Patent ID: 8757384
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A device for packing an object, comprising: a main section having a planar opening side with an opening defined therein, a body side disposed opposite from the opening side, and multiple peripheral sides extending between the opening side and the body side, an object cavity being defined in the main section between the peripheral sides that is continuous with the opening defined in the planar opening side of the main section, the object cavity being configured to receive a portion of the object through the opening for packing; a hinge feature defining a hinge line at an intersection of one of the peripheral sides of the main section with the planar opening side such that the hinge line is co-planar with the planar opening side; and a buffer section coupled to the peripheral side of the main section by the hinge feature, the buffer section being configured to fold about the hinge line from an extended position to a folded packing position relative to the main section; where the buffer section has opposing first and second sides, where the hinge feature is disposed adjacent and contiguous with the planar opening side of the main section and hingeably couples the buffer section to the main section such that the first side of the buffer section faces the same direction as the opening side of the main section when the buffer section is disposed in its extended position, and such that the second side of the buffer section is disposed in face-to-face relationship with an exterior surface of a peripheral side of the main section when the buffer section is positioned in its folded packing position.