Patent ID: 7654391

Claim:
A packaging product capable of being configured into a corner pad, comprising a plank of thermoplastic foam having a thickness, said plank including a plurality of sheets and an original shape, said plank of foam cut into a series of interlocking L-shaped segments, said interlocking L-shaped segments sharing a common edge, wherein said cut extend through the thickness of said plank, a portion of said cut terminating prior to the full thickness of the plank to form tab areas which connect said interlocking L-shaped segments together along their common edge, such that said plank retains its original shape after said L-shaped segments are formed, said L-shaped segments further cut into a first, a second and a base sub-segments wherein a portion of said cut between said sub-segments terminates prior to the full thickness of the plank to form hinge portions at uncut portions of said plank between said first sub-segment and said base and said second sub-segment and said base, wherein said cut further form a dovetail section in said first and said second sub-segments such that said dovetail sections clear said cut and lock said first and second sub-segments in a position substantially perpendicular to said base sub-segment to form said corner pad when said first and second sub-segments are rotated along said hinge portions around said base.