Packaging material

Abstract

A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material integrally interconnected to one another along one end thereof so as to form a unitary mass and so that the strips of material are intertwineable with one another to form a resilient tuft. The strips of material interconnected via a border have a bonding material disposed thereon for bondingly connecting the packaging material to a container.

1 . A package, comprising:
 a container;   a packaging material comprising a flexible sheet of material having a slit portion and a border portion, the slit portion have a plurality of slits extending from the border portion to at least one edge of the sheet of material such that the sheet of material has a plurality of strips of material interconnected to one another by the border portion, wherein the slit portion and border portion are formed of the same flexible sheet of material, the packaging material positioned in the container; and   an article positioned in the container.   
   
   
       2 . The package of  claim 1  wherein a first set of slits extends to one edge of the sheet of material and wherein a second set of slits extends to an opposing edge of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       3 . The package of  claim 2  wherein the slits of the first set of slits are formed parallel to one another and wherein the slits of the second set of slits are formed parallel to one another. 
   
   
       4 . A package, comprising:
 a container;   a packaging material comprising a flexible sheet of material having a slit portion and at least one border portion, the slit portion having a plurality of slits extending from the at least one border portion such that the sheet of material has a plurality of strips of material interconnected to one another by the at least one border portion, and wherein the slit portion and the at least one border portion are formed of the same flexible sheet of material; and   an article positioned in the container.   
   
   
       5 . The package of  claim 4  wherein the flexible sheet of material has two border portions, and wherein the slit portion is disposed between the two border portions. 
   
   
       6 . A package, comprising:
 a container;   a packaging material comprising a flexible sheet of material having a slit portion and at least one border portion, the slit portion having a plurality of slits extending from the at least one border portion such that the sheet of material has a plurality of strips of material interconnected to one another by the at least one border portion, wherein the slit portion and the at least one border portion are formed of the same flexible sheet of material, the packaging material positioned in the container; and   an article positioned in the container.   
   
   
       7 . The package of  claim 6  wherein a first set of slits extends to one edge of the sheet of material and wherein a second set of slits extends to an opposing edge of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       8 . The package of  claim 7  wherein the slits of the first set of slits are formed parallel to one another and wherein the slits of the second set of slits are formed parallel to one another. 
   
   
       9 . The package of  claim 6  wherein the flexible sheet of material has two border portions, and wherein the slit portion is disposed between the two border portions. 
   
   
       10 . A package, comprising:
 a container;   a packaging material comprising a flexible sheet of material having a slit portion and at least one border portion, the slit portion having a plurality of slits extending from the at least one border portion such that the sheet of material has a plurality of strips of material interconnected to one another by the at least one border portion, wherein the slit portion and the at least one border portion are formed of the same flexible sheet of material.   
   
   
       11 . The package of  claim 10  wherein a first set of slits extends to one edge of the sheet of material and wherein a second set of slits extends to an opposing edge of the sheet of material. 
   
   
       12 . The package of  claim 11  wherein the slits of the first set of slits are formed parallel to one another and wherein the slits of the second set of slits are formed parallel to one another. 
   
   
       13 . The package of  claim 10  wherein the flexible sheet of material has two border portions, and wherein the slit portion is disposed between the two border portions.