Patent ID: 8875875

Claim:
A stackable package for bedding comprising: a flexible outer container having an upper end and a lower end, a bottom panel extending along the lower end of said flexible outer container and side panels extending upwardly from said bottom panel toward the upper end of said flexible outer container for defining an open end of said flexible outer container; a box-shaped insert disposed inside said flexible outer container for reinforcing said bottom panel and lower ends of said side panels of said flexible outer container, said box-shaped insert having an open upper end, a closed lower end, a flat bottom panel that extends along the closed lower end, and four side panels that extend from said flat bottom panel to the open upper end of said box-shaped insert, wherein said insert is more rigid than said flexible outer container, and wherein upper ends of said side panels of said flexible outer container are unsupported by said insert; bedding disposed inside said insert, wherein the unsupported upper ends of said side panels of said flexible outer container are hermetically sealed together for hermetically sealing said flexible outer container with said bedding disposed inside said hermetically sealed flexible outer container; wherein said hermetically sealed unsupported upper ends of said side panels have aligned openings that define a handle at the upper end of said flexible outer container, and wherein said handle is foldable between a horizontal, stacking configuration in which said handle defines a flat, horizontal surface at said upper end of said flexible outer container and a vertical configuration for carrying said package.