Patent ID: 8881904

Claim:
Corrosion inhibiting packaging for protecting a metal object having a bare metal surface by providing a corrosion inhibiting atmosphere around the bare metal surface, the packaging comprising a substrate having a base layer for providing rigidity to the substrate to maintain a shape imparted to the substrate, and a capping layer containing a corrosion inhibiting compound in an amount allowing controlled release of the corrosion inhibiting compound from the substrate to provide the corrosion inhibiting atmosphere around the bare metal surface, the substrate being formed by co-extruding the base layer and the capping layer, the packaging being in a semi-rigid or rigid form when shaped, wherein the shaped packaging is for covering the bare metal surface of the object to protect the bare metal surface, and the packaging being shaped for direct attachment to the object for covering the bare metal surface, the packaging being oriented such that when attached to the object, the capping layer faces the bare metal surface to provide the corrosion inhibiting atmosphere.