Tetrahedral loose-fill packing
OwnerHenry H. Huston, Sr., Henry H. Huston, Jr. +1inventors
InventorsHenry H. Huston, Sr., Henry H. Huston, Jr., Peter T. Bennett
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Abstract
The use of hollow tetrahedral units as cushioning loose-fill is described. The loose-fill tetrahedra can be made from recycled material such as paper waste by the method of the invention. The loose-fill tetrahedra do not fill the entire space surrounding a packed article, but do support each other during shipping and handling. Apparatus for forming the tetrahedra is described.
Claims7
Loose-fill packing material for cushioning an object packed for shipment, comprising a plurality of hollow, empty, unsealed, self-supporting tetrahedral units, wherein each loose-fill unit is integrally formed of rectangular sheet material with a transverse fold line at the middle of the longer dimension of the rectangular sheet constituting one edge of the tetrahedral unit;
- opposite end portions of the rectangular sheet material, each end portion being folded with one folded end portion held within the other folded end portion, forming a flap at another edge of the tetrahedral unit.
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