A packaging container can be configured to include cushioning material and to be foldable between an expanded state in which the container can be used to ship an article and a compressed state in which the container occupies a smaller volumetric space without the article being contained therein. Thi
A packaging container can be configured to include cushioning material and to be foldable between an expanded state in which the container can be used to ship an article and a compressed state in which the container occupies a smaller volumetric space without the article being contained therein. This can reduce shipping costs associated with transporting the empty container.
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1. A shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport, comprising: at least one cushion;an outer container comprising at least a bottom wall that is planar, the at least one cushion being disposed in the outer container, the outer container being foldable between at least
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A shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport, comprising: at least one cushion;an outer container comprising at least a bottom wall that is planar, the at least one cushion being disposed in the outer container, the outer container being foldable between at least first and second states, wherein when in the first state, the outer container forms a closed shipping container sized to encompass a first volume of space sufficient to enclose an article and cushion the article with the at least one cushion, and wherein in the second state, the outer container is folded into a compressed state occupying a second volume, smaller than the first volume, with the at least one cushion member compressed within the outer container and with the bottom wall in a planar state;a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion pivotably connected to the bottom wall at a fold and disposed on opposite sides of the bottom wall; anda third sidewall portion and a fourth sidewall pivotably portion connected to the bottom wall and disposed on opposite sides of the bottom wall;wherein when the outer container is transitioned from the first state to the compressed state the first and second sidewall portions are configured to fold towards the bottom wall and the third and fourth sidewall portions are configured to fold over the first and second sidewall portions. 2. The shipping container according to claim 1 additionally comprising a securement device configured to retain the outer container in the compressed state against a bias of the compressed cushion. 3. The shipping container according to claim 1, wherein the outer container comprises at least a first portion that is configured to move from the first state to the second state with a racking motion. 4. The shipping container according to claim 1, wherein the outer container comprises first and second separate nesting portions. 5. The shipping container according to claim 1 wherein at least the first and second sidewall portions comprise a sidewall panel including upper and lower edges and left and right lateral edges, and at least one fold line extending across the sidewall panel and along a direction skewed relative to the upper and lower edges and the left and right lateral edges. 6. The shipping container according to claim 5, wherein the outer container further comprises at least one top panel portion pivotably attached to the upper edge of the first sidewall portion, the top panel portion having a U-shape. 7. The shipping container according to claim 6, wherein the at least one top panel portion includes at least first and second wing portions defining the U-shape. 8. The shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall of the outer container is in a planar state when the shipping container is in the first state. 9. A shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport, comprising: at least one cushion;an outer container comprising at least a bottom wall that is planar, the at least one cushion being disposed in the outer container, the outer container being foldable between at least first and second states, wherein when in the first state, the outer container forms a closed shipping container sized to encompass a first volume of space sufficient to enclose an article and cushion the article with the at least one cushion, and wherein in the second state, the outer container is folded into a compressed state occupying a second volume, smaller than the first volume, with the at least one cushion member compressed within the outer container and with the bottom wall in a planar state;wherein the outer container further comprises at least first, second, third, and fourth sidewall portions connected to the bottom wall wherein at least the first and second sidewall portions comprise a sidewall panel including upper and lower edges and left and right lateral edges, and at least one fold line extending across the sidewall panel and along a direction skewed relative to the upper and lower edges and the left and right lateral edges;wherein the outer container further comprises at least one top panel portion pivotably attached to the upper edge of the first sidewall portion, the top panel portion having a U-shape;wherein the at least one top panel portion includes at least first and second wing portions defining the U-shape; andwherein a bight portion of the U-shaped top panel portion is disposed between the first and second wing portions, and wherein the at least one fold line extends to the bight portion. 10. A shipping container configured for containing and protecting an article during transportation, comprising: an outer container assembly comprising one or more pieces of planar substrate material defining at least a bottom wall that is planar and a first sidewall and a second side wall connected to the bottom wall, the one or more pieces of planar substrate material being foldable between a first collapsed configuration in which the planar bottom and the plurality of sidewalls at least partially surround a first volume and a second deployed configuration in which the bottom wall is planar, and the bottom wall and the plurality of sidewalls at least partially surround a second volume that is larger than the first volume;the first side wall including upper and lower edges and left and right lateral edges, and a first fold line extending from the lower edge to the upper edge in a straight line and along a first direction skewed relative to the upper and lower edges and the left and right lateral edges;at least a first compressible cushion member comprising a compressible material, the first compressible cushion member being disposed within the outer container assembly, the first compressible cushion member having a size such that the first compressible cushion member is pressed into a compressed state when the one or more pieces of planar substrate material are in the first collapsed configuration and wherein the first compressible cushion member is expanded to an expanded state in which the first compressible cushion member is larger than when in the compressed state. 11. The shipping container according to claim 10, wherein the one or more pieces of planar substrate material are configured to form a complete outer container appropriate for shipping when the outer container assembly is in the compressed state and when in the deployed configuration. 12. The shipping container according to claim 10, wherein the one or more pieces of planar substrate material for a generally rectangular box. 13. The shipping container according to claim 10 additionally comprising a retention member configured to retain the outer container assembly in the compressed state against a bias of the first cushion member. 14. The shipping container according to claim 10, wherein the first volume is about twenty percent of the second volume. 15. The shipping container configured for containing and protecting an article during transport according to claim 10, further comprising a top portion pivotably connected to the upper edge, the top portion comprising first and second wing portions defining a bight section, the fold line extending to the bight section. 16. The shipping container configured for containing and protecting an article during transport according to claim 10 further comprising: a second fold line extending from the lower edge to the upper edge in a second straight line and along a second direction skewed relative to the upper and lower edges and the left and right lateral edges. 17. A shipping container for containing and protecting an article during transport, comprising: at least one cushion; andan outer container, the at least one cushion being disposed in the outer container, the outer container being foldable between at least first and second states, wherein when in the first state, the outer container forms a closed shipping container sized to encompass a first volume of space sufficient to enclose an article and cushion the article with the at least one cushion, and wherein in the second state, the outer container is folded into a compressed state occupying a second volume, smaller than the first volume, with the at least one cushion member compressed within the outer container;wherein the outer container portion comprises at least a bottom wall and at least first, second, third, and fourth sidewall portions connected to the bottom wall, wherein at least the first and second sidewall portions comprise a sidewall panel including upper and lower edges and left and right lateral edges, and at least one fold line extending across the sidewall panel and along a direction skewed relative to the upper and lower edges and the left and right lateral edges; andwherein the outer container further comprises at least one top panel portion pivotably attached to the upper edge of the first sidewall portion, the top panel portion having at least first and second wing portions defining a U-shape, wherein a bight portion of the U-shaped top panel portion is disposed between the first and second wing portions, and wherein the at least one fold line extends to the bight portion.
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