Patent ID: 7066331

Claim:
A cubiform cushioning medium for containing an article comprising: a planar cushioning medium having a plurality of independent cells formed by partially sealing two opposite non-breathable flexible resin sheets together, said cells encapsulating air in order to cause a cushioning effect, wherein said planar cushioning medium and each of the independent cells formed therein are folded in at least three places, the resulting structure having two lateral cushioning faces which are substantially equal in size with a bottom cushioning portion formed between the two lateral cushioning faces, each of the independent cells extending along one of the two lateral cushion faces, across the bottom cushion portion, and along the second of the two lateral cushioning faces, the bottom cushioning portion having at least one inward facing crease seal, wherein an opening for inserting an article to be protected is formed between ends of the two lateral cushioning faces opposite to the bottom cushioning portion, and wherein the ends of the cubiform cushioning medium opposite to the bottom cushioning portion are bonded, thereby enclosing the article to be protected inside the cubiform cushioning medium.