Disclosed is a product pouch arrangement and method of (for) manufacture thereof. The product pouch arrangement includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment in use includes a plurality of shock cushioning elements that cushion the one or more products, and also optically protect the one or more products, the second compartment accommodates in use the one or more products, at least one of the first and second compartments are resealable so that the one or more products and/or the plurality of cushioning elements are user-accessible and the first and second compartments have surrounding walls that are fabricated from at least one flexible plastics material that transmits electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range to which a human eye responds but attenuates radiation in an ultra violet (UV) electromagnetic wavelength range.

Disclosed is a product pouch arrangement and method of (for) manufacture thereof. The product pouch arrangement includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment in use includes a plurality of shock cushioning elements that cushion the one or more products, and also optically protect the one or more products, the second compartment accommodates in use the one or more products, at least one of the first and second compartments are resealable so that the one or more products and/or the plurality of cushioning elements are user-accessible and the first and second compartments have surrounding walls that are fabricated from at least one flexible plastics material that transmits electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range to which a human eye responds but attenuates radiation in an ultra violet (UV) electromagnetic wavelength range.

A packing material including a strip of corrugated cellulosic material and a method of packing an object in a shipping box using the packing material. The strip of corrugated cellulosic material includes a plurality of macro flutes and is moveable between an expanded state and a compressed state. The strip of corrugated cellulosic material is in the compressed state when a compression force is applied to the strip of corrugated cellulosic material in the longitudinal direction and in the expanded state when the compression force is removed. The length of the strip of corrugated cellulosic material is longer in the expanded state than the compressed state.

A packing product, its use, a machine for production of the packing product, and a method of manufacture, creates a double curl, “B” or modified “B” having elastic, cushioning, form-fitting, and coherent packing properties. The “B” is created from a dimension-controlled strip of preferably, but not necessarily, cohesive paper having a cohesive side and a non-cohesive side, a leading end, and a trailing end. The leading edge is wound into a spiral in a first direction with the cohesive side of the dimension-controlled cohesive paper facing outward, while the trailing edge is wound into a spiral in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, with the cohesive side of the cohesive paper also facing outward. A plurality of “B”s provide a clumped, cohesive mass around a packed item. The machine can produce “B”s of various sizes to accommodate various sized items and/or packaging.

A packing product, its use, a machine for production of the packing product, and a method of manufacture, creates a double curl, “B” or modified “B” having elastic, cushioning, form-fitting, and coherent packing properties. The “B” is created from a dimension-controlled strip of preferably, but not necessarily, cohesive paper having a cohesive side and a non-cohesive side, a leading end, and a trailing end. The leading edge is wound into a spiral in a first direction with the cohesive side of the dimension-controlled cohesive paper facing outward, while the trailing edge is wound into a spiral in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, with the cohesive side of the cohesive paper also facing outward. A plurality of “B”s provide a clumped, cohesive mass around a packed item. The machine can produce “B”s of various sizes to accommodate various sized items and/or packaging.

In response to a request to package item(s), embodiments determine characteristic data for the item(s), which include an indication of a volume of each item. Container(s) for packaging the item(s) is determined based at least on the volume of each item. An arrangement of the item(s) in the container(s) is determined. One or more protective structures including one or more features are configured to position the item(s) in the container(s) according to the arrangement. Relative positions are determined for a plurality of modular elements to form the one or more protective structures. Subsets of the plurality of modular elements are deposited to corresponding relative positions to form at least one of the protective structures. The item(s) are packaged in the container(s) with the one or more protective structures to position the item(s) in the container(s) in the arrangement.

In response to a request to package item(s), embodiments determine characteristic data for the item(s), which include an indication of a volume of each item. Container(s) for packaging the item(s) is determined based at least on the volume of each item. An arrangement of the item(s) in the container(s) is determined. One or more protective structures including one or more features are configured to position the item(s) in the container(s) according to the arrangement. Relative positions are determined for a plurality of modular elements to form the one or more protective structures. Subsets of the plurality of modular elements are deposited to corresponding relative positions to form at least one of the protective structures. The item(s) are packaged in the container(s) with the one or more protective structures to position the item(s) in the container(s) in the arrangement.

A packing material including a strip of corrugated cellulosic material and a method of packing an object in a shipping box using the packing material. The strip of corrugated cellulosic material includes a plurality of macro flutes and is moveable between an expanded state and a compressed state. The strip of corrugated cellulosic material is in the compressed state when a compression force is applied to the strip of corrugated cellulosic material in the longitudinal direction and in the expanded state when the compression force is removed. The length of the strip of corrugated cellulosic material is longer in the expanded state than the compressed state.

A system for a greeting card. The greeting card has a planar greeting card portion and a greeting card cover moveably coupled to the planar greeting card portion. The greeting card cover can move from an open position whereby the planar greeting card portion is readable to a closed position adjacent to said planar greeting card portion whereby the planar greeting card portion is not readable. The greeting card portion is coupled to a gift storage compartment which has a volume and a depth for storing an item. The greeting card cover can open and close without moving the gift storage compartment.

Disclosed is a product pouch arrangement and method of (for) manufacture thereof. The product pouch arrangement includes at least a first compartment and a second compartment, the first compartment in use includes a plurality of shock cushioning elements that cushion the one or more products, and also optically protect the one or more products, the second compartment accommodates in use the one or more products, at least one of the first and second compartments are resealable so that the one or more products and/or the plurality of cushioning elements are user-accessible and the first and second compartments have surrounding walls that are fabricated from at least one flexible plastics material that transmits electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range to which a human eye responds but attenuates radiation in an ultra violet (UV) electromagnetic wavelength range.