Patent ID: 11926462
Assignee: PREGIS INNOVATIVE PACKAGING LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method for manufacturing a protective packaging comprising:
forming a first film web having a plurality of extended portions, each of the plurality of extended portions including a base perimeter enclosing an open base region and an extended surface protruding in one direction from a plane defined by the first film web in a generally flat state, the extended surface having a larger surface area than the open base region;
providing a second film web sealable to the first film web;
sealing the first film web to the second film web around at least a portion of the base perimeter of each extended portion, forming expandable regions between the first film web and the second film web at each of the extended portions, forming an inflatable web; and
inflating or deflating one or more of the extended regions after the first film web is sealed to the second film web around at least a portion of the base perimeter of each extended portion.