Patent ID: 8354150
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: B31D,B32B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A web for forming dunnage units, comprising: a first elongated layer; a second elongated layer superposed over the first elongated layer, the first and second layers connected together at an inflation edge and an opposite edge; a frangible line of connection disposed in only one of the first and second elongated layers, the frangible line of connection being substantially parallel to the inflation edge and offset from the inflation edge by a first distance; a plurality of transverse seals extending from the opposite edge to a seal termination point that is a second distance from the inflation edge, wherein said opposite edge and said transverse seals form a plurality of inflatable pouches, wherein said second distance is greater than said first distance; and a plurality of lines of weakness that allow the inflatable pouches to be separated, the lines of weakness beginning at a starting point transversely located between the inflation edge and the termination point of the transverse seals and extend toward the opposite edge.