Rolled-up packaging system and method
OwnerDaniel A. Pharoinventor
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Abstract
A packaging system comprises a rolled-up bag generally assuming a spiraled configuration and defining an inflatable chamber therein adapted to be at least partially filled with a filler medium, such as pressurized air. A pouch is secured on the bag for retaining an article within the confines thereof. The bag is adapted to be pre-placed within a closeable box and the article then placed in the pouch, or, alternatively, the article can be placed in the bag, the bag rolled-up and then placed in the box. The bag is then inflated to at least substantially encapsulate and support the pouch and article within rolled-up portions of the bag.
Claims26
A packaging system comprising
- a rolled-up bag generally assuming a spiralled configuration and defining a chamber therein adapted to be at least partially filled with a filler medium, said bag having first and second ends,
- pouch means secured adjacent to the first end of said bag to define an open pocket facing the second end of said bag for retaining an article therein, said pouch means disposed within the confines of overlying rolled-up portions of said bag and the spiralled configuration of said bag defining a plurality of overlying portions of said chamber entirely surrounding said pouch means and the article retained therein, and
- filling means for at least substantially charging said chamber with said filler medium to at least substantially encapsulate and support said pouch means and article within the rolled-up portions of said bag.
A package adapted to have an article retained therein comprising
- a bag having first and second ends and comprising overlying flexible first and second entirely flat panels sealed together about peripheral edges thereof to define a fillable chamber therebetween, said bag being devoid of any cross-seams formed transversely thereacross, and
- a third panel secured on said first panel to define an open pouch adapted to retain an article therein, said open pouch facing from the first end towards the second end of said bag.
A method for packaging an article comprising
- forming a package by forming a bag from overlying first and second panels to define an inflatable chamber therein and securing a third panel to said first panel at heat-sealed seams common to said first and second panels to further form an open pouch secured on said bag facing from a first end towards a second end of said bag,
- placing an article in said pouch, rolling-up said bag into a general spiral configuration to dispose said pouch and article within the confines of said bag and to envelope said pouch with a plurality of overlying portions of said chamber which entirely surround said pouch and said article, and
- at least partially filling said bag with a filler medium to at least substantially encapsulate and support said pouch and article within rolled-up portions of said bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.