Patent ID: 8056717

Claim:
An overwrap for covering an associated object having a body and one or more angled faces, the overwrap comprising: an overwrap body for covering a first portion of the associated object, said overwrap body having first and second sides, an exterior surface of said overwrap comprises a generally smooth exterior surface and an interior surface of said overwrap comprises an undulated compressible surface; and, at least one side panel that extends from a bend in the overwrap body to an interior circumferential edge of said at least one side panel and that folds upon itself to cover at least one face of the associated object, wherein the at least one side panel includes webbing that constrains the at least one side panel to fold upon itself in a substantially uniform manner within said at least one side panel, wherein the overwrap further includes one or more spaced apart material discontinuities incorporated into and contained solely within the at least one side panel thereby defining adjacent side panel segments, said one or more spaced apart material discontinuities not extending to said bend, said one or more spaced apart material discontinuities not extending to said interior circumferential edge of said at least one side panel, said one or more spaced apart material discontinuities not extending to said bend, said one or more spaced apart material discontinuities being completely positioned within a plane of said at least one side panel, and further wherein the adjacent side panel segments overlap in a substantially uniform manner at the one or more spaced apart material discontinuities.