Multi-purpose cushioning system
OwnerDaniel H. Waldeninventor
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Abstract
A receptacle article comprises a first wall, a second wall, a connection between a peripheral edge of the first wall and the second wall, the connection defining a peripheral edge of the receptacle, a hollow interior between an inner surface of the first wall and an inner surface of the second wall, and an opening, the opening exposing the hollow interior to an external environment of the receptacle. The opening can be through a thickness of one of the first and second wall. The pocket can be filled with a filler or cushioning material so that the receptacle can function as a multi-purpose cushioning member or system. The filler material can be used plastic grocery bags.
Claims5
A multi-purpose cushioning system, comprising:
- a receptacle including a first wall having a quadrilateral shape and a second wall having the quadrilateral shape;
- a first connection between a peripheral edge of the first wall and a peripheral edges of the second wall, the first connection defining a peripheral edge of the receptacle;
- a plurality of second connections between the first wall and the second wall, the plurality of second connections defining a plurality of pockets within the peripheral edge of the receptacle,
- wherein the plurality of pockets are filled with cushioning material comprising plastic shopping bags,
- each pocket of the plurality is square-shaped and includes an elongated opening through a thickness of one of the first wall and the second wall so as to expose a hollow interior of the pocket to an external environment, the elongated opening having a length which is aligned with a pair of diagonally opposite corners of the pocket and thereby divides the pocket into a pair of triangular portions, and
- each plastic shopping bag is folded into a triangular shape prior to insertion into a respective triangular portion, said triangular shape being substantially equal to the shape of a respective triangular portion;
- where the receptacle is configured to bend along the plurality of second connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.