| abstract |
An inflatable product (10,150,200,300,400,500,600,800,810,824,850,900, 1000,1050) includes overlapped areas of flexible material defining therebetween an inflatable pouch (12,119,302, 402,502,602,804,818,852,803,1052). The pouch is bounded by bonded regions (38,121/124,208/210/212/214/216/218/220/222 514, 618,802) of the flexible material and has a limited opening (24,212,820) for inflating the pouch. The flexible material includes multiple fastening regions including a first fastening region (20,158, 228,416,424,426,905) in which an array of fastener elements (21,904,1008) with stems are arranged, the stems integrally molded with and extending from a common resin substrate (23,1010), and a second fastening region (18,156,226,414,428, 508,905) of fibrous loops (906) releasably engageable with the fastener elements (21,904,1008). |