Patrick Sung has developed a cardboard box that he claims fit over just about any object. It’s called the Universal Packaging System and folds along triangular sections. More pictures at the link.
Link via Fast Company | Photo: Yanko Design
GailPink
There have been many, many times in my life that I could have used one of these boxes.
nutbastard
ok… but the rigidity of the corrugated fiber board will be completely compromised. the prevalence of square boxes is as such because they are easily stackable and tend not to collapse.
if you take a cardboard (technically corrugated fiber board) box apart you’ll see that the flutes run vertically. that’s no accident. the board is about 10x stronger vertically than if the flutes ran perpendicularly.
Nimrod
What is that thing in the photo that it is attempting to wrap and why am i scared?
Graystone2000
UPS/Fedex charges less if you ‘wrap’ your shipment. So tires, buckets, and other strange shapes merely need a cardboard skin to avoid costly additional fees. The cardboard isn’t meant to be protective of those sorts of things.
Gutza
What nutbastard said: the invention is good if you want to cover something, but not if you want to protect something from mechanical stress. And if you only want to cover something you already have several solutions at hand, such as plastic bags, cling wrap, or even plain old paper.
Mats Svensson
Looks like this will be great when real friends help you move 
Stuart McCracken
Looks like they are promoting it as a “must-have” item if you need to make an inconspicuous midnight dump into the river.
mewakittaysensei
The link to this story states that, “the patterns make it easy to fold and conform to almost any shape while maintaining structural rigidity and protecting the contents.”
Pragmatic. Me like.
Bill Patrick
Dear Customer,
My Name Is Bill Patrick And i am Contacting to make a special order of Corrugated Boxes, i want to want make a special order of a 14 x 14 x 14 Corrugated Boxes Quantity : 4000 PCs. Kindly go ahead and email me with the total Pick up price Plus Tax Excluding Shipping of 4000 PCs of the 14 Corrugated Boxes, also advise me with the method Of Payment you accept, Thank you very much and looking forward hearing from you with a Quote on the Boxes and the Method of payments you accept. Thank you.
Stay Blessed,
Bill Patrick.
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