Inflatable packing material

Description

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an an inflatable packing material showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the inflatable packing material of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the inflatable packing material in a second condition of use where it is inflated and is sealed along a seal line;

FIG. 4 is a back view of inflatable packing material of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of inflatable packing material of FIG. 3

FIG. 6 is top plan view of the inflatable packing material of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the inflatable packing material of FIG. 3 the left being a mirror image of the right; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the inflatable packing material of FIG. 3.

In FIGS. 1, 3, 6, and 8, the evenly spaced dashed lines illustrate perforations of the inflatable packing material. In FIGS. 1-3 and 5-8, the dotted and dashed lines depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an inflatable packing material, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Wehrmann; Rick Steven (Hudson, OH)
Assignee:	Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. (Streetsboro, OH)
Appl. No.:	D/346,902
Filed:	November 9, 2009

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29332921	Feb 27, 2009	D603705

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Current U.S. Class:	D9/456
Current International Class:	0907
Field of Search:	;D9/705,635,520,517,516,456,455,454,452,444,445,438,436,435,434,433,432,416,499 ;D26/51 ;428/138 ;362/101 ;229/404,128,110,103.3 ;220/630 ;206/776,755,754,583,522,453,390,232

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Primary Examiner: Hattan; Susan Bennett
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP