Method and Apparatus Pertaining to a Flexible Wrapping Material Having Laser-Formed Crease Lines

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the opposing ends of each of the arcuate crease lines also connect to an end of a corresponding laser-formed crease line that extends away from the corresponding arcuate crease line such that the crease lines and folded material forms the form-factor conformal pocket to accommodate the item and visually suggest concave side surfaces of the item.

An apparatus comprising:

• a wrapper configured to be disposed about an item, wherein the wrapper comprises a flexible wrapping material that exhibits poor dead-fold characteristics in that it exhibits a percentage spring-back of greater than 50%;
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• a plurality of laser-formed crease lines in the flexible wrapping material, the laser-formed crease lines being configured such that when the flexible wrapping material is folded about the crease lines when the item is wrapped in the wrapper a form-factor conformal pocket is, at least in part, formed to accommodate the item, and wherein the laser-formed crease lines include two opposing crease lines formed on a same side of the flexible wrapping material each having a curved portion at their central regions such that the two opposing crease lines are at their closest at a central region of the wrapper, each of the said opposing crease lines having straight portions which extend at a right angle to an edge of the flexible wrapping material on either side of the curved portion, and further wherein the laser-formed crease lines include additional arcuate crease lines that are created beneath the opposing crease lines to facilitate folding the wrapper about the item.

An apparatus comprising:

• a wrapper configured to be disposed about an item, wherein the wrapper comprises a flexible wrapping material that exhibits poor dead-fold characteristics in that it exhibits a percentage spring-back of greater than 50%;
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• a plurality of laser-formed crease lines in the flexible wrapping material, the laser-formed crease lines being configured such that when the flexible wrapping material is folded about the crease lines when the item is wrapped in the wrapper a form-factor conformal pocket is, at least in part, formed to accommodate the item, wherein the laser-formed crease lines include a plurality of arcuate crease lines such the resultant wrapper forms a package having a tetrahedral shape.