Dunnage bag arrangement
AssigneeStopak India Pvt. Ltd.
InventorBester Jacobus Pansegrouw
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Abstract
The invention discloses a dunnage bag arrangement for securing loads, includes an inflatable dunnage bag having a gastight inflatable bladder; and a hanger member connected to the dunnage bag and adapted to being supported on top of loads and adapted to support the dunnage bag in a void between loads. The dunnage bag includes a reinforcing sleeve made of at least one material ply, the sleeve having a first opening and a second opening, and the sleeve being folded and sealed and/or stitched to close off at least one of the openings.
Claims23
A dunnage bag arrangement for securing multiple loads, the dunnage bag arrangement comprising:
- (a) an inflatable dunnage bag including a gastight inflatable bladder;
- (b) first and second wing members connected to one another;
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- (c) a hanger member connectable to the dunnage bag, the hanger member connected to the first and second wing members,
- wherein the first and second wing members rest atop the loads and are sized to collectively extend across a void between the loads to support the dunnage bag when the dunnage bag is positioned in the void between the loads, and
- wherein the first wing member pivots relative to the second wing member when the dunnage bag is positioned in the void between the loads and the dunnage bag is inflated to form a non-parallel configuration in which the first and second wing members are not parallel to one another.
A method of securing multiple loads, the method comprising:
- (a) positioning an inflatable dunnage bag that includes a gastight inflatable bladder in a void between the loads;
- (b) positioning first and second wing members atop the loads such that the first and second wing members collectively extend across the void and such that a hanger member connected to the first and second wing members supports the inflatable dunnage bag in the void;
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- (c) inflating the inflatable dunnage bag to secure the loads,
- wherein the first and second wing members are connected to each other such that when the dunnage bag positioned in the void between the loads is inflated, the first wing member pivots relative to the second wing member to form a non-parallel configuration in which the first and second wing members are not parallel to one another.
A dunnage bag hanger comprising:
- first and second wing members connected to one another;
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- a hanger member connectable to a dunnage bag and to the first and second wing members connected to each other;
- wherein the first and second wing members are configured to rest atop loads and are sized to collectively extend across a void between the loads to support the dunnage bag when the dunnage bag is positioned in the void, and
- wherein the first and second wing members are pivotally connected to one another to form a non-parallel configuration, in which the first and second wing members are not parallel to one another, when the dunnage bag is inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.