| abstract |
An inflatable article (10) has a first film (12) bonded to a second film (14) so as to provide between the first film and the second film a plurality of inflatable chambers, each of the inflatable chambers containing a plurality of cells (24) . Each of the cells is connected to at least one adjacent cell by an inflatable connecting channel (28) . The first film is bonded to the second film between adjacent inflatable chambers. The first film and the second film each have at least one formed region (16,18) corresponding with a location of a cell, with the at least one formed region (18) of the second film being nested into the at least one formed region (16) of the first film. Also disclosed are processes of making the inflatable article. |