Patent ID: 9233787
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. A cushioning material that is arranged between a packed item and an outer box, the cushioning material comprising: a base material that includes a main body portion which is brought into contact with a cushioned surface of the packed item and a bending part which is formed integrally with the main body portion so as to be able to be bent through a hinge line, the base material being arranged opposite the packed item; and a plurality of columnar support portions that are arranged in a plurality of places on a surface on an opposite side to a surface of the base material in contact with the cushioned surface of the packed item, wherein the plurality of columnar support portions comprise when the bending part is bent substantially perpendicularly with respect to the main body portion such that the bending part makes contact with another surface of the packed item adjacent to the cushioned surface, the first columnar support portion and the one end portion of the second columnar support portion both protrude from a surface of the main body portion toward a side surface of the outer box opposite the cushioned surface of the packed item by substantially the same amount of protrusion in a direction away from the packed item.