An inflatable corner packing device for protecting corners of a product includes: first and second thermoplastic films having a first section, a second section, and an elbow section connecting the first and second sections in a vertical direction, wherein a plurality of fluid containers each extending in the vertical direction, and the first and second sections and the elbow section each have a right side portion, a left side portion, and a middle portion connecting the right and left side portions, wherein the side portions are inwardly crooked for holding a product therebetween. The first and second thermoplastic films are folded, and the folded films are bonded in the elbow section along a border between adjacent fluid containers in each crooked side portion, leaving a remaining portion of the border unbonded, so that the bonded borders form the elbow section.

A packing member includes a first recessed portion, a second recessed portion, a first flange connected to the first recessed portion at a first end, and a second flange connected to the second recessed portion at a first end. The first flange includes at least one first bent portion protruding in a direction intersecting a joined surface at which part of the first flange and part of the second flange are joined. When at least one of a second end of the first flange and a second end of the second flange is in contact with a surface other than the packing member, the second end of the first flange and the second end of the second flange can be moved along the surface.

A packing member includes a first recessed portion, a second recessed portion, a first flange connected to the first recessed portion at a first end, and a second flange connected to the second recessed portion at a first end. The first flange includes at least one first bent portion protruding in a direction intersecting a joined surface at which part of the first flange and part of the second flange are joined. When at least one of a second end of the first flange and a second end of the second flange is in contact with a surface other than the packing member, the second end of the first flange and the second end of the second flange can be moved along the surface.

A releasable paperboard chock assembly is provided comprising first and second paperboard chocks, each comprising a base, a back wall, and first and second side walls adjacent to the base. Each of the first and second side walls comprises an upper edge surface having a generally curved portion to conform to a curved surface of a roll to be secured. A paperboard sling extends between the first and second chocks comprising first and second ends joined to the first and second chocks, respectively.

A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, slotted guides attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of dunnage supports extending between the guides. Outer portions of the dunnage supports may have one or more narrowed or flattened portions which enable the dunnage supports to slide along the slots. Dunnage holding parts is suspended by the dunnage supports.

In a method of making packages, a web of preformed inflatable bags is moved along a path of travel. The preformed inflatable bags include two inflatable panels, and each inflatable panel includes a first ply and a second ply that are sealed together to form an inflation pattern. Each of the preformed inflatable bags are inflated and sealed across the seals of the inflation pattern. A product is deposited into each of the preformed inflatable bags, either before or after the inflation and/or sealing. Each of the preformed inflatable bags and contained product are loaded into a non-inflatable bag.

A compact bendable cargo securement device for stabilizing unrestrained items in the bed or cargo area of a pick-up truck or storage area in a motorhome or recreational trailer is disclosed. It may also be used as a stabilizer doing woodwork and other jobs that require stability of the work platform. The device will conform to any surface and has the ability to wrap around objects—both regular and irregular shaped—and will hold them and keep them from shifting. As disclosed, the bendable cargo securement device is composed of a flexible tube loaded with filler material when used and deployed for securing objects. The flexible tube is preferably fabricated from rubber or any material allowing sufficient flexibility for the cargo securement device to wrap around items while having suitable strength to avoid puncture/destruction from deployment. Each end of the device requires a closure to contain the filler material.

The current invention relates to protective structures for artwork and more particularly, to a structure that protects flat artwork when being moved from one display site to another. The device, or “art crib”, comprises a plurality of interconnected piping material that encases the piece of art and protects it from crushing, denting and other damage. Paintings may be slipped into the crib through the open top and secured with pivoting closures if desired. The crib also can serve as easily identified storage for the decorative pieces that must be moved repeatedly from warehouse to site and back to warehouse again, thus reducing exposure to damage from repeated handling. The crib uniquely combines the virtues of strength, light weight, durability, visibility and adaptability that fill the needs of home stagers, interior designers, gallery owners, most of whom are sole practitioners lacking heavy machinery or teams of movers.

The current invention relates to protective structures for artwork and more particularly, to a structure that protects flat artwork when being moved from one display site to another. The device, or “art crib”, comprises a plurality of interconnected piping material that encases the piece of art and protects it from crushing, denting and other damage. Paintings may be slipped into the crib through the open top and secured with pivoting closures if desired. The crib also can serve as easily identified storage for the decorative pieces that must be moved repeatedly from warehouse to site and back to warehouse again, thus reducing exposure to damage from repeated handling. The crib uniquely combines the virtues of strength, light weight, durability, visibility and adaptability that fill the needs of home stagers, interior designers, gallery owners, most of whom are sole practitioners lacking heavy machinery or teams of movers.

An air-sealed body capable of automatically opening an air valve is provided. First, the two inner films are laminated between two outer films. An air passage and a plurality of air columns are formed through joining by means of heat-sealing. Air inlets are formed by heat-sealing in the two inner films at the places where the heat-resisting material is coated, and a plurality of heat-sealed blocks are formed through joining by means of heat-sealing at the sides of the air inlets. When air is filled in, the two outer films of the air passage are pulled open outward in a longitudinal direction, the air passage contracts in a lateral direction due to a drop height of the heat-sealed blocks. The two inner films are squeezed by the heat-sealed blocks to be pulled open outward in the longitudinal direction to open the air inlet.