Patent ID: 8783547

Claim:
A corrugated paper structure for containing and protecting an item from impact damage, comprising: a first and a second rectangular base pad of corrugated paper; four structural members, each member comprising a corrugated paper tube and only one corrugated paper truss member disposed within the corrugated paper tube; wherein the corrugated paper tube is formed from a folded sheet of corrugated paper having a first, a second, a third and a fourth panel and a glue panel, each panel extending lengthwise along the folded sheet and folded perpendicularly to the adjacent panels to form a tube with a rectangular cross-section, and the glue panel is glued to the first panel; and the only one corrugated paper truss member is formed from a folded sheet of corrugated paper having a truss panel and two glue panels, one on either side of the truss panel, each panel extending lengthwise along the folded sheet, and each glue panel folded at an acute angle to and in opposing directions from the truss panel; wherein the corrugated paper truss member is disposed inside the corrugated paper tube so that the truss panel of the truss member extends diagonally between opposing corners of the corrugated paper tube, and the glue panels of the truss member are glued to the inside surfaces of the first and third panels of the corrugated paper tube; and wherein each of the four structural members is disposed between and attached to the first and second base pads adjacent to each of the four edges thereof and perpendicularly to the adjacent structural members.