A packing tray (10) for packaging glass bottles (B), such as a glass wine bottle, the packing tray comprising: a plastic foam or molded fiber sheet (12) comprising a top wall (14) and an array (20) of recessed cell pockets (22) extending from the top wall; the top wall having a peripheral surface (18) surrounding the array of cell pockets and defining a top reference plane TRP; each cell pocket (22) comprising an open ring-shaped recess (24) having an elongated longitudinal axis LA transverse to the TRP and configured to be substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of a glass bottle disposed upright in the recess; the ring-shaped recess (24) including an upper cell portion (26) of a first diameter (FD) larger than a body diameter (BD) of the glass bottle, and lower ring portion (28) having resilient elements (30) radially disposed and spaced apart about a circumference (C) of the ring-shaped recess (24) and that extend radially inwardly from the first diameter (FD) and configured to engage the body diameter (BD) of the glass bottle and bend under lateral stress (LS) such that the resilient elements provide repeatable shock absorption; the peripheral surface (18) of the packing tray being sized to engage inner walls (42) of an outer shipping carton (40) in which the packing tray and glass bottles in the array of cell pockets are disposed for shipping.

In accordance with a broad embodiment of the invention, a novel paper product is comprised of two or more slit sheet packing material layers, each layer having its own slit pattern design to create interlocking layers of expansion sheet packaging materials. Each layer expands to create a three dimensional open netting of cells of hexagons, and the like, and is designed to have limited nesting with its opposing layer, thereby maximizing the thickness of the combined layers as compared to nested layers. Adjacent layers have differing slit patterns and can be expanded through expander type machinery such that the expansion rates of the differing slit pattern layers can be varied to deliver the same width of exiting expanded material from each layer. Preferably the differing slit pattern produce when expanded, inclined land areas that have the same number of rows per inch, but different angles of inclination of the land areas, such that adjacent layers can interlock, that is, have a restricted amount of nesting.

A method that protects helium balloons, which are shipped via shipping routes that expose the balloons to elevated temperatures that cause the balloons to lose helium gas at increased rates, from such effects includes providing a shipping box; lining the shipping box with a metalized sheet that provides insulation against heat conduction; placing at least one balloon in the lined shipping box; surrounding the at least one balloon with the metalized sheet from all sides thereof; closing the box; and shipping the box to a customer, whereby the balloons are rendered less susceptible to the elevated temperatures or reduced ambient pressures while travelling over the shipping routes.

A method that protects helium balloons, which are shipped via shipping routes that expose the balloons to elevated temperatures that cause the balloons to lose helium gas at increased rates, from such effects includes providing a shipping box; lining the shipping box with a metalized sheet that provides insulation against heat conduction; placing at least one balloon in the lined shipping box; surrounding the at least one balloon with the metalized sheet from all sides thereof; closing the box; and shipping the box to a customer, whereby the balloons are rendered less susceptible to the elevated temperatures or reduced ambient pressures while travelling over the shipping routes.

A cushion package box includes a box body, a first cushion member and a plurality of paper tubes. The first cushion member is disposed in the box body and the first cushion member has a porous structure. The plurality of paper tubes is disposed in the box body. At least one of the plurality of paper tubes is in contact with the first cushion member. An opening direction of the porous structure is different from an opening direction of the at least one paper tube.

A cushion package box includes a box body, a first cushion member and a plurality of paper tubes. The first cushion member is disposed in the box body and the first cushion member has a porous structure. The plurality of paper tubes is disposed in the box body. At least one of the plurality of paper tubes is in contact with the first cushion member. An opening direction of the porous structure is different from an opening direction of the at least one paper tube.

Equipment transport bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182) each including an upright, open-top, equipment-receiving bag (22, 110, 158) with associated equipment-handling assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184). The assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184) have load-bearing strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) operably associated with the transport bags (22, 110, 158) so that the strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) bear the primary loads during lifting and handling of the bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182).

Equipment transport bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182) each including an upright, open-top, equipment-receiving bag (22, 110, 158) with associated equipment-handling assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184). The assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184) have load-bearing strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) operably associated with the transport bags (22, 110, 158) so that the strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) bear the primary loads during lifting and handling of the bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182).

A cell box includes a bottom plate on which an object to be packed is placed, a sidewall formed at a peripheral edge of the bottom plate, and a spacer that is switched between a first state where one end of the spacer protrudes by a first distance from a sidewall toward a side of an accommodation space accommodating the object to be packed, and a second state where the one end does not protrude from the sidewall toward the side of the accommodation space.

A cell box includes a bottom plate on which an object to be packed is placed, a sidewall formed at a peripheral edge of the bottom plate, and a spacer that is switched between a first state where one end of the spacer protrudes by a first distance from a sidewall toward a side of an accommodation space accommodating the object to be packed, and a second state where the one end does not protrude from the sidewall toward the side of the accommodation space.