Claims
- 1. A bin loader package for shipping, storing and dispensing cut paper directly into the paper supply bin of a photocopier, printer or other equipment having means for storing a supply of paper used in the operation of the equipment, comprising:
- means defining a box enclosure having opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a top wall and a bottom wall for enclosing a stack of paper sheets to be placed in a photocopier or other machine that uses the paper;
- said means including first and second open-ended tubular members telescopically interengaged with one another to define said opposite side and end walls and said top and bottom walls, said first tubular member being oriented with its open ends aligned along a longitudinal axis and defining at least said bottom wall and said top wall, and said second tubular member oriented with its open ends aligned along a vertical axis and defining said side and end walls, said members normally being telescopically engaged with one another such that the walls of one close the open ends of the other to form said box enclosure for enclosing and protecting a stack of paper sheets during shipping, storage and handling of the package;
- said first tubular member being slidable horizontally away from the second tubular member to expose the second tubular member and uncover the open top and bottom ends thereof, and said second tubular member being liftable vertically upwardly away from the stack of paper to release the paper through the open bottom end of the second tubular member and deposit it onto the elevator platform of the machine, said first tubular member having first handle means thereon to facilitate grasping and lifting of the package formed by the first and second tubular members and a stack of paper held therein, and second handle means to facilitate movement of the first tubular member horizontally away from the second tubular member; and
- said interengaged tubular members being receivable in the paper supply bin of a photocopier of other machine and separable from one another while in place in the paper supply bin to open the box enclosure to enable the first and second tubular members to be removed from the paper supply bin and to release the stack of paper from the package, whereby the package may be lifted and deposited onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin of a photocopier or other machine, said tubular members separated from one another, in situ, and the tubular members removed from the paper supply bin to deposit the stack of paper directly from the box enclosure onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin in position for use by the machine.
- 2. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- the first and second members are each made from a single blank folded to form the respective first and second members, and are assembled together to define said box enclosure without the use of separate fasteners.
- 3. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 2, wherein:
- the first and second members are made of a material selected from the group consisting of corrugated cardboard, paperboard and plastic.
- 4. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- said first handle means comprises a hand grip at each side of the top wall, formed integrally with said first member, foldable into flush, coplanar relationship with the top wall, and foldable into an upright position extending in substantial vertical alignment with the adjacent side walls.
- 5. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 4, wherein:
- said second handle means comprises a flap on one end of the bottom wall, foldable into a stored position flush against and parallel to an end wall of the box, and an operable position extending horizontally outwardly from one end of the bottom wall in substantial alignment therewith.
- 6. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- said second tubular member has hand grip means thereon to facilitate lifting of the second tubular member away from the stack of paper after the first tubular member is removed.
- 7. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 6, wherein:
- said hand grip means comprises a slot adjacent a top edge of each of two opposite side walls of the second tubular member.
- 8. A bin loader package for shipping, storing and dispensing cut paper directly into the paper supply bin of a photocopier, printer or other equipment having means for storing a supply of paper used in the operation of the equipment, comprising:
- means defining a box enclosure having opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a top wall and a bottom wall for enclosing a stack of paper sheets to be placed in a photocopier or other machine that uses the paper;
- said means including first and second open-ended tubular members telescopically interengaged with one another to define said opposite side and end walls and said top and bottom walls, said first tubular member being oriented with its open ends aligned along a longitudinal axis and defining at least said bottom wall and said top wall, and said second tubular member oriented with its open ends aligned along a vertical axis and defining said side and end walls, said tubular members normally being telescopically engaged with one another such that the walls of one close the open ends of the other to form said box enclosure for enclosing and protecting a stack of paper sheets during shipping, storage and handling of the package;
- said first tubular member being slidable horizontally away from the second tubular member to expose the second tubular member and uncover the open top and bottom ends thereof, and said second tubular member being liftable vertically upwardly away from the stack of paper to release the paper through the open bottom end of the second tubular member and deposit it onto the elevator platform of the machine; and
- said interengaged tubular members being receivable in the paper supply bin of a photocopier of other machine and separable from one another while in place in the paper supply bin to open the box enclosure to enable the first and second tubular members to be removed from the paper supply bin and to release the stack of paper from the package, whereby the package may be lifted and deposited onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin of a photocopier or other machine, said tubular members separated from one another, in situ, and the tubular members removed from the paper supply bin to deposit the stack of paper directly from the box enclosure onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin in position for use by the machine.
- 9. A bin loader package for shipping, storing and dispensing cut paper directly into the paper supply bin of a photocopier, printer or other equipment having means for storing a supply of paper used in the operation of the equipment, comprising:
- means defining a box enclosure having opposite side walls, opposite end walls, a top wall and a bottom wall for enclosing a stack of paper sheets to be placed in a photocopier or other machine that uses the paper;
- said means including first and second members interengaged with one another to define said opposite side and end walls and said top and bottom walls, said first member defining at least said bottom wall and said second member defining at least one of said side and end walls, said members normally being engaged with one another to form said box enclosure for enclosing and protecting a stack of paper sheets during shipping, storage and handling of the package; and
- said first member having first handle means thereon to facilitate grasping and lifting of the package formed by the first and second members and a stack of paper held therein, and second handle means to facilitate movement of the first member horizontally away from the second member, whereby said interengaged members are receivable in the paper supply bin of a photocopier of other machine and separable from one another while in place in the paper supply bin to open the box enclosure to enable at least one of the first and second members to be removed from the paper supply bin and to release the stack of paper from the package, whereby the package may be lifted and deposited onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin of a photocopier or other machine, said members separated from one another, in situ, and at least one of the members removed from the paper supply bin to deposit the stack of paper directly from the box enclosure onto the elevator platform of the paper supply bin in position for use by the machine.
- 10. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 9 wherein:
- said first and second members comprise telescopically interengaged inner and outer sleeves.
- 11. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 10, wherein:
- said sleeves each have spaced walls and opposite open ends, and said sleeves are arranged so that the walls of one close the open ends of the other when the sleeves are telescopically interengaged.
- 12. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 11, wherein:
- the outer sleeve comprises the first member, one of the walls there of forms said bottom wall, an opposite wall forms said top wall, and the opposite open ends are oriented a vertical axis and are disposed at opposite ends of the box enclosure; and
- the inner sleeve comprises the second member, the opposite open ends thereof are oriented along a vertical axis and are disposed at the top and bottom, respectively, of a stack of paper, said opposite open ends of the inner sleeve being closed by the top and bottom walls, respectively, formed by the first member, and opposite walls of the inner sleeve close the opposite open ends of the outer sleeve, thereby forming the box enclosure to completely encircle and enclose a stack of paper.
- 13. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 12, wherein:
- said first member is slidable horizontally away from the second member to expose the second member and uncover the open top and bottom ends thereof.
- 14. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
- said second member is liftable vertically upwardly away from the stack of paper to release the paper through the open bottom end of the second member and deposit it onto the elevator platform of the machine.
- 15. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
- said first member has first handle means thereon to facilitate grasping and lifting of the package formed by the first and second members and a stack of paper held therein.
- 16. A bin loader package as claimed in claim 15, wherein:
- said first member has second handle means thereon to facilitate movement of the first member horizontally away from the second member.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of commonly owned co-pending application Ser. No. 08/597,949, filed Feb. 7, 1996.
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