Methods and apparatus for packing a flat screen device for shipment. The method includes: providing a left corrugated end piece and a right corrugated end piece configured to be telescopically received within the left corrugated end piece; providing a top U-shaped fiber cushion configured to be placed over the flat screen device and a bottom U-shaped fiber cushion configured to be placed underneath the flat screen device; and providing respective fiber corner pieces configured to be placed on respective corners of the flat screen device; wherein the top cushion, the bottom cushion, and the fiber corner pieces are vacuum formed using a fiber-based slurry.

Methods and systems for shipping original design manufacturer (ODM) boxes. The system includes: a plurality of corner sets, each comprising at least two fiber cushions; a plurality of end cap sets, each comprising two opposing corrugated sleeves; and a graphical guide comprising and end cap selector and a corner selector. The graphical guide is configured to allow a user to: compare an ODM box to the end cap selector to thereby select one of the plurality of end cap sets; and compare the ODM box to the corner selector to thereby select one of the plurality of end corner sets. Each sleeve comprises a plurality of height score lines, a plurality of width score lines, and a support feature to stabilize the sleeve during folding.

An expandable foam corner protector is provided. The expandable foam corner protector includes (i) a first L-shaped bracketing portion; (ii) a second L-shaped bracketing portion; and (iii) an interior channel portion, which is located between the bracketing portions, including a plurality of arc-shaped cuts extending through a thickness in a Z-direction of the interior channel portion. At least a portion of the arc-shaped cuts are aligned along a X-direction and are free to expand to form expanded openings along a Y-direction in response to an external force applied to the interior channel portion along the Y-direction. The interior channel portion is configured to define a generally right angle configured to overlie a corner of an inanimate object, and wherein the first L-shaped bracketing portion, the second L-shaped bracketing portion, and the interior portion define a U-shaped channel including the generally right angle of the interior channel portion.

A packaging assembly is provided with a base that is sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane. At least one shower door glass pane is received within the base. A handle is mounted to the base. A plurality of projections extends from a bottom surface of the base to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface. The base includes a box with an opening formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane.

A packaging assembly is provided with a base that is sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane. At least one shower door glass pane is received within the base. A handle is mounted to the base. A plurality of projections extends from a bottom surface of the base to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface. The base includes a box with an opening formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane.

Disclosed is a sleeve-type mortise-and-tenon joint structure unit, comprising: an externally wrapping pipe-type frame (1) and several internally supported pipe-type frames (2) disposed in the externally wrapping pipe-type frame. The externally wrapping pipe-type frame is provided with several openings (3). After some or all of the internally supported pipe-type frames are pulled out of an end part of the externally wrapping pipe-type frame, a vacant part (4) is formed in the externally wrapping pipe-type frame, and the openings and the vacant part form a mortise structure. Further disclosed are two applications of the sleeve-type mortise-and-tenon joint structure unit. The above-mentioned sleeve-type mortise-and-tenon joint structure unit has the advantages of requiring no nail or binder, a stable structure, rapid and convenient assembly and disassembly, durability, lightweightness, reusability, and environmental friendliness.

A packaging assembly is provided with a base that is sized to receive at least one shower door glass pane. At least one shower door glass pane is received within the base. A handle is mounted to the base. A plurality of projections extends from a bottom surface of the base to rest upon an underlying support surface and to reduce friction between the packaging assembly and the underlying support surface. The base includes a box with an opening formed in opposed surfaces of the box to expose a portion of the at least one shower door glass pane.

The disclosure describes various stackable corner protector configurations. The corner protectors can have curved lateral surfaces that allow the corner protectors to be decoupled from a photovoltaic module to which they are coupled to by rotating one end of the corner protectors away from the object. This removal process works even more efficiently with multiple stacked corner protectors as the stacked corner protectors can be concurrently removed from the object by rotating the stacked corner protectors away from the object together. The corner protector can also include one or more attachment features for securing the corner protector to the object. For example, when the corner protector is installed on a photovoltaic module, the attachment feature can engage a lip defined by a recess or channel of the photovoltaic module.

The disclosure describes various stackable corner protector configurations. The corner protectors can have curved lateral surfaces that allow the corner protectors to be decoupled from a photovoltaic module to which they are coupled to by rotating one end of the corner protectors away from the object. This removal process works even more efficiently with multiple stacked corner protectors as the stacked corner protectors can be concurrently removed from the object by rotating the stacked corner protectors away from the object together. The corner protector can also include one or more attachment features for securing the corner protector to the object. For example, when the corner protector is installed on a photovoltaic module, the attachment feature can engage a lip defined by a recess or channel of the photovoltaic module.

A packaging block that includes a body section having a aperture defined therein. A hinge defines a first portion of the body section and a second portion of the body section. The first portion is rotatably coupled to the second portion via the hinge. A plurality of selectively removable sections are removably coupled to the body section. The aperture receives at least a portion of an article to facilitate securement of the article during packaging and transport.