US PATENT SUBCLASS 206 / 521
SHOCK PROTECTION TYPE (E.G., FREE FALL)

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206 /   HD   SPECIAL RECEPTACLE OR PACKAGE

521SHOCK PROTECTION TYPE (E.G., FREE FALL) {10}
521.1  DF  .~> For an egg, fruit, or vegetable (e.g., egg carton) {6}
522  DF  .~> Inflated retainer
523  DF  .~> Foamlike retainer {1}
583  DF  .~> With sling or suspension means
584  DF  .~> With surround or flowable or particulate-like material; e.g., "pop corn"
585  DF  .~> Stack, pile or nest arrangement
586  DF  .~> With distinct corner or edge protector
587  DF  .~> With groovelike support
588  DF  .~> With article aperture in retainer {2}
591  DF  .~> With yieldable retainer {3}

DEFINITION

Classification: 206/521

(under the class definition) A container with means to pad, brace, or hold the content so that a blow or acceleration force will not damage said content.

(1) Note. Many of the structural features provided for, in subclasses higher in the class schedule, will protect content against shock; and a careful consideration of such features is required to complete the search for shock protection characteristics.

(2) Note. Classified here is a container with specific means to provide "shock protection" for a content article (or articles) rather than to merely reinforce or strengthen the container itself, though such specific means often further strengthens the container. Where a container itself is

encased for "shock protection", such container is considered to be a content article. Reinforcement or multilayer wall structure not disclosed for "shock protection" or a content article is classified in Class 220, subclasses 62.11+. A removable liner, or removable container, disclosed for "shock protection" of a content article is considered a "specific means" for this subclass (subclass 521).

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

131+, for a discrete case for a match box.

139+, for spacer elements between type receptacles. 259+, for a reinforcement or case for a single cigarette package.

275, for a tobacco container with shield means.

280, for an apparel container with a reinforced wall.

313, for a phonograph record jacket with a cushion or sleeve.

418+, for a light bulb or tube container.

426+, for a stemware container.

454+, for a fragile plate container.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

217, Wooden Receptacle, appropriate subclasses for wooden receptacles with cushioning means to protect the contents.

229, Envelopes, Wrappers, and Paperboard Boxes,

87.02+, for a wrapper, per se, having shock protecting means.

428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses for stock material in the form of a single or plural layer web or pad or sheet, from which the shield protector may be made, and especially 182+, for a corrugated web or sheet, and subclasses 304.4+ for a composite web or sheet embodying a component of porous or cellular material.