CA2446782A1 - Apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers - Google Patents

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CA2446782A1
CA2446782A1 CA002446782A CA2446782A CA2446782A1 CA 2446782 A1 CA2446782 A1 CA 2446782A1 CA 002446782 A CA002446782 A CA 002446782A CA 2446782 A CA2446782 A CA 2446782A CA 2446782 A1 CA2446782 A1 CA 2446782A1
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Abstract

An inflatable web (10), and method and apparatus for inflating the web, which generally includes two sheets (12, 14) having inner surfaces sealed to each other in a pattern defining a series of inflatable chambers (16) of predetermined length, each of the chambers having at least one change in width over their length; and inflation port located at a proximal end of each chamber, the inflation ports being formed by intermittent seals between the sheets; and longitudinal flanges formed by a portion of each of the sheets that extend beyond the inflation ports and intermittent seals. Apparatus (34) includes a conveying mechanism (36), an inflatio n nozzle (38), and a sealing device (40).
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