Patent ID: 9056708
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A product cushioning device for supporting a shock sensitive product during shipping, said product cushioning structure being made of a moldable resilient plastics material, comprising: a product-supporting region suitably shaped and sized to accommodate the shock sensitive product and at least partially surrounded by product contacting walls, and said product-supporting region having a product supporting platform in the lower region thereof; and at least one donut-shaped cavity with inclined walls defining a central mesa formed in the product supporting platform and serving to control the amount and rate of deflection in the event of impact, said central mesa having a height less than said donut-shaped cavity; a base portion having salient outer corners for fitting into corresponding corners of an outer packaging container; and deflection elements in the form of inclined ribs extending from respective corners of the product-supporting region to corresponding salient outer corners of the base portion, wherein said deflection elements are adapted to control deflection under shock loading conditions.