Patent ID: 6253917
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A packing element comprising:an oblong sheet of material;first, second and third folds for folding said sheet of material into a first triangular unit having first, second and third planar sides;first and second cuts in said second and third planar sides wherein said first and second cuts extend between said second and third planar sides across said third fold at the junction of said second and third planar sides; andfourth and fifth folds extending between the ends of said first and second cuts in order to fold a portion of said second and third planar sides defined by said first and second cuts and said fourth and fifth folds wherein the portion of said second and third planar sides engages said first planar side of said first triangular unit at a non-zero angle thereby defining a mounting slot;wherein said first planar side of said first triangular unit is formed from folding said first and second folds so that the opposite ends of said sheet of material abut.