Cushioning structure
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1. A cushioning material structure of foamed resilient material of a structural form comprising:
- (a.) a plurality of generally planar and opposing lateral sides, having a plurality of indentures formed in at least one of the opposing sides in the general configuration of a grid surface in the sides; and
(b.) the indentures being in geometric shape with walls of structural integrity resulting from their shape and arranged in a grid in repeating patterns that provide a continuum of cushioning performance and structural support laterally throughout the structure, and(c.) wherein the space external of the indentures and between the opposing sides contains a resilient foam.
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A cushioning structure for dampening shocks useful as a packing material to protect shipments of goods and as a protective shield or garment to prevent injury from falls or increase comfort such as in shoes, furniture, carpet, automobile components etc. including one or more planar sheets of pliable material bonded to a matrix of polygon shape cells containing a fluid such as air or other gas. In one aspect the cells are in fluid communication with each other to provide a valved fluid transfer from one cell to the next. In another aspect, the material is a resilient material formed as a grid like matrix of shaped indentures.
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1. A cushioning material structure of foamed resilient material of a structural form comprising:
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(a.) a plurality of generally planar and opposing lateral sides, having a plurality of indentures formed in at least one of the opposing sides in the general configuration of a grid surface in the sides; and (b.) the indentures being in geometric shape with walls of structural integrity resulting from their shape and arranged in a grid in repeating patterns that provide a continuum of cushioning performance and structural support laterally throughout the structure, and (c.) wherein the space external of the indentures and between the opposing sides contains a resilient foam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 17)
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4. A cushioning structure for use in a surrounding atmosphere and for dampening impact shock loads that are suddenly applied, comprising:
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(a.) a plurality of planar strata of pliable material having a plurality of cell/indenture structures bonded and sealed there between with each cell/indenture structure formed in a resilient material that includes a plurality of generally planar and opposing lateral sides, that are bonded to the planar strata to include a plurality of cell/indentures formed in the opposing lateral sides in the general configuration of a grid surface in the opposing lateral sides, (b.) the cell/indentures being in geometric shapes with walls of structural integrity resulting from their shape and arranged in a grid in repeating patterns that provide a continuum of cushioning performance laterally throughout the structure, and (c.) wherein the space external of the cell/indentures and between the opposing lateral sides contains a resilient foam. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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10. A cushioning structure indentures formed in one of the opposing sides in a general configuration of a grid surface in the side,
(b.) the indentures being in geometric shapes with walls of structural integrity resulting from their shape and arranged in grid repeating patterns that provide a continuum of cushioning performance laterally throughout the structure, and (c.) wherein the space external of adjacent indentures and between opposing lateral sides contains a resilient foam.
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19. A cushioning material structure of a resilient material of a structural form comprising:
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(a) a plurality of generally planar and opposing lateral sides, having a plurality of indentures formed in one of the opposing lateral sides in a general configuration of a grid surface in the lateral side, (b) the indentures being in geometric shapes with walls of structural integrity resulting from their shape and arranged in a grid in repeating patterns that provide a continuum of cushioning performance laterally throughout the structure and (c) wherein the space external of the indentures and between the opposing lateral sides and the indentures contains a resilient foam. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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