Patent ID: 7106202

Claim:
A container adapted to receive a parcel for shipment to an intended recipient, comprising: (1) a pouch having a pouch interior and a mouth communicating with the interior, said pouch has a perimeter and includes first and second flexible body panels joined about a majority of the perimeter to define a sealed edge with an unjoined portion defining the mouth; (2) an interlocking closure movable between i. an open position such that the parcel may be inserted into and removed from the interior, and ii. a closed position to retain the parcel in the interior as a received parcel; and (3) a protective insert structure removably disposed in the interior of said pouch, said protective insert structure having an insert interior adapted to substantially envelop the parcel to reduce risk of damage to the parcel during shipment, said protective insert structure including an inflatable bladder which substantially envelops the parcel and a puncture resistant lining interposed between said inflatable bladder and said first and second flexible body panels, such that said puncture resistant lining is disposed in the pouch interior in facing relationship to said pouch and said inflatable bladder is disposed interiorly of said puncture resistant lining.