Box bracket assembly for secure packing of glass bottles

Abstract

A box bracket assembly including a box and an insert for protecting and holding a bottle securely within the box. The insert includes vertical support panels having apertures for holding the bottle. Support aperture edges hold the bottle in place centrally in an inner cavity between the support panels. The support apertures are formed in two parallel support panels. Support panels may be linked by a base. Extending from the sides of the support panels are brackets which fold along a bracket hinge to form a 90° angle with the support panels. Once folded and inserted into the box, the sides of the brackets are parallel and in contact with the sides of the box and the edges of the brackets contact the perpendicular sides of the box, such that the insert and the bottle are immobilized within the box.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A box bracket assembly comprising in combination:
 a box substantially enclosing an interior space;   the box having a rectangular shape including a front wall that is substantially planar opposite a rear wall that is substantially planar, with side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall, and with upper and lower end walls adapted to enclose upper and lower ends of the box;   an insert adapted to reside within the interior space;   the insert having a first support panel and a second support panel;   wherein the first support panel and the second support panel are adapted to be parallel to each other;   wherein the first support panel and the second support panel are separated by a base at a bottom edge of each support panel;   wherein each support panel is substantially at a 90° angle to the base;   wherein the base is in contact with a bottom end of the box;   wherein each support panel has a first vertical edge connected to a first bracket and a second vertical edge connected second bracket;   wherein each bracket is adapted to be oriented at a 90° angle to an adjacent support panel in a direction toward a sidewall of the box;   wherein a height of each bracket is substantially equal to a height of the box;   wherein each bracket has a bracket vertical edge; wherein the bracket vertical edge is in contact with the sidewall;   wherein a bracket outer side is parallel to and in contact with one of the front wall or the rear wall of the box;   wherein each support panel has at least one support aperture;   wherein each support aperture is adapted to receive a portion of a bottle body and   wherein a bottle is held within a support aperture of the first support panel and a support aperture of the second support panel.   
     
     
         2 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a support aperture width is less than a diameter, or width, of the bottle body;
 wherein a support aperture height is greater than a height of the bottle body, and wherein a support aperture height is less than the height of the bottle, such that the support aperture is adapted to receive the portion of the bottle body.   
     
     
         3 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein an upper support aperture edge is convex curve. 
     
     
         4 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein an upper support aperture edge is adapted to contact a bottle neck at a tapered portion of the bottle neck. 
     
     
         5 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each support apertures is positioned in a central location within each support panel. 
     
     
         6 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each bracket has a least one beveled corner. 
     
     
         7 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the support aperture of the first support panel is aligned vertically with and has equal dimensions to the support aperture of the second support panel. 
     
     
         8 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each support panel has a plurality of support apertures. 
     
     
         9 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle is an industry standard bottle. 
     
     
         10 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle is an industry standard bottle;
 and wherein the industry standard bottle is a 16 oz. decanter glass bottle having a width of 3″ and a height of 7.3″.   
     
     
         11 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a bracket hinge is perforated. 
     
     
         12 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a foldable crease is formed between each support panel and the base. 
     
     
         13 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a combined width of two brackets and an inner cavity equals a width of the front wall of the box. 
     
     
         14 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the box and the insert are comprised of corrugated paperboard. 
     
     
         15 . A box bracket assembly comprising in combination:
 a box substantially enclosing an interior space;   the box having a rectangular shape including a front wall that is substantially planar opposite a rear wall that is substantially planar, with side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall, and with upper and lower end walls adapted to enclose upper and lower ends of the box;   an insert adapted to reside within the interior space;   the insert having a first support panel and a second support panel;   wherein the first support panel and the second support panel are adapted to be parallel to each other;   wherein each support panel has a first vertical edge connected to a first bracket and a second vertical edge connected second bracket;   wherein each bracket is adapted to be oriented at a 90° angle to an adjacent support panel in a direction toward a sidewall of the box;   wherein each bracket has a bracket vertical edge; wherein the bracket vertical edge is in contact with the sidewall;   wherein a bracket outer side is parallel to and in contact with one of the front wall or the rear wall of the box;   wherein each support panel has at least one support aperture;   wherein each support aperture is adapted to receive a portion of a bottle body and wherein a bottle is held within a support aperture of the first support panel and a support aperture of the second support panel.   
     
     
         16 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the first support panel and the second support panel are separated by a base at a bottom edge of each support panel;
 wherein each support panel is substantially at a 90° angle to the base;   wherein the base is in contact with a bottom end of the box.   
     
     
         17 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a height of each bracket is substantially equal to a height of the box. 
     
     
         18 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a combined width of two brackets and an inner cavity equals a width of the front wall of the box. 
     
     
         19 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a support aperture width is less than a diameter, or width, of a bottle body;
 wherein a support aperture height is greater than a height of the bottle body, and wherein a support aperture height is less than the height of the bottle, such that the support aperture is adapted to receive the portion of the bottle body.   
     
     
         20 . The box bracket assembly of  claim 15 , wherein the support aperture of the first support panel is aligned vertically with and has equal dimensions to the support aperture of the second support panel.