Protective element for bottles and related blank

A protection element (1) made of papercraft material to protect one or more objects (B), in particular to protect one or more bottles (B), comprising two support elements (2, 3) connected by a connection element (4), wherein each support element (2, 3) has an upper wall (5;

• 6) and two support walls (7, 8;
• 9, 11) associated below the respective upper wall (5;
• 6) to support it,
• wherein the upper wall (5;
• 6) of each support element (2;
• 3) is connected to said connection element (4),
• wherein a first support wall (8;
• 9) of each support element (2, 3) is arranged at said connection element (4) and has a shaped opening (16;
• 17) for each object (B) to be protected,
• wherein said connection element (4) has two shaped flaps (18;
• 19) for each object (B) to be protected, each shaped flap (18;
• 19) being arranged at the respective support element (2;
• 3) and projecting on the respective upper wall (5, 6) of the respective support element (2;
• 3) and on a respective shaped opening (16;
• 17) of the respective first support wall (8;
• 9),
• wherein one or each shaped flap (18, 19) of said connection element (4) has at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26), arranged transversely to said longitudinal axis (y), with respect to which the respective shaped flap (18, 19) is capable of folding, each shaped flap (18;
• 19) being configured so that when the respective object (B) to be protected is arranged on said protection element (1) resting on the respective shaped flaps (18;
• 19), the weight of said object (B) acts on the respective shaped flaps (18;
• 19) which fold with respect to the respective at least one transverse folding line (24, 25, 26) to insert in the respective shaped openings (16;
• 17) of said support walls (8;
• 9) and lock the object (B) in position.