Patent ID: 6202390
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B65B,B65D

Abstract:
A method of packaging an object in a basket, comprising:providing a packaging material comprising:a flexible backing having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface opposite the first surface; anda mass of individual, thin, flexible strips of material intertwined with one another to form a resilient tuft, the mass of individual, thin, flexible strips of material substantially covering and connected to the first surface of the flexible backing;positioning the packaging material into the basket such that the flexible backing substantially conforms to the contour of an interior surface of the basket thereby lining the interior surface of the basket with the flexible backing and such that the mass of individual, thin, flexible strips of material is exposed to receive at least one object thereon; andpositioning the object on the tuft such that the object is substantially surrounded by the tuft to prevent its lateral movement and cushioningly support the object during transport of the package.