Patent ID: 7137765

Claim:
A dunnage bag for filling a space between two parallel rows of cargo spaced greater than twelve inches apart for protecting said cargo when inflated to a pressure of at least ½ pounds per square inch, said dunnage bag comprising: an air tight inner bag made of a flexible plastic sheet; said air tight inner bag an extruded high density polyethylene tube with vinyl acetate modification wherein each end of said tube is sealed and whereby said vinyl acetate modification increases elasticity of said inner bag; a valve means for inflating and deflating said inner bag; an outer bag made of at least one layer of paper and enclosing said inner bag; said outer bag comprising a main paper panel folded to form two broad sides, a bottom side and a top side with two opposite edges glued together to form a tube having two end edges; and a pair of rectangular side paper panels, one of said side panels having an edge secured to one of said end edges of said tube and another one of said side panels having an edge secured to said another one of said end edges of said outer bag comprises extensible Kraft paper, grade range between 40 to 90 pounds; said tube operable arranged to provide that said outer bag is farmed having a substantially mattress shape when positioned in said space between said rows of cargo and said inner bag is filled with pressurized air.