Patent ID: 8936156
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. An inflatable packaging cushion comprising thermoplastic sheet material connected by seams and spot seams in a configuration having: A) a product barrier formed by a plurality of adjacent elongated parallel connected inflatable product barrier tubes, the product barrier having first and second sides and first and second ends; B) a pocket panel having first and second sides respectively secured along the first and second sides of the product barrier and extending thereacross, the product barrier and pocket panel together forming a product pocket for receiving a product; C) pillar tube extensions of the product barrier tubes forming first and second bulkhead end walls respectively extending from the first and second ends of the product barrier, the bulkhead end walls foldable to extend upwardly from the product barrier and extending beyond the product pocket and a product received therein when so folded; D) a first inflatable tube positioned adjacent and connected to the product barrier tube at the first side of the product barrier and a second inflatable tube positioned adjacent and connected to the product barrier tube at the second side of the product barrier to form first and second side spacers of the inflatable packaging cushion, the first side of the pocket panel connected to the first side of the product barrier adjacent the first side spacer and the second side of the pocket panel connected to the second side of the product barrier adjacent the second side spacer; whereby the inflatable packaging cushion is adapted for insertion into a carton for cushioning a product therein, including suspending the product with respect to a carton wall opposite the product barrier and product pocket.