Patent ID: 11945636
Assignee: AERIS PROTECTIVE PACKAGING INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A precursor for forming an inflatable packaging structure, comprising:
at least one inflatable panel made of a plurality of layers of thermoplastic material, arranged along a longitudinal axis;
said at least one inflatable panel includes a plurality of fluid chambers, whereas a one-way check valve is incorporated into at least one of said plurality of fluid chambers;
an air supply line, configured to commonly communicate with each of said one-way check valves to supply fluid into said fluid chambers; and
a first folding line provided on said at least one inflatable panel and arranged in parallel to said longitudinal axis;
a second folding line and third folding line provided on said at least one inflatable panel and extending generally in parallel with respect to each other and generally transversely with respect to said first folding line;
and wherein a portion of said first folding line is configured to be folded over a portion of said second folding line and heat sealed thereto and another portion of said first folding line is configured to be folded over a portion of said third folding line and heat sealed thereto, thereby forming said inflatable packaging structure as a rectangle.