公开(公告)号：US12208953B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18241332

申请日：2023-09-01

Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.

Inventor： Clifton T. Moore

IPC: B65D81/05 ,  B31D5/04 ,  B65D85/68

Abstract: A washing machine tub lock device is provided that prevents the wash tub from impacting the washing machine cabinet during shipping and handling. The tub lock device is formed by cutting and folding a corrugated blank into an inverted truncated rectangular cone that can be wedged inside the top portion of the washing machine tub. The tub lock device includes hanging tabs which prevent the tub lock device from falling into the wash tub during shipping and handling. The tub lock device also includes elliptical tabs which bend or deform into elliptical cutouts such that the edges of the elliptical cutouts are covered, thus preventing the elliptical cutouts from damaging the washing machine during shipping and handling.

公开(公告)号：US11780663B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US18076594

申请日：2022-12-07

Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.

Inventor： Clifton T. Moore

IPC: B65D81/05 ,  B65D85/68 ,  B31D5/04

CPC classification number: B65D81/05 ,  B31D5/04 ,  B65D85/68 ,  B65D2581/053 ,  B65D2585/6855

Abstract: A washing machine tub lock device is provided that prevents the wash tub from impacting the washing machine cabinet during shipping and handling. The tub lock device is formed by cutting and folding a corrugated blank into an inverted truncated rectangular cone that can be wedged inside the top portion of the washing machine tub. The tub lock device includes hanging tabs which prevent the tub lock device from falling into the wash tub during shipping and handling. The tub lock device also includes elliptical tabs which bend or deform into elliptical cutouts such that the edges of the elliptical cutouts are covered, thus preventing the elliptical cutouts from damaging the washing machine during shipping and handling.