Claims
- 1. A package comprising:
- (a) a rail of extruded foam having two ends, said rail including miter cuts and said rail being moved so as to close said miter cuts and connect said ends such that said rail defines a closed protective frame; and
- (b) reinforced packaging material being secured to sides of said frame so as to define an interior region into which an object may be packaged.
- 2. The package of claim 1 wherein said foam rail includes a protective overwrap of enveloping material, said enveloping material selected from the group consisting of paper, plastic, wood veneer and metal.
- 3. The package of claim 1 wherein said rail includes a plurality of miters which define legs on each side of the miters, said rail being bent at said miters to close the miters to define an enclosure and is shaped into a rectangular frame with all but one of said legs of said frame rail being secured to said reinforced packaging material.
- 4. The package of claim 3 wherein said reinforced packaging material includes a tear strip to allow access into the interior region of said package.
- 5. A package comprising:
- (a) a rail of extruded foam having two ends, said rail including miter cuts defining separate legs to the rail and said rail being moved so as to close said miter cuts such that said ends may connect to define a closed protection frame; and
- (b) a single sheet of reinforced packaging material secured to the same surface of all but one of said separate legs of said rail, said other separate leg being secured to said reinforced packaging material on another surface of said other leg.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisioned of co-pending application Ser. No. 084,425 filed on Aug. 11, 1987.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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Divisions (1)
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84425 |
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