Patent ID: 6095732
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B60P,B65D

Abstract:
An inflatable dunnage bag, comprising:a sealed inflatable bladder having a first wall, a second wall, and an interior space defined between said first and second walls for containing a gas for inflating said inflatable bladder;a sealed inner bag defining a first interior space therein within which said inflatable bladder is disposed, said sealed inner bag having a predetermined length defined between opposite first and second ends thereof and comprising only a single paper ply disposed upon an exterior surface of each one of said first and second walls of said inflatable bladder, said paper plies have substantially the same lengths extending from said first end of said sealed inner bag to said second end of said sealed inner bag such that end portions of said paper plies have end edges disposed within a common plane which is disposed transverse to said lengths of said paper plies, and wherein further, said sealed inner bag, comprising said paper plies and said inflatable bladder interposed between said paper plies, comprises an independent sealed entity;a sealed outer bag comprising at least two sealed paper plies and defining a second interior space therein within which said independent sealed inner bag entity is disposed; andmeans for inflating said inflatable bladder of said sealed inner bag with a gas, said means being sealingly secured to said inflatable bladder and in fluidic communication with said interior space of said inflatable bladder.