A shipping system for shipping planar substrates includes a plurality of planar substrates stacked to form a pack and a plurality of interleaving material including substantially spherical beads positioned between the substrates of the pack and configured to carry a load. Substantially all of the beads have a diameter within 25% of D.sub.max, where D.sub.max is a diameter corresponding to a size of an opening of an upper limit sieve used in the shipping system. Also disclosed are a spacer for use in a shipping system for shipping planar substrates, a wrapped system for shipping planar substrates, a method of wrapping a system for shipping planar substrates, and a powder applicator.

A method of using a corner board protector to protect a corner on a palletized stack of containers. The method includes the steps of forming a one piece, corner board locator having a connection portion and an insert portion, and the corner board locator having an opening formed therethrough. Positioning the insert portion between two vertically aligned containers of the palletized stack of containers. Forming a corner board having two angled panels and a length. Inserting the two angled panels through the opening formed in the corner board locator to retain the corner board at a select height relative to the palletized stack of containers.

A buffering member is interposed between an outer corner of a packaged article and an inner corner of a packaging box. The buffering member includes a base sheet and a plurality pairs of blocks. The base sheet is foldable along a folding line. The plurality of pairs of blocks are arranged along the folding line at predetermined intervals. Each block of the pair of blocks is bonded on one face and the other face of the base sheet on both side of the folding line. The pair of blocks is combined via a combined face so as to meet the outer corner when the base sheet is folded along the folding line. At least one of the combined faces is provided on the one face of the base sheet and another combined face is provided on the other face of the base sheet.

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 apparatus for mechanically producing a three-dimensional packaging product from a web-shaped starting material (e.g., paper starting material) may include a forming station with a convergence channel for transversely compressing (e.g., turning-in or rolling-in) the starting material, and a conveying device for drawing off the starting material from a supply of starting material which is arrangeable upstream of the forming station in the conveying direction. The forming station may have mounting plate, on a guide side thereof, which is facing the convergence channel. The starting material entering the forming station is guided. The mounting plate may have at least one drive means of the conveying device rotatably mounted thereon, and a motor driving the at least one drive means may be further attached.

A multilayered structure that includes a first layer having a first sheet of repulpable material, and second layer in direct contact with the first layer and including a hot melt adhesive composition in foam form such that a density of the second layer is no greater than 0.85 g/cc and the second layer exhibits a residual deformation value of no greater than 10%.

A suspension frame for a shipping package having a main wall for article retention and a side wall transversal in respect of the main wall is provided. The main wall and the side wall are of cardboard, corrugated cardboard or the like cellulosic material. The main wall has a pattern formed by a plurality of cuts, and a face of the main wall opposite to the side wall is covered at least in correspondence of the pattern by an adhering crepe paper sheet.

An edge protector including a main body for installation on a box or package for protection and reinforcement. The edge protector includes first and second legs and a cover layer that extends over the outer surface of both of the first and second legs. An attachment portion of the cover layer extends over the outer edge of each leg and is retained along an inner surface of the leg on a release liner. During use, the attachment portions are both released from the release liner on the inner surface of the first and second legs such that an adhesive on the attachment portion can be used to attach the edge protector to a package or product.

A bottle packaging assembly includes a bottle packaging comprising a sidewall enclosure, the sidewall enclosure defining an interior cavity and comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; a plurality of bottle insert assemblies arranged laterally side-by-side within the interior cavity, wherein each of the bottle insert assemblies comprises: a first bottle insert arranged proximate to the first sidewall and defining a first bottle opening configured to receive a first portion of a bottle; and a second bottle insert arranged proximate to the second sidewall and longitudinally aligned with the first bottle insert, the second bottle insert defining a second bottle opening configured to receive a second portion of the bottle.

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.