Packaging

A packaging element formed from a blank, the packaging element comprising:

• a main panel;
• a flexible first side expansion assembly connected in bendable relation to the main panel;
• a flexible second side expansion assembly connected in bendable relation to the main panel;
• a flexible bottom expansion assembly connected in bendable relation to the main panel;
• a first back panel connected to the first side expansion assembly;
• a second back panel connected to the second side expansion assembly, the first back panel affixed to the second back panel;
• and,
• a top panel connected to the main panel, the top panel comprising a selectable thickness bend element, the top panel configured to be affixed to at least one of the first back panel and the second back panel.

A packaging element comprising:

• a front;
• a back;
• a first side expansion assembly connecting the front to the back;
• a second side expansion assembly connecting the front to the back;
• a bottom expansion assembly connecting the front to the back, wherein the front, the back, the first side expansion assembly, the second side expansion assembly, and the bottom expansion assembly together define an interior and an opening allowing access to the interior, the interior defining an interior volume;
• and
• a top panel assembly connected to the front proximate the opening and arranged to be affixed to the back in one of multiple locations,
• wherein each expansion assembly is configured to flex such that the front is movable with respect to the back,
• wherein the packaging element is configurable to be arranged in one of a minimally-expanded state, a moderately-expanded state, and a substantially-expanded state, and
• wherein the top panel assembly is configurable to cover the opening and to be affixed to the back regardless of the state in which the packaging element is configured.