Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Walter Gene Berrier

John Leslie Harrington

John Joe Howlett, Jr

Phillip S Massey

An abrasion resistant air bag comprises an outer tubular liner board member having a pair of parallel ply sections defining an internal space therebetween, and an inflatable bladder disposed internally thereof. In order to close and seal the opposite open ends of the outer tubular liner board member, and thereby form the abrasion resistant air bag, a pair of liner board end cap members are adhesively bonded upon the opposite open ends of the outer tubular liner board member. The end caps are formed from initially flat, scored pieces of liner board which are folded in half upon themselves whereupon each leg member or half-section of the end cap is adhesively bonded to an outer surface portion of a respective one of the outer tubular liner board ply sections.

Abrasion resistant air bag

An inflatable dunnage air bag comprises a multi-layered paper bag and an inflatable bladder disposed within the multi-layered paper bag such that two sets of paper plies are disposed upon opposite sides of the inflatable bladder. The multi-layered paper bag has at least one flap member extending outwardly from one set of paper plies and is adapted to extend from a first side of the inflatable bladder and be folded over and secured upon the other set of paper plies so as to be secured at a location disposed upon the other or second side of the inflatable bladder. An inflation valve is fixedly secured to the first side of the inflatable bladder so as to facilitate inflation thereof, the inflation valve thereby being disposed remote from the location at which at least one flap member is secured so as not to present additional weakening forces or stresses within the already high-stress flap securing region. Enhanced burst strength values are achieved with the inflatable dunnage air bag having such aforenoted interrelated structure.

Dunnage air bag

An inflatable dunnage bag comprises a first inflatable inner bag comprising an inflatable bladder surrounded by a pair of paper plies, and a second outer bag comprising two sets of paper plies disposed upon opposite sides of the first inner bag. The two sets of paper plies comprising the second outer bag are longitudinally offset with respect to each other so as to form flap members on first ends of each set of paper plies which overhang respective second ends of the opposite set of paper plies. The flap members are respectively folded over the second ends of the opposite set of paper plies as single entities and secured thereto by predetermined hot melt adhesive and cold glue bead patterns. The dunnage bag is thus particularly adaptable to being fabricated by automated equipment.

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Sheridan, AR, United States of America

Walter Gene Berrier