Retention cover for an inflatable object

• US 20090008912A1
• Filed: 07/03/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ccl Label Incorporated (CCL Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Brockman, Clifford Russell
• Granted Patent: US 8,047,560 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.300
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member B60R21/2176 takes precedence

Abstract

A retention cover manufacture in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The cover manufacture can include a substrate textile such as a non-woven substrate textile. Fastening elements can be attached to the first face of the substrate textile at or near the longitudinal edges. Moreover, a fastening element can be attached to the second face of the substrate textile substantially along the central longitudinal axis. Also, in accordance with at least one embodiment, a retention cover for enclosing, at least in part, an inflatable object is disclosed. The retention cover can include a textile where, at or near the first longitudinal edge, a loop element can be attached to the textile. In addition, at or near the second longitudinal edge, a hook element can be attached to the textile. Alternatively, at or near a longitudinal edge, an adhesive strip element can be attached to the textile.

Claims

1. A retention cover for enclosing, at least in part, an inflatable object, comprising:

a textile having a first face, a second face, a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge;

a loop element attached to the textile proximate the first longitudinal edge; and

a hook element attached to the textile proximate the second longitudinal edge.

2. The cover of claim 1 wherein the textile is a non-woven textile.

3. The cover of claim 2 wherein the textile is a thermoplastic polymer.

4. The cover of claim 3 wherein the textile is polypropylene or polyethylene terephthalate.

5. The cover of claim 2 wherein the non-woven textile is a spunlaid non-woven textile.

6. The cover of claim 1 wherein the loop element is on the first face of the textile.

7. The cover of claim 1 wherein the loop element is a loop fastening strip.

8. The cover of claim 7 wherein the loop fastening strip is attached via ultrasonic welding.

9. The cover of claim 1 wherein the loop element is a high loft non-woven loop element.

10. The cover of claim 1 wherein the hook element is a hook fastening strip.

11. The cover of claim 10 wherein the hook fastening strip is attached via ultrasonic welding.

12. The cover of claim 1 further comprising:

a frangible feature defined on the textile.

13. A cover manufacture for producing a plurality of individual retention covers comprising:

a substrate textile having a first face, a second face, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge;

a first fastening element attached to the first face of the substrate textile proximate the first longitudinal edge;

a second fastening element attached to the first face of the substrate textile proximate the second longitudinal edge; and

a third fastening element attached to the second face of the substrate textile proximately along the central longitudinal axis.

14. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the substrate textile is a non-woven substrate textile.

15. The cover manufacture of claim 14 wherein the substrate textile is a thermoplastic polymer.

16. The cover manufacture of claim 15 wherein the substrate textile is polypropylene spunbond or polyethylene terephthalate spunbond.

17. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the first fastening element and the second fastening element are a first loop element and a second loop element.

18. The cover manufacture of claim 17 wherein the third fastening element is a hook element.

19. The cover manufacture of claim 18 wherein the hook element is a high performance hook fastening strip having a width of about 20 mm.

20. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the first fastening element and the second fastening element are a first hook element and a second hook element.

21. The cover manufacture of claim 20 wherein the third fastening element is a loop element.

22. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the first fastening element and the second fastening element are a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip element.

23. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the third fastening element is a first adhesive strip element.

24. The cover manufacture of claim 13 wherein the first fastening element, the second fastening element and the third fastening element are attached via ultrasonic welding.

25. The cover manufacture of claim 13 further comprising:

one or more frangible features defined on the substrate textile.

26. The cover manufacture of claim 13 further comprising:

a longitudinal split defined substantially along the central axis of the cover manufacture.

27. The cover manufacture of claim 13 further comprising:

one or more lines of perforation defined on the cover manufacture, the one or more lines of perforation defined substantially parallel to the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge of the substrate textile.

28. A method of manufacturing a plurality of retention covers comprising:

unwinding a first roll of a substrate textile;

feeding the substrate textile into a production line;

attaching one or more fastening elements to the substrate textile;

perforating one or more portions of the substrate textile; and

rewinding the substrate textile into a second roll.

29. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

splitting the substrate textile substantially about the central longitudinal axis.

30. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

removing one or more individual retention covers from the second roll.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein attaching one or more fastening elements further comprises:

attaching a first outboard fastening element proximate a first longitudinal edge of the substrate textile; and

attaching a second outboard fastening element proximate a second longitudinal edge of the substrate textile.

32. The method of claim 28 wherein attaching one or more fastening elements further comprises:

attaching an inboard fastening element proximately along the central longitudinal axis of the substrate textile.

33. The method of claim 31 wherein the first and second outboard fastening elements are a first adhesive strip element and a second adhesive strip element.

34. The method of claim 32 wherein the inboard fastening element is an adhesive strip element.

35. The method of claim 31 wherein the first outboard fastening element is one of a loop element and a hook element.

36. The method of claim 31 wherein the second outboard fastening element is one of a loop element and a hook element.

37. The method of claim 32 wherein the inboard fastening element is one of a loop element and a hook element.

38. The method of claim 28 wherein the substrate textile is a non-woven substrate textile.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein the substrate textile is a thermoplastic polymer.

40. The method of claim 39 wherein the substrate textile is polypropylene spunbond or polyethylene terephthalate spunbond.

41. The method of claim 28 wherein perforating one or more portions of the substrate textile further comprises:

providing one or more lines of perforation along longitudinal portions of the substrate textile.

42. The method of claim 28 wherein attaching the one or more fastening elements is via ultrasonic welding.

43. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

printing one or more features onto the substrate textile.

44. The method of claim 43 wherein the one or more features are one or more of a marker portion, a warning label and an anti-twist strips.