Packaging assemblies and method of fabricating same

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2011-02-08

2011-02-08

Bui, Luan K (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

Shock protection type

Inflated retainer

C206S592000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07882954

ABSTRACT:
A packaging assembly in which discrete cushioning or blocking and bracing members are strategically positioned so as to provide improved protection of an article such as during shipment and storage. The assembly includes a substrate and a predetermined 2- or 3-dimensional pattern of cushioning members such as inflated (e.g., gas-filled) bags selectively and optionally independently affixed to the substrate. The pattern of cushioning members is predetermined in the x, y and z directions such that, when the substrate is positioned about the article, e.g., by folding the substrate, point contact between the cushioning members and the article is created. A method of fabricating a shock protective assembly for packaging an article is also disclosed.

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