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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Thomas D. Wetsch, St. Charles, IL (US);
Thomas F. Mcnellis, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Thomas D. Wetsch, St. Charles, IL (US);
Thomas F. McNellis, Tinley Park, IL (US);
Pregis Innovative Packaging, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An inflation nozzle for inflating an inflatable structure. The inflation nozzle includes a nozzle body, a probe, and a connection portion. The nozzle body defines a nozzle channel therethrough, and the channel has a channel outlet for expelling a fluid therefrom. The probe extends from the nozzle body adjacent and beyond the channel outlet, and is configured and dimensioned to facilitate positioning an inflation aperture of the flexible structure onto the nozzle body for directing fluid into the inflation aperture. The connection portion associates with the nozzle body for fluidly connecting the channel to a fluid source for delivering fluid through the channel to inflate the flexible structure.