US4344536A
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Air cushion foil for packaging purposes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-05-15
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Granted: 1982-08-17
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Expires: 2000-05-15
Abstract
Abstract An air cushion foil (1) especially for packaging purposes, comprises a first smooth foil (2) of synthetic material and a second foil (4) having pocket-like depressions (3). The two foils are so connected with one another that the first foil (2) closes the pocket-like depressions (3) of the second foil (4) and forms pockets having pocket bases (6), pocket side walls (7) and curved transition regions (8) between the bases and the side walls. The pocket bases and curved transition regions are subjected to a roughening pre-treatment and are covered with a layer (9) of adhesive so that the foil can be stuck to goods to be packaged and pulled away without leaving adhesive on the goods.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Oberhuber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:06
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/10; B32B3/12; B29; B29C; B29C59/00; B29C59/10; B32B27/00; B32B27/32; B32B38/00; B32B38/0008; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/02; B65D81/03; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712; B32B2310/00; B32B2310/14; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2553/00; B32B2553/02; B32B2553/026; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/813; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
Air cushion foil, suitable for packaging purposes, comprising a first smooth foil of synthetic material and a second foil having pocket-like depressions; with said first and second foils being so connected with one another that the first foil closes the pocket-like depressions of the second foil; each said pocket-like depression comprises a pocket base, a pocket side wall and a curved transition region between the pocket base and the pocket side wall, each said pocket base and transition region having been subjected to a corona discharge pre-treatment to increase the microsurface area thereof; and an adhesive layer applied to said foil solely to said pre-treated pocket bases and transition regions whereby the entire adhesive layer is strongly adhered to said foil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
Air cushion foil, suitable for packaging purposes, comprising a first smooth foil of synthetic material and a second foil having pocket-like depressions; with said first and second foils being so connected with one another that the first foil closes the pocket-like depressions of the second foil; each said pocket-like depression comprises a pocket base, a pocket side wall and a curved transition region between the pocket base and the pocket side wall, each said pocket base and transition region having been subjected to a corona discharge pre-treatment to increase the microsurface area thereof; and an adhesive layer applied to said foil solely to said pre-treated pocket bases and transition regions whereby the entire adhesive layer is strongly adhered to said foil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
Air cushion foil in accordance with claim 1 and wherein said adhesive is a contact adhesive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Air cushion foil in accordance with claim 1 and in which said foil consists of polyethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Air cushion foil in accordance with claim 1 and in which said first foil is flat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Air cushion foil in accordance with claim 1 and in which said pocket bases are flat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
Air cushion foil in accordance with claim 1 and in which said pocket-like depressions are arranged in a regular array.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of manufacturing an air cushion foil comprising the steps of joining together a first flat foil of synthetic material and a second foil of synthetic material having a plurality of pocket-like depressions therein to form a plurality of pockets, said pocket-like depressions having pocket bases and pocket side walls with curved transition regions between said pocket bases and said pocket side walls, subjecting said pocket bases and curved transition regions to a corona discharge pre-treatment either before or after joining said first foil to said second foil whereby to increase the microsurface thereof and subsequently applying an adhesive layer to, exclusively, said pocket bases and transition regions whereby the entire adhesive layer is strongly adhered to said regions.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of manufacturing an air cushion foil comprising the steps of joining together a first flat foil of synthetic material and a second foil of synthetic material having a plurality of pocket-like depressions therein to form a plurality of pockets, said pocket-like depressions having pocket bases and pocket side walls with curved transition regions between said pocket bases and said pocket side walls, subjecting said pocket bases and curved transition regions to a corona discharge pre-treatment either before or after joining said first foil to said second foil whereby to increase the microsurface thereof and subsequently applying an adhesive layer to, exclusively, said pocket bases and transition regions whereby the entire adhesive layer is strongly adhered to said regions.
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