diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8598527..0ad83d8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mod ser;
 use byte_buffer::ByteBufferWrite;
 use node_types::StandardType;
 use reader::Reader;
-use sixbit::pack_sixbit;
+use sixbit::Sixbit;
 
 // Public exports
 pub use encoding_type::EncodingType;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ impl KbinXml {
       count);
 
     node_buf.write_u8(node_type.id | array_mask).context(KbinErrorKind::DataWrite(node_type.name))?;
-    pack_sixbit(&mut **node_buf, input.name())?;
+    Sixbit::pack(&mut **node_buf, input.name())?;
 
     match node_type {
       StandardType::NodeStart => {},
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl KbinXml {
 
       let node_type = StandardType::Attribute;
       node_buf.write_u8(node_type.id).context(KbinErrorKind::DataWrite(node_type.name))?;
-      pack_sixbit(&mut **node_buf, key)?;
+      Sixbit::pack(&mut **node_buf, key)?;
     }
 
     for child in input.children() {
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 04b47d2..79ae2a1 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use compression::Compression;
 use encoding_type::EncodingType;
 use error::{KbinErrorKind, Result};
 use node_types::StandardType;
-use sixbit::unpack_sixbit;
+use sixbit::Sixbit;
 use super::{ARRAY_MASK, SIGNATURE, SIG_COMPRESSED};
 
 pub struct Reader<'buf> {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<'buf> Reader<'buf> {
   pub fn peek_node_identifier(&mut self) -> Result<String> {
     let old_pos = self.node_buf.position();
     let _raw_node_type = self.node_buf.read_u8().context(KbinErrorKind::NodeTypeRead)?;
-    let value = unpack_sixbit(&mut *self.node_buf)?;
+    let value = Sixbit::unpack(&mut *self.node_buf)?;
 
     let size = self.node_buf.position() - old_pos;
     self.node_buf.seek(SeekFrom::Start(old_pos)).context(KbinErrorKind::DataRead(size as usize))?;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<'buf> Reader<'buf> {
   }
 
   pub fn read_node_identifier(&mut self) -> Result<String> {
-    let value = unpack_sixbit(&mut *self.node_buf)?;
+    let value = Sixbit::unpack(&mut *self.node_buf)?;
     debug!("Reader::read_node_identifier() => value: {:?}", value);
 
     self.last_node_identifier = Some(value.clone());
diff --git a/src/ser/map.rs b/src/ser/map.rs
index 73a5565..27347ef 100644
--- a/src/ser/map.rs
+++ b/src/ser/map.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use serde::ser::{Serialize, SerializeMap};
 use error::{Error, KbinErrorKind};
 use node_types::StandardType;
 use ser::{Result, Serializer, TypeHint, WriteMode, ARRAY_MASK};
-use sixbit::pack_sixbit;
+use sixbit::Sixbit;
 
 pub struct Map<'a> {
   ser: &'a mut Serializer,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl<'a> Map<'a> {
 
       let node_type = StandardType::NodeStart;
       ser.node_buf.write_u8(node_type.id).context(KbinErrorKind::DataWrite(node_type.name))?;
-      pack_sixbit(&mut *ser.node_buf, name)?;
+      Sixbit::pack(&mut *ser.node_buf, name)?;
     }
 
     Ok(Self { ser })
diff --git a/src/ser/mod.rs b/src/ser/mod.rs
index 2bb8b3c..5bd10f7 100644
--- a/src/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ser/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use byte_buffer::ByteBufferWrite;
 use encoding_type::EncodingType;
 use node_types::StandardType;
 use error::{Error, KbinError, KbinErrorKind};
-use sixbit::pack_sixbit;
+use sixbit::Sixbit;
 use super::{ARRAY_MASK, SIGNATURE, SIG_COMPRESSED};
 
 mod buffer;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ impl Serializer {
   }
 
   fn write_identifier(&mut self, key: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    pack_sixbit(&mut *self.node_buf, key)?;
+    Sixbit::pack(&mut *self.node_buf, key)?;
     Ok(())
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/sixbit.rs b/src/sixbit.rs
index aa6fdd2..79cb19f 100644
--- a/src/sixbit.rs
+++ b/src/sixbit.rs
@@ -21,63 +21,67 @@ lazy_static! {
   };
 }
 
