container having a pivotally mounted lid which constitutes substantially all of one flat side of the container, and the lid may be opened to provide access to at least one compartment. The lid is formed at least partially from a transpa...

A container for receiving stacks of sheets which are connected with each other in a corner by means of staples. The support surface (1) provided for supporting the stacks has a recess (31) in an area aligned with the stapled corners of the stacks. The recess allows the stapled corners to be deflected downwardly. The support surface (1) is uneven, its uneven shape being selected such that the stack to be received is supported at least along an elevation in such a way that the inherent stiffness o...

A shipping tube for carrying static-sensitive electrical components (e.g., IC chips in DIP tubes) is provided to protect the electrical components from damage caused by the discharge of electro-static charges and/or moisture. In one embodiment, the shipping tube includes a hollow cylindrically-shaped body and a pair of electrically conductive end caps. The hollow cylindrical body includes a laminate of paperboard and layers of electrically conductive material on both the inner and outer surface ...

An improved method of packaging bicycles for transport or retail is disclosed which involves a minimum of disassembly before packaging. The front wheel is removed and secured alongside the frame with a packing disk between to keep the frame and wheel from contacting. The wheel is affixed to the frame to reduce movement. The right pedal is removed, wrapped, and affixed to the bicycle. The left pedal is moved to the lowermost position, out of the way of the front wheel. The handle bars are turned ...