Patent ID: 8715806
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B32B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sandwich construction, comprising: a core having inner and outer surfaces and comprising a sheet material oriented extending between the inner and outer core surfaces in a configuration providing resistance to crushing in a direction between the inner and outer surfaces, wherein the core sheet material is a honeycomb structure; an outer facing layer of a sheet material adhered to the outer surface of the core layer, wherein the sheet material of the outer facing layer comprises paper sheet; and an inner facing layer adhered to the core inner surface and being sufficiently deformable to conform to a sharp edge of a protected object when the sandwich construction is bent therearound, and being substantially more compressible or stretchable than the outer facing layer, wherein the inner facing layer is compressible and stretchable in the plane of the inner facing layer such that the inner facing layer does not tear when the formable protector is bent around the sharp edge; wherein the core has sufficient resistance to crushing and the outer facing layer is sufficiently durable for causing the core to partially crush when the sandwich construction is bent around the sharp edge while partially retaining crushing resistance for protecting the sharp edge against impact.