COMPRESSIBLE PACKAGING ASSEMBLY

摘要

A packaging container can be configured to include cushioning material and to be foldable between an expanded state in which the container can be used to ship an article and a compressed state in which the container occupies a smaller volumetric space without the article being contained therein. This can reduce shipping costs associated with transporting the empty container.

主权项

1. A shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport, comprising:
at least one cushion; and an outer container, the at least one cushion being disposed in the outer container, the outer container being foldable between at least first and second states, wherein when in the first state, the outer container forms a closed shipping container sized to encompass a first volume of space sufficient to enclose an article and cushion the article with the at least one cushion, and wherein in the second state, the outer container is folded into a compressed state having a reservoir volume, the reservoir volume being sized to reduce compression of the at least one cushion when the outer container is in the second state.