SHIPPING CAPSULE INCORPORATING BLANKET AND METHOD

摘要

In accordance with embodiments of the present invention described herein, a shipping capsule (10) is provided comprising a lattice blanket (12) that is expandable and contractible so as to allow size adjustability and a covering layer (14). In one particularly embodiment, the lattice blanket (12) forms an expandable and contractible sleeve that is received around a product being shipped in the shipping capsule (10) and the covering layer (14) is a polymer film such as stretch wrap. Methods of shipping and packaging a product are also disclosed.