Multi-layered suspension package assembly

Abstract

A packaging device can include a resilient member formed of two layers of different material, connected together such as by heat sealing. The layers can be made from different materials or the same materials having different thicknesses, modules of elasticity, melting index, or other different characteristics,

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A suspension packaging assembly comprising:
 at least one frame member having a central portion, a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end relative to the central portion, a first foldable portion disposed at a first end of the and a second foldable portion disposed at the second end;   a resilient retention member assembly comprising a first layer having first and second longitudinal ends and first and second lateral edges, and a second layer having first and second longitudinal ends and first and second lateral edges, the first layer being heat sealed to the second layer along the corresponding first and second lateral edges   
     
     
         2 . The suspension packaging assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein a first layer having a first thickness and a first elasticity and a second layer having a second thickness and a second elasticity. 
     
     
         3 . The suspension packaging assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is formed of a first material, the second layer being formed of a second material that is different from the first material. 
     
     
         4 . The suspension packaging assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is formed of a material having a first modulus of elasticity, the second layer being formed of a material that has a second modulus of elasticity that is different from the first modulus of elasticity. 
     
     
         5 . The suspension package assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is translucent and the second layer is opaque. 
     
     
         6 . The suspension package assembly according to By  1 , wherein the first layer is thinner than the second layer by at least one mil. 
     
     
         7 . The suspension package assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the first layer is thinner than the second layer by at least three mils. 
     
     
         8 . The suspension package assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the first layer is made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and the second layer is polyurethane. 
     
     
         9 . A resilient retention member for providing damage protection for packaged goods, comprising:
 a first layer having first and second longitudinal ends and first and second lateral edges;   a second layer having first and second longitudinal ends and first and second lateral edges, the first layer being heat sealed to the second layer along the corresponding first and second lateral edges.   
     
     
         10 . The retention member according to  claim 9  additionally comprising at least one opening in the first layer. 
     
     
         11 . The retention member according to  claim 9 , wherein the first layer is thinner than the second layer by at least one mil. 
     
     
         12 . The retention member according to  claim 9 , wherein the first layer is thinner than the second layer by at least three mils. 
     
     
         13 . The retention member according to  claim 9 , wherein the first layer is heat sealed to the second layer at two positions spaced inwardly from the first and second longitudinal ends of the first and second layers, respectively.