Package for videocassettes and the like

A package for videocassette(s) or the like capable of enclosing and cushioning the contents during mailing or similar rough handling and capable of being Printed with a variety of graphics, comprising an outer Paperboard carton including a pair of opposed main panels, a pair of opposed side panels connected to the side edges of said main panels, opposed end panels connected to the end edges of the main and side panels, and a cover panel hinged to the edge of one of said side panels and adapted to cover the uppermost of said main panels, said uppermost main panel having a cutout central portion adapted to contain a videocassette, an article or articles, the Periphery of said cutout portion being bordered by flaps scored from the edges of said upper panel on each side of said cutout portion and folded downwardly at right angles to said uppermost panel to form a recessed cavity, and a cushioning and supporting member contained within said package and covering the majority of the area of the lowermost panel and having upwardly folded side flaps on each of its sides positioned inside said package adjacent to each of said side panels and end panels, said cushioning and supporting member being formed of light weight cushioning material having rigidity greater than said paperboard, and further having slots aligned with said downwardly folded flaps, each of said flaps being PG,14 contained within such slot to hold it in position, said cover panel being adapted to cover said cutout portion and being provided with a means to lock the same in a closed position.