| Abstract: |
The disclosed embodiments relate to an insulative protective packaging material constructed using recyclable paper materials. The packaging material includes one or more plies of paper adhered to each other. The one or more plies can have protrusions that form gas pockets. The gas pockets can be sealed by another ply to provide shock absorbency and insulation. Further, the plies can be used in multiple ways such as by nesting the protrusions of one ply into the recessed of another ply, layering multiple plies on top of each other, or individually. Each ply can be substantially flat or have protrusions. The protrusions can be made in various ways such as alternating the directions that they extend and varying the shapes of the protrusions. The resulting packaging material can be used as a shipping container or as liners within shipping containers. |
| Inventor: |
Moore, Benjamin Edward Lee (Central, SC, US); Johnson, Wesley Robert (Greenville, SC, US) |
| Applicant: |
tForm, Inc. (Williamston, SC, US) |
| Face Assignee: |
N/A |
| Filed: |
2020-09-04 |
| Issued: |
2021-03-04 |
| Claims: |
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1. A packaging material comprising:
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14. A recyclable multiple-ply packaging comprising:
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17. A method of forming an insulative and recyclable packaging material, the method comprising:
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