Patent ID: 7938264

Claim:
A packaging device comprising: first and second thermoplastic films superposed with each other and extending between a first end and a second end along a first direction, and having a first section close to the first end and a second section close to the second end and connected to the first section, each section extending along the first direction, wherein predetermined portions of the first and second thermoplastic films in the first section are bonded, creating a plurality of fluid containers; a plurality of check valves each connected to a corresponding fluid container; a fluid passage extending along the first direction and connected to the check valves; wherein the first section is an inflatable section and the second section is an uninflatable section; wherein the first and second thermoplastic films are folded and two side edges of the films are bonded and an edge at the second end is bonded to form an enclosure; and wherein the uninflatable section is folded into the inflatable section to form a pouch.