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US 8,685,513 B1Granted
Inflatable articles comprising a self-repairing laminate
OwnerCarolyn M. Dryinventor
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Abstract
A self-repairing inflatable article including an inflatable component that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface, a sealed flexible package adjacent to the inflatable component, and a sealant composition disposed in the sealed flexible package. The sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture, tearing or other breach of the inflatable component.
Claims39
A self-repairing inflatable article comprising:
- an inflatable component comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a sealed flexible package adjacent to at least one of the interior surface or the exterior surface of the inflatable component, and
- a sealant composition disposed in the sealed flexible package,
- wherein
- the sealed flexible package comprises:
- a first sheet with one or more edges;
- a second sheet with one or more edges;
- the sealant composition disposed between the first and second sheets;
- the first and second sheets sealed to each other at the one or more edges, where each sheet is a laminate comprising a metal foil layer between two or three polymer layers that are the same or different;
- and
- the sealed flexible package is configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture of the inflatable component.
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A tire comprising:
- a tire casing having an interior surface and an exterior surface,
- an inner tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and
- a flexible package disposed between the interior surface of the tire casing and the exterior surface of the inner tube,
- wherein
- a sealant composition is disposed in the sealed flexible package,
- the sealed flexible package comprises:
- a first sheet with one or more edges;
- a second sheet with one or more edges;
- the sealant composition disposed between the first and second sheets;
- the first and second sheets sealed to each other at the one or more edges, where each sheet is a laminate comprising a metal foil layer between two or three polymer layers that are the same or different;
- and
- the flexible package being configured to release the sealant composition upon puncture of the flexible package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.