US 12,187,518 B1
Inflatable packaging vessel for fragile articles
Michael G. Kaminski, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Michael G. Kaminski, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,302.
Application 18/101,302 is a division of application No. 17/541,173, filed on Dec. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,591,152.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/120,222, filed on Dec. 2, 2020.
Int. Cl. B65D 81/05 (2006.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B65B 21/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/052 (2013.01) [B65B 5/02 (2013.01); B65B 21/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for packing a plurality of articles, the method comprising the steps of:
providing an inflatable packaging, the inflatable packaging comprises:
a sheet that has a longitudinal axis and a traverse axis, the sheet has a proximal edge and a distal edge, the longitudinal axis extends between the proximal edge and the distal edge,
a plurality of inflatable bars extend along the longitudinal axis of the sheet,
the sheet folded along six or more fold lines to form at least one row, the six or more fold lines are parallel to each other and parallel to the traverse axis,
each row of the at least one row has at least two pouches, each pouch of the at least two pouches has a front wall, a rear wall, a base, and an open-top, left and right edges of the front wall and the rear wall of the each pouch are bonded,
wherein the front wall and the rear wall of each pouch are spaced apart and define an inner volume of the pouch, the inner volume of each pouch is configured to receive an article,
two adjacent pouches in a row of the at least one row are separated by a dividing panel.