Patent ID: 6128889
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B31D,B65B,B65D,B65H

Abstract:
In a method of packing an article in a container, the steps of: introducing a quantity of loose fill material into a pouch of flexible material, placing the pouch of material in a form which has a side wall with a contour similar to that of the container and an area about 50 percent larger than the container, allowing the loose fill material within the pouch to flow to the side wall and thereby form a cushion having a shape similar to the interior of the container with substantially planar upper and lower surfaces, reducing pressure within the pouch to create a pressure differential which compresses the cushion to a size on the order of 80 to 90 percent of the size the container, placing both the compressed cushion and the article in the container with the article adjacent to one of the substantially planar surfaces of the cushion, and eliminating the pressure differential so that the cushion reexpands and fills the container while molding itself around the article.