Patent ID: 8459454

Claim:
A device for packaging a window treatment, comprising: an elastically compressible piece having a substantially uniform cross-sectional profile having a substantially flat tubular shape with an outer surface and an inner surface which defines an internal cavity, with the distance between the outer and inner surfaces defining a substantially uniform wall thickness, said elastically compressible piece having substantially flat top and bottom walls, and having front and rear side walls, and defining a vertical cut extending through the bottom wall and through most of the height of the front and rear side walls, stopping lust short of the top wall; wherein said elastically compressible piece is made of a foam material and has first and second ends, and said cut is located substantially halfway between the first and second ends of said elastically compressible piece; and further comprising an open ended box having top, bottom, front, and rear walls, and a first end wall and being open at the other end, said open ended box being sized to receive and surround the foam piece with a close fit when the foam piece is folded onto itself about said cut.