Packing member

Abstract

A packing member includes a storage case for storing an article to be packed and a plurality of cushion members that are disposed in the storage case so as to face the article to be packed. The plurality of cushion members each have coupling portions, and, of the plurality of cushion members, adjacent cushion members are coupled together by the coupling portions.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A packing member comprising:
 a storage case for storing an article to be packed;   a plurality of cushion members that are disposed in the storage case so as to face the article to be packed;   wherein   the plurality of cushion members each have coupling portions, and   of the plurality of cushion members, adjacent cushion members are coupled together by the coupling portions.   
     
     
         2 . The packing member according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   the storage case has an opening at a top side,   the article to be packed and the plurality of cushion members are put in or taken out in an up-down direction through the opening,   the plurality of cushion members include: 
 a first cushion member; and 
 a second cushion member placed on the first cushion member, 
   the coupling portions include: 
 a coupling projection 
 which is provided on one of the first and second cushion members and extends in the up-down direction; and 
 
 a coupling hole 
 which is provided in the other of the first and second cushion members and in which the coupling projection can be inserted, and 
 
   the first and second cushion member are coupled to each other by inserting the coupling projection into the coupling hole.   
     
     
         3 . The packing member according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein   the plurality of cushion members include: 
 a first cushion member: 
 a second cushion member placed on the first cushion member; and 
 a third cushion member arranged between the first and second cushion members in the up-down direction, and 
   the third cushion member is coupled, with the coupling portions, with the first cushion member below and with the second cushion member above.   
     
     
         4 . The packing member according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein   the coupling portions include: 
 a first coupling portion that couples the first and third cushion members together; and 
 a second coupling portion that couples the second and third cushion members together, 
   the first coupling portion includes: 
 a first coupling projection 
 which is provided on one of a top end part of the first cushion member and a bottom end part of the third cushion member and extends in the up-down direction; and 
 
 a first coupling hole 
 which is provided in the other of the top end part of the first cushion member and the bottom end part of the third cushion member and 
 in which the first coupling projection can be removably inserted, 
 
   the first and third cushion members are coupled to each other by inserting the first coupling projection into the first coupling hole,   the second coupling portion includes: 
 a second coupling projection 
 which is provided on one of a bottom end part of the second cushion member and a top end part of the third cushion member and 
 extends in the up-down direction; and 
 
 a second coupling hole 
 which is provided in another of the bottom end part of the second cushion member and the top end part of the third cushion member and 
 
 in which the second coupling projection can be removably inserted, and 
   the second and third cushion members are coupled to each other by inserting the second coupling projection into the second coupling hole.   
     
     
         5 . The packing member according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein   the third cushion member includes: 
 a pair of side plates that face each other in a horizontal direction across the article to be packed; and 
 a bottom plate 
 which connects the pair of side plates together at bottoms thereof and 
 faces a bottom surface of the article to be packed, and 
 
   the third cushioning member is configured such that the article to be packed can be taken out from the storage case by gripping the pair of side plates and pulling up the third cushioning member.   
     
     
         6 . The packing member according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein   the pair of side plates each include a handle portion with an opening,   the pair of side plates, with the third and second cushion members coupled together, make contact with side faces of the article to be packed, and   as a result of the third and second cushion members being decoupled from each other, the pair of side plates open in directions away from the side faces of the article to be packed with bottom end parts of the side plates.