Protective package

Claim 1

A package for protecting an object enclosed therein from mechanical shock comprising an upper section having a top endwall from which extends a unitary substantially vertical sidewall terminating in a lower edge; and a lower section comprising a bottom endwall on which the object rests when the package is in an upright position and from which extends a unitary substantially vertical sidewall terminating in an upper edge matching the lower edge of the upper section, (1) the sections of approximately equal height being molded from resiliently compressible material by means of a two-part mold, the parting line of the male and female components of which is located at about the midpoint of the outer wall of each section, said outer surface of each section tapering inward to the extent of the mold relief angle from the parting line toward the edge of each section and toward the endwall of each section, and (2) the contour of the inner sidewall surface of the sections being adapted to conform substantially to the contour of the outer sidewall surface of the enclosed object, said inner sidewall surface of each section from the level of parting line to the edge thereof is cored in such manner as to form a plurality of inner longitudinal channels which are matching when the edges of the upper and lower sections are placed in alined and abutting relationship and the outer sidewall surface of each section between the parting line and the edge thereof is cored in such manner as to form a longitudinal groove and wall on each side of the inner longitudinal channels, the walls being deformable when a force is applied to the inner shoulder thereof, and the grooves matching when the edges of the upper and lower sections are placed in aligned and abutting relationship.