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US 7,604,123 B2Granted
Inflatable freight protection device with cinching cord
OwnerElizabeth Rutledge Sealsinventor
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Abstract
A freight protection device for surrounding an article being transported to a destination by a shipping company and protect the article from being damaged. The freight protection device includes an outer cover, a bladder positioned within the outer cover, and an inflation device operably connected to the bladder to inflate the bladder around an article positioned therein. The protection device may also include a layer of padding for protecting the article.
Claims5
A freight protection device, comprising:
- (a) an inflatable bladder protected by an outer cover;
- (b) an elastic cord positioned substantially along a center of the bladder such that when the device is wrapped around an article, the elastic cord nulls a center of the device inwardly towards the article, thereby cinching and securing the device around the article;
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- (c) an air valve operably connected to the bladder for inflating the bladder around the article to provide protection to the article.
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