-pub fn pack_sixbit<T>(writer: &mut T, input: &str) -> Result<(), KbinError>
-  where T: Write
-{
-  let sixbit_chars = input
-    .bytes()
-    .map(|ch| {
-      *BYTE_MAP.get(&ch).expect("Character must be a valid sixbit character")
-    });
-  let len = input.len() as usize;
-  let padding = 8 - len * 6 % 8;
-  let padding = if padding == 8 { 0 } else { padding };
-  let real_len = (len * 6 + padding) / 8;
-  debug!("sixbit_len: {}, real_len: {}, padding: {}", len, real_len, padding);
+pub struct Sixbit;
 
-  let mut bits = BigUint::new(vec![0; real_len]);
-  for ch in sixbit_chars {
-    bits <<= 6;
-    bits |= BigUint::from_u8(ch).unwrap();
+impl Sixbit {
+  pub fn pack<T>(writer: &mut T, input: &str) -> Result<(), KbinError>
+    where T: Write
+  {
+    let sixbit_chars = input
+      .bytes()
+      .map(|ch| {
+        *BYTE_MAP.get(&ch).expect("Character must be a valid sixbit character")
+      });
+    let len = input.len() as usize;
+    let padding = 8 - len * 6 % 8;
+    let padding = if padding == 8 { 0 } else { padding };
+    let real_len = (len * 6 + padding) / 8;
+    debug!("sixbit_len: {}, real_len: {}, padding: {}", len, real_len, padding);
+
+    let mut bits = BigUint::new(vec![0; real_len]);
+    for ch in sixbit_chars {
+      bits <<= 6;
+      bits |= BigUint::from_u8(ch).unwrap();
+    }
+    bits <<= padding;
+
+    let bytes = bits.to_bytes_be();
+    writer.write_u8(len as u8).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitLengthWrite)?;
+    writer.write(&bytes).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitWrite)?;
+
+    Ok(())
   }
-  bits <<= padding;
 
-  let bytes = bits.to_bytes_be();
-  writer.write_u8(len as u8).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitLengthWrite)?;
-  writer.write(&bytes).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitWrite)?;
+  pub fn unpack<T>(reader: &mut T) -> Result<String, KbinError>
+    where T: Read
+  {
+    let len = reader.read_u8().context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitLengthRead)?;
+    let real_len = (f32::from(len * 6) / 8f32).ceil();
+    let real_len = (real_len as u32) as usize;
+    let padding = (8 - ((len * 6) % 8)) as usize;
+    let padding = if padding == 8 { 0 } else { padding };
+    debug!("sixbit_len: {}, real_len: {}, padding: {}", len, real_len, padding);
 
-  Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn unpack_sixbit<T>(reader: &mut T) -> Result<String, KbinError>
-  where T: Read
-{
-  let len = reader.read_u8().context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitLengthRead)?;
-  let real_len = (f32::from(len * 6) / 8f32).ceil();
-  let real_len = (real_len as u32) as usize;
-  let padding = (8 - ((len * 6) % 8)) as usize;
-  let padding = if padding == 8 { 0 } else { padding };
-  debug!("sixbit_len: {}, real_len: {}, padding: {}", len, real_len, padding);
-
-  let mut buf = vec![0; real_len];
-  reader.read_exact(&mut buf).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitRead)?;
-
-  let bits = BigUint::from_bytes_be(&buf);
-  let bits = bits >> padding;
-  debug!("bits: 0b{:b}", bits);
-
-  let mask = BigUint::from_u8(0b111111).unwrap();
-  let result = (1..=len).map(|i| {
-    // Get the current sixbit part starting from the the left most bit in
-    // big endian order
-    let shift = ((len - i) * 6) as usize;
-    let bits = bits.clone();
-    let mask = mask.clone();
-    let current = (bits >> shift) & mask;
-
-    CHAR_MAP[current.to_usize().unwrap()] as char
-  }).collect();
-
-  debug!("result: {}", result);
-  Ok(result)
+    let mut buf = vec![0; real_len];
+    reader.read_exact(&mut buf).context(KbinErrorKind::SixbitRead)?;
+
+    let bits = BigUint::from_bytes_be(&buf);
+    let bits = bits >> padding;
+    debug!("bits: 0b{:b}", bits);
+
+    let mask = BigUint::from_u8(0b111111).unwrap();
+    let result = (1..=len).map(|i| {
+      // Get the current sixbit part starting from the the left most bit in
+      // big endian order
+      let shift = ((len - i) * 6) as usize;
+      let bits = bits.clone();
+      let mask = mask.clone();
+      let current = (bits >> shift) & mask;
+
+      CHAR_MAP[current.to_usize().unwrap()] as char
+    }).collect();
+
+    debug!("result: {}", result);
+    Ok(result)
+  }
 }