MXPA97009685A - Inflatable bag auto sella - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fluid container comprising at least one self-sealing inflatable element, each element comprising: a) first and second inflatable cells, each cell comprising an outer layer and an inner layer of fluid impervious material sealed together, so that the seal between the external layers defines the limits of each inflexible cell, the inner layer of the first and second cells being sealed together to form a pair of cells, b) a filling channel between the pair of cells, defined by the seal between the inner layers of the first and second cells, the channel having an orifice in such a way that the fluid can be injected through the orifice towards the filling channel, and defining the seal between the inner layers of the first and second cells the fill channel that is separated from and in the seals that define the limits of each cell in each pair of cells, and c) a first and a second openings inside the filling channel, separated from the orifice, the first opening formed in the inner layer of the first cell, the second opening formed in the inner layer of the second cell, such that the fluid injected through the orifice towards the filling channel, it can pass through the openings