Patent ID: 8038348

Claim:
A series of air filled pouches arranged in a row comprising: elongate heat sealable, flattened plastic face and back layers; the layers being sealed together along a side edge; the layers being joined by longitudinally spaced seals; the seals along the side edge and the longitudinally spaced seals together defining a string of pouches, with each pouch being filled only with air and sealed across said longitudinally spaced seals near a split edge, wherein the longitudinally spaced seals terminate at a seal end that is in a spaced relationship with the split edge; wherein prior to breaking a line of perforations to form the split edge, said plastic face and back layers include transverse lines of weakness extending from the side edge to the line of perforations that forms the split edge, wherein the transverse lines of weakness are defined by elongated cuts disposed entirely between the side edge and the seal end and spaced perforations extending through the layers between the elongated cuts and the line of perforations that forms the split edge, wherein each of the spaced perforations is shorter in length than the length of the elongated cuts, wherein a portion of the spaced perforations is disposed between the elongated cuts and the seal end and a portion of the spaced perforations is disposed between the seal end and the line of perforations that forms the split edge, and wherein a plurality of said elongated cuts are spaced apart from said side edge.