Patent ID: 8297492

Claim:
A corner reinforcement for distributing a load stacked on top of a packaging unit, the corner reinforcement made from a folded rectangular paper blank, the blank comprising: parallel opposing side edges; parallel top and bottom edges; and one or more first lateral fold lines parallel to the top and bottom edges, the first lateral fold lines dividing the blank into two or more equal sections; wherein each section is divided into a rectangular top half and a rectangular bottom half of substantially equal dimensions by a second lateral fold line parallel to the top and bottom edges, the second lateral fold line having opposing ends; wherein each top half comprises a triangular top panel and two substantially triangular side panels, each triangular top panel being defined by one of the second lateral fold lines and two diagonal fold lines, each diagonal fold line extending substantially from a point along one of the first lateral fold lines equidistant the side edges to an opposing end of one of the second fold lines, each of the triangular side panels being hingedly attached to the triangular top panel along one of the two diagonal fold lines; and wherein the bottom half of each section is free of fold lines, perforations or score lines.