Shipping folder for books and similar objects

Claim 1

A SHIPPING CONTAINER INCLUDING: A TUBULAR BODY COMPRISING A PAIR OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR TOP AND BOTTOM WALL PANELS CONNECTED ALONG OPPOSITE SIDE EDGES BY A PAIR OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR SIDE WALL PANELS, IN WHICH THE TOP PANEL IS SUBSTANTIALLY SHORTER THAN THE BOTTOM AND SIDE WALL PANELS, AN END CUSHION ASSEMBLY AND END CLOSURE ASSEMBLY CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE END OF SAID SHIPPING CONTAINER INCLUDING: AN END CUSHION PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE END EDGE OF ONE OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALL PANELS, AN END CUSHION FLAP HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID END CUSHION PANEL, AN END CLOSURE PANEL HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE END EDGE OF THE OTHER OF SAID TOP AND BOTTOM WALL PANELS, AND FOLDED INTO FACE CONTACT WITH SAID END CUSHION FLAP, AND AN END CLOSURE FLAP HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID END CLOSURE PANEL AND FOLDED OVER SAID END CUSHION FLAP INTO FACE CONTACT THEREWITH AND INTO FACE CONTACT WITH SAID END CUSHION PANEL, SAID CUSHION PANEL, END CUSHION FLAP, END CLOSURE PANEL AND END CLOSURE FLAP BEING OF A LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE HEIGHT OF SAID SIDE WALL PANELS TO FORM AN END CLOSURE FOR SAID TUBULAR BODY, AND MEANS ADHERING SAID END CLOSURE FLAP IN FACE CONTACT TO SAID END CUSHION PANEL THEREBY SECRING THE SHIPPING CONTAINER FOR SHIPMENT.