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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1996
Brian K Farison, Gaylordsville, CT (US);
Other;
Abstract
There is provided an inflatable cushion inflated through a single inflation valve. A pair of inflated panels held in place by at least one tie strap connecting the panels rest beneath each end of the bottom of an article to be protected. The cushion has a pair of inflatable end chambers interconnected to the bottom panels and a pair of inflatable side chambers interconnected to the end chambers, which when inflated protect the ends and sides of the article. This is facilitated by internal openings which allow the inflated panels to easily bend underneath the ends of the article and around the corners. There are recesses at each corner which extend from each corner of one internal opening toward a peripheral edge of the cushion to provide a wedge-like portion of the side chambers. In one of the embodiments, an additional pair of internal openings facilitates a pair of top inflatable chambers interconnected to the end chambers to rest on the top of the article. In another embodiment of the present invention, the top chambers are interconnected by inserting an inflatable hook located a the periphery of one of the top chambers through a hook receiving member located on the other top chamber to interlock the chambers together. The receiving member may be an inflatable extension of one of the top chambers and the receiving member has an opening therein for retaining the hook.