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Shipping bag
Assignee: Sealed Air Corp
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Filing: 1975-10-24
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Granted: 1978-05-02
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Expires: 1995-10-24
Abstract
Abstract An improved cushioned shipping bag is disclosed, together with a unique method of continuously making the bags. The improved bag protects objects from being damaged when they are transported, shipped, handled or sent in the mail. A continuous layer of foamed plastic sheet material is positioned on and affixed (laminated) to a continuous layer of relatively thin sheet material. The laminated layers are then folded with the foamed plastic sheet material positioned on the inside; the folded laminated layers are subsequently heat sealed, glued or the like together at predetermined positions along the continuous laminate. The cushioned bag blanks subsequently are cut from the continuous laminate. In this manner, three sides of the objects to be shipped. The open end of the bag is provided with a foldable flap which is used to seal the bag after the objects are placed inside it.
Inventors
- 👤 John D. Bambara
- 👤 Dennis Knaus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 02:31
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; B32; B32B; B32B29/00; B32B29/002; B32B29/007; B29C65/48; B29C65/52; B29C65/522; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/431; B29C66/45; B29C66/70; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/7232; B29C66/72327; B29C66/72328; B29C66/7234; B29C66/72343; B29C66/727; B29C66/80; B29C66/83; B29C66/834; B29C66/8341; B29C66/83411; B29C66/83413; B29C66/836; B29C66/8362; B65; B65D; B65D31/00; B65D31/02; B65D33/00; B65D33/16; B65D33/18; B29C66/71; B29C66/81; B29C66/814; B29C66/8141; B29C66/81411; B29C66/81415; B29C66/81419; B29L; B29L2009/00; B31; B31B; B31B2155/00; B31B2155/001; B31B2155/0014; B31B2170/00; B31B2170/20; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2317/122; B32B2439/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A cushioned, multilayer bag having first and second exterior faces formed by outer surfaces of at least one exterior layer of relatively thin, fibrous, and flexible sheet material, an inner layer lining substantially the entire bag interior and comprising at least one sheet of foamed plastic, said foam being prestretched relative to said fibrous sheet material and thereby contributing bag-opening curvature to the bag faces, the bag having at least one edge seam wherein two thicknesses of said foamed plastic have been collapsed under heat and pressure to provide marginal areas of said exterior thin, fibrous, and flexible sheet bonded substantially surface-to-surface, the marginal area being greatly reduced in thickness by collapse of the foam thereat, and said bag having a joined and integral continuum of said foamed plastic traversing the interior of said marginal area, said foam being fused together and still at least partly expanded by a lesser application of heat and pressure inward of the marginal area, said continuum of foam traversing the interior of said marginal area providing an improved seal and cushioning across the seam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A cushioned, multilayer bag having first and second exterior faces formed by outer surfaces of at least one exterior layer of relatively thin, fibrous, and flexible sheet material, an inner layer lining substantially the entire bag interior and comprising at least one sheet of foamed plastic, said foam being prestretched relative to said fibrous sheet material and thereby contributing bag-opening curvature to the bag faces, the bag having at least one edge seam wherein two thicknesses of said foamed plastic have been collapsed under heat and pressure to provide marginal areas of said exterior thin, fibrous, and flexible sheet bonded substantially surface-to-surface, the marginal area being greatly reduced in thickness by collapse of the foam thereat, and said bag having a joined and integral continuum of said foamed plastic traversing the interior of said marginal area, said foam being fused together and still at least partly expanded by a lesser application of heat and pressure inward of the marginal area, said continuum of foam traversing the interior of said marginal area providing an improved seal and cushioning across the seam.
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