Patent ID: 8196747

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a unitary molded foam body of cushioning packaging material which has predetermined crush characteristics, said molded foam body defining a rectilinear frame surrounding and defining a product receiving and supporting recess; said molded foam body when undeformed defining a pair of arched portions extending from said rectilinear frame, disposed on opposite sides of said recess and defining a central axis transverse to said recess, each of said arched portions having a curved inner surface spaced from and concave toward said recess and an outer surface lying generally parallel to said inner surface and defining an outer boundary for said molded foam body, each of said arched portions having predetermined deformation characteristics; said outer surface defining a contact surface for an enclosing package and said deformation characteristics leading to enlargement of contact surfaces upon deformation of said arched portions, said molded foam body achieving a fragility capability by combined effects of the crush characteristics of said material, the deformation characteristics of said arched portions, and the enlargement of said contact surface upon deformation of said arched portions.