Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers

Details Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers

2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Chevalier, Alicia (Department: 1772)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Including variation in thickness

C428S178000, C428S166000, C428S188000, C493S967000, C206S522000, C206S814000, C229S087020

Reexamination Certificate

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10057067

ABSTRACT:
An inflatable web, and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one change in width over their length; an inflation port located at a proximal end of each chamber, the inflation ports being formed by intermittent seals between the sheets; and longitudinal flanges formed by a portion of each of the sheets that extend beyond the inflation ports and intermittent seals.

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