Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- providing an office chair including a seat section, a back section, and a base section, the base section including a central axis, and a plurality of leg members extending in a radial direction relative to the central axis and wherein each of the plurality of leg members is adapted to accept wheels;
providing a single shipping container including a DIM of no greater than 130 inches;
arranging the base section, the seat section and the back section inside the single shipping container so that the single shipping container is capable of closing;
closing the single shipping container; and
sending the single shipping container via a delivery service.
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Abstract
A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing an office chair including a seat section, a back section, and a base section, the base section including a central axis, and a plurality of leg members extending in a radial direction relative to the central axis and wherein each of the plurality of leg members is adapted to accept wheels;
providing a single shipping container including a DIM of no greater than 130 inches;
arranging the base section, the seat section and the back section inside the single shipping container so that the single shipping container is capable of closing;
closing the single shipping container; and
sending the single shipping container via a delivery service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing an office chair including a seat section, a back section, and a base section including a central axis, wherein the base section comprises a plurality of leg members extending in a radial direction relative to the central axis;
providing a single shipping container including a DIM of no greater than 130 inches;
arranging the seat section, the back section and the base section inside the single shipping container so that the single shipping container is capable of closing;
closing the single shipping container; and
sending the single shipping container via a delivery service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing an office chair including a seat section, a back section, and a base section including a central axis, wherein the base section comprises a plurality of leg members extending in a radial direction relative to the central axis;
providing a single shipping container including a DIM of no greater than 150 inches;
arranging the seat section, the back section and the base section inside the single shipping container so that the single shipping container is capable of closing;
closing the single shipping container; and
sending the single shipping container from a first location to a second location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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