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US 8,877,309 B1Granted
Self-repairing inflatable articles
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.
Claims20
A sealed flexible package comprising two or more sealed cells, wherein the package or each cell comprises
- a first sheet with one or more edges;
- a second sheet with one or more edges;
- a sealant composition disposed between the first and second sheets;
- and
- 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 more polymer layers that are the same or different.
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A sealed flexible package comprising two or more sealed cells, wherein the package or each cell comprises
- a single sheet having one or more edges, wherein the sheet is folded over on itself and sealed where the edges meet;
- a sealant composition disposed within the folded sheet;
- and
- the sheet is a laminate comprising a metal foil layer between two or more polymer layers that are the same or different.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.