Michael A Pesce

US Patent:

54544076, Oct 3, 1995

Filed:

Aug 5, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/244329

Inventors:

Mark Huza - Mount Vernon NY
Michael Pesce - Mahopac NY
Jack M. Olich - Mahopac NY

Assignee:

Diba Industries Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

B65B 3100

US Classification:

141 10

Abstract:

Apparatus and method are provided for the essentially automatic filling with pressurized ambient air of non-elastic inflatable objects to predetermined overpressures; and operate through the creation and sensing of a fluidic effect in the inflatable object attendant the filling of the same, the discontinuation of that fluidic effect when the inflatable object has been filled to the predetermined overpressure, the sensing of the discontinuation of the fluidic effect and the discontinuation of the supply of pressurized air to the inflatable object in response thereto. Provisions are made for adjustment in the predetermined overpressure to which the inflatable object is filled, and for reversing the operation of the apparatus and method to deflate inflated objects for re-use. The apparatus and method are particularly adapted to the filling of non-elastic dunnage bags in situ in cargo shipping containers to protect shock sensitive cargoes, and to the deflation of the same at the point of cargo destination for economic dunnage bag re-use.