US 12,071,294 B2
Cushioning material, packing material, and packed goods
Shinya Kamigaki, Shiojiri (JP); and Ippo Hashimoto, Shiojiri (JP)
Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/049,388.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-175297 (JP), filed on Oct. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0131323 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65D 77/26 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/057 (2013.01) [B65D 77/26 (2013.01); B65D 2581/051 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cushioning material for being put into a packing box configured for encasement of electronic equipment, the cushioning material being configured to absorb external stress applied to the electronic equipment encased in the packing box, the cushioning material comprising:
a holder including
a first plate having a first opening and configured to face the electronic equipment when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box, and a second plate having a second opening and configured to face an inner wall surface of the packing box when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box; and
a first cushioning block held by the holder between the first plate and the second plate, the first cushioning block including
a first cushioning portion protruding through the first opening in a first direction going from the first plate toward the electronic equipment and configured to be in contact with the electronic equipment,
a second cushioning portion protruding through the second opening in a second direction going from the second plate toward the inner wall surface of the packing box and configured to be in contact with the inner wall surface of the packing box, and
a first link portion provided between the first plate and the second plate and linking the first cushioning portion and the second cushioning portion to each other, wherein
the first link portion is longer than the first opening and the second opening, and each of the first cushioning portion and the second cushioning portion, in a first holding direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction.