Packing member and packing material therewith

A packing member comprising:

• a body portion including
• a bottom face portion that is rectangular in shape and on which a packed article is placed, and
• a side face portion that is provided continuously with the bottom face portion via folding lines along three sides of the bottom face portion,
• the body portion being assembled by folding a piece of sheet;
• and
• a shock absorbing member disposed along one side of the body portion along which the side face portion is not provided continuously therewith,
• wherein
• the shock absorbing member has a holding structure that keeps the side face portion upright relative to the bottom face portion,
• the side face portion is configured with:
• first and second side face portions that are provided continuously with the bottom face portion via folding lines along two opposite sides of the bottom face portion;
• and
• a third side face portion that is provided continuously with the bottom face portion via a folding line along another side of the bottom face portion, and
• the shock absorbing member includes:
• a first shock absorbing member disposed along an inner face of the first side face portion;
• a second shock absorbing member disposed along an inner face of the second side face portion;
• and
• a third shock absorbing member fixed to the first and the second shock absorbing members so as to bridge between the first and second shock absorbing members.