A PACKING BODY SUITABLE AS A PORTABLE PACKING BODY WHICH CAN CHANGE THE APPEARANCE UNDER A STATE WHERE AN ARTICLE IS CONTAINED. THE PACKING BODY (1) CONTAINING AN ARTICLE COMPRISES A CONTAINER MAIN BODY (2) FOR CONTAINING AN ARTICLE, AND AN EXTENDING PORTION (3) EXTENDING OUTWARD OF THE CONTAINER MAIN BODY (2), WITH THE OUTER SIDE FACE OF A CENTRAL REGION IN THE HEIGHT DIRECTION OF THE CONTAINER MAIN BODY (2) AS THE PROXIMAL END (31). THE PACKING BODY (1) CAN BE CHANGED FROM A FIRST MODE WHERE THE EXTENDING PORTION (3) IS ARRANGED TO COVER THE SIDE OF THE FIRST END (21) OF THE CONTAINER MAIN BODY (2) FROM THE PROXIMAL END (31) TO A SECOND MODE WHERE THE EXTENDING PORTION (3) IS ARRANGED TO COVER THE SIDE OF THE SECOND END (22) OF THE CONTAINER MAIN BODY (2) BY REVERSING THE EXTENDING PORTION (3) ALONG THE PROXIMAL END (31). AN OPENING (33) FOR EXPOSING A SECOND END FACE (24) ON THE SIDE OF THE SECOND END (22) AT LEAST IN THE SECOND MODE IS FORMED AT THE EXTENSION END (32) OF THE EXTENDING PORTION (3). FIGURE 4
