Inflatable container with self-sealing valve
US4983138A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/7882
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A one layer self-sealing, self-regulating, two-way flat valve for fluid containers, such as toy balloons and the like formed of two heat sealed film layers, is provided. The container having two container film layers joined at the perimeters thereof, an exterior opening in one of the layers, and a valve film layer attached to an inner surface of the same container layer. The valve film layer forms an integral fluid channel through which fluid is guided into the container from the exterior opening such that as the container attains maximum fluid capacity, the fluid channel automatically collapses. Perpendicular creases which form along the container surfaces cross the fluid channel to effectively seal the container.
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