Package 301   

  SHIPPING CONTAINER: An interlocking double-cover (IC) box meeting the following requirements:
        Tube - For gross weight not exceeding 225 pounds, tube must be made of corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 200 pounds.
          For gross weight exceeding 225 pounds but not exceeding 300 pounds, tube must be made of corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 250 pounds or doublewall corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 200 pounds.
          For gross weight exceeding 300 pounds but not exceeding 370 pounds, tube must be made of corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 275 pounds or doublewall corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 250 pounds.
          For gross weight exceeding 370 pounds but not exceeding 485 pounds, tube must be made of doublewall corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 350 pounds, OR
          When gross weight exceeds 225 pounds but does not exceed 370 pounds, singlewall corrugated fibreboard of tube must be constructed with two laminated corrugated mediums, each weighing not less than 26 pounds per 1,000 square feet.
        Cap - When gross weight does not exceed 350 pounds, top and bottom must be covered by flanged caps made of singlewall corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 200 pounds. When gross weight exceeds 350 pounds, top and bottom caps must be made of doublewall corrugated fibreboard testing not less than 250 pounds. Flanges of caps must be not less than 3 inches wide and must fold down over and back under flanges of tube. Caps must be securely strapped around flanges with metal straps or wire.
        Clearance - Not less than 1-inch clearance must be maintained between article and inner walls of box, including top, by forms of expanded plastic having a minimum density of 1 3/4 pounds per cubic foot, except clearance between sides may be maintained at not less than 3/4 inch when expanded plastic pads 6 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick are placed vertically against side of article to within at least 10 inches of top of article.
          The following exceptions to the above clearance requirements are permitted:
        (1) a minimum of 1/2-inch clearance may be maintained between the face of the article and inside surface of container if handles are removed and packaged inside of article and a sheet of nontest doublewall corrugated fibreboard is secured over the door fronts; or
        (2) 1-inch front clearance need not be maintained when mounted handle(s) are not removed, provided handle(s) are protected by an expanded foam pad secured in position; or
        (3) 1/2-inch clearance may be maintained at the back of the article when the cabinet has a flat back and no external condenser; or
        (4) when rear condenser is mounted as an integral part of the article, rear clearances must be not less than 3/8 inch.
        Base - Article must be mounted on skids or full-dimension base frame constructed as follows:
          Wood skids each made of lumber measuring a minimum of 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches in cross-sectional area, OR
          Wood frame, made of lumber not less than 7/8-inch thick, having a minimum combined cross-sectional area of 9 square inches, OR
          Skids made of expanded plastic pads and top and bottom wood members securely fastened together, each skid not less than 4 1/4 inches in width, with top wood member not less than 9/16-inch thick and bottom wood member not less than 3/8-inch thick. Expanded plastic pads must have a minimum density of two pounds per cubic foot. Each skid must be provided with a minimum of two expanded plastic pads, one at each end of skid, and each pad must be a minimum of one inch in thickness and 10 inches in length, OR
          Skids made of built-up corrugated fibreboard, corrugations vertical, and top and bottom wood members securely fastened together, each skid measuring not less than 1 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches in cross-sectional area, with top wood member not less than 7/32-inch thick and bottom wood member not less than 3/32-inch thick, OR
          Skids made of expanded plastic having runners extending full dimension from front to rear, with a minimum density of 2.0 pounds per cubic foot and measuring a minimum of 3 3/4 inches wide by 2 5/8 inches thick. A minimum of 1 inch must be maintained between bottom of article and bottom of carton or cap.