Inflatable packaging with adhesive seals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016137382-A1
Application number	US-201514937857-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 10, 2015
Priority date	Nov 10, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An inflatable packaging element is provided herein. The inflatable packaging element comprises first and second film plies sealed to each other by a seal to cooperatively form a flexible structure. The seal defines an inflation chamber between the first and second plies that is inflatable with and configured to contain a fluid. The seal is formed using an adhesive.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An inflatable packaging element, comprising:
first and second film plies sealed to each other by a seal to cooperatively form a flexible structure; wherein the seal defines an inflation chamber between the first and second plies that is inflatable with and configured to contain a fluid; and wherein the seal is formed using an adhesive.

2 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a UV curable adhesive.

3 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive has a Brookfield Viscosity between about 700-1000 cps at 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

4 . A method of producing an inflatable packaging element, comprising:
adhering together a first film ply and a second film with a seal to cooperatively form a flexible structure; wherein the seal defines an inflation chamber between the first and second plies that is inflatable with and configured to contain a fluid; and wherein the seal is formed using an adhesive.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising inflating the inflation chamber.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising curing the adhesive with a UV light.

7 . An inflatable packaging element, comprising:
a first wall defined by a first film ply and a second film ply that is sealed to the first ply by one or more ply seal, wherein the one or more ply seal defines an inflation region between the first and second plies, and wherein the inflation region is inflatable with and configured to contain a fluid; a second wall; and one or more wall seal that seals together the first and second walls to form a container, wherein at least one of the one or more ply seal or the one or more wall seal is formed using an adhesive.

8 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 7 , wherein the adhesive is a UV curable adhesive.

9 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 7 , wherein the one or more ply seal is formed using the adhesive.

10 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 7 , wherein the one or more wall seal is formed using a heat-sealing technique.

11 . The inflatable packaging of claim 7 , wherein the adhesive has a Brookfield Viscosity between about 700-1000 cps at 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

12 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 7 , wherein the second wall is defined by third and fourth film plies connected to each other at another one or more another ply seals that define therebetween another inflation chamber that is inflatable with and operable to contain the fluid.

13 . The inflatable packaging element of claim 7 , wherein the first and second film plies form a continuous wall, and wherein the first wall and the second wall are formed by folding the continuous wall in a c-fold.

14 . A method of producing an inflatable packaging element, comprising:
sealing a first film ply and a second film ply together with one or more ply seals to form a inflation chamber therebetween and create a first wall; inflating the inflation chamber with a fluid such that the fluid is contained within the inflation chamber; sealing the first wall to a second wall with one or more wall seals to form a container; wherein at least one of the one or more ply seals or the one or more wall seal is formed using an adhesive.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising curing the adhesive with a UV light.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more ply seal is formed using the adhesive.

17 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more wall seal is formed using a heat-sealing technique.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein sealing the first ply to the second ply comprises placing the adhesive on the first ply and then placing the second ply on the first ply with the adhesive.

Assignees

• Pregis Innovative Packaging Llc

Inventors

• Wetsch Thomas D
• Caratan Anton George
• Speechley Richard Edward

Classifications

• B65D85/34

  for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes · CPC title

• B65D81/03

  Wrappers or envelopes with shock-absorbing properties, e.g. bubble films {(for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3888)} · CPC title

• B65D33/08

  Hand holes · CPC title

• B65D33/008

  Individual filled bags or pouches connected together (B65D33/001, B65D33/002 take precedence) · CPC title

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title