Product protection device

Abstract

A cushion bumper may include a base member, a cavity sized to receive at least part of an object; and a protrusion extending from the base member into the cavity and having a geometric shape configured to deform in the X-, Y-, and Z-directions based on the application of a compressive force.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cushion bumper comprising:
 a base member;   a cavity sized to receive at least part of an object; and   a protrusion extending from the base member into the cavity and comprising a geometric shape configured to deform in the X-, Y-, and Z-directions based on the application of a compressive force.   
     
     
         2 . The cushion bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first set of walls that each extend at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the base member. 
     
     
         3 . The cushion bumper of  claim 2 , wherein the protrusion further comprises a second set of walls that each extend at a non-vertical angle from a respective wall of the first set of walls. 
     
     
         4 . The cushion bumper of  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first surface that defines a recess extending into the protrusion. 
     
     
         5 . The cushion bumper of  claim 3 , wherein the base member defines a cut-out extending into the base member on a side of the base member opposite from the protrusion. 
     
     
         6 . The cushion bumper of  claim 5 , wherein the cut-out aligns with the protrusion. 
     
     
         7 . The cushion bumper of  claim 1 , further comprising an end wall member, wherein the protrusion extends from both the base member and the end wall member. 
     
     
         8 . The cushion bumper of  claim 1 , wherein the cushion bumper is formed from at least one of a foam material, a blow molded plastic material, a thermoformed plastic material, or a molded fiber material. 
     
     
         9 . A method of using a cushion bumper comprising a base member, a cavity, and a protrusion, the method comprising:
 inserting at least part of an object into the cavity;   exposing the cushion bumper to an external force; and   deforming the protrusion in the X-, Y-, and Z-directions based on the application of a compressive force.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first surface against which at least a part of the object abuts. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first set of walls that each extend at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the base member. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein deforming the protrusion comprises flexing the first set of walls until at least a portion of the first set of walls contacts the base member. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein deforming the protrusion extends a deceleration event of the object. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the base member defines a cut-out extending into the base member on a side of the base member opposite from the protrusion. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising flexing the base member based on the application of the compressive force. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cushion bumper is formed from at least one of a foam material, a blow molded plastic material, a thermoformed plastic material, or a molded fiber material. 
     
     
         16 . A cushion bumper comprising:
 a base member;   a cavity sized to receive at least part of an object; and   a protrusion extending from the base member in the Z-direction and comprising a geometric shape configured to deform in the X-, Y-, and Z-directions based on the application of a compressive force.   
     
     
         17 . The cushion bumper of  claim 16 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first curved portion and a second curved portion. 
     
     
         18 . The cushion bumper of  claim 17 , wherein the protrusion defines a curved recess between the first curved portion and the second curved portion. 
     
     
         19 . The cushion bumper of  claim 16 , wherein the first curved portion is positioned proximate to the cavity, and the second curved portion extends farther in the Z-direction than the first curved portion. 
     
     
         20 . The cushion bumper of  claim 16 , wherein the cushion bumper is formed from at least one of a foam material, a blow molded plastic material, a thermoformed plastic material, or a molded fiber material.