Dunnage bag with attachment means

Claim 1

An improved dunnage bag for protecting the contents of a loaded vehicle cargo space from being damaged by movements of the vehicle during transport by filling voids between the articles and between the articles and the walls of the cargo space, said dunnage bag being adapted for attachment prior to inflation to a surface against which it will bear when inflated, and for deflation and removal from the cargo space at the vehicle's destination, comprising: (a) a substantially air-tight bladder which can be inflated from a supply of high pressure air; (b) an outer protective covering for the bladder constructed of a plurality of plys substantially encasing the air-tight bladder; (c) a valve in the bladder which permits the interior of the bladder to be connected to a source of high pressure air for inflation of the bladder, the valve extending through the outer protective covering; and (d) an adhesive material affixed to the outer protective covering substantially along an edge of the bag, which adhesive can be adhered against a surface to hold the uninflated bag in place while the vehicle is being loaded around the uninflated bag.