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US 10,370,168 B1Granted
Multi-chamber packaging devices
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGur Kimchi, Ricky Dean Welsh
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Abstract
A multi-chamber device is described. The device can include a first chamber and a second chamber disposed within the first chamber. Each chamber may be formed from a flexible material. A first tube may extend between the first chamber and outside the first chamber to enable addition of gas to the first chamber. A second tube may extend between the second chamber and outside the first chamber to enable removal of gas from the second chamber.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a cushion chamber formed from a flexible material;
- a first valve extending from within the cushion chamber to outside the cushion chamber, the first valve configured to enable inflation of the cushion chamber and deflation of the cushion chamber;
- a retention chamber formed from the flexible material, the retention chamber:
- disposed within the cushion chamber;
- and
- dimensioned to receive one or more items as part of an item delivery process;
- and
- a second valve concentric with and disposed within the first valve and extending from within the retention chamber to outside the cushion chamber, the second valve configured to at least enable deflation of the retention chamber;
- wherein, after an item has been placed in the retention chamber:
- the second valve is used to remove first air from the retention chamber to deflate the retention chamber to securely hold the item during execution of the item delivery process;
- and
- the first valve is used to add second air to the cushion chamber to inflate the cushion chamber to cushion the item during execution of the item delivery process.
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A device, comprising:
- a first chamber formed from a flexible material;
- a first tube extending from within the first chamber to outside the first chamber, the first tube configured to at least enable addition of gas to the first chamber;
- a second chamber formed from the flexible material, the second chamber:
- disposed within the first chamber;
- and
- dimensioned to receive one or more items;
- and
- a second tube concentric with and disposed within the first tube and extending from within the second chamber to outside the first chamber, the second tube configured to at least enable removal of gas from the second chamber.
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A method, comprising:
- providing an item inside an inner chamber of a delivery package, the delivery package formed from a flexible material and comprising an outer chamber, with the inner chamber positioned within the outer chamber;
- removing a first gas from the inner chamber through a first tube to collapse the inner chamber around the item to securely hold the item;
- and
- adding a second gas to the outer chamber through a second tube to inflate the outer chamber to cushion the item, wherein the first tube is concentric with and disposed within the second tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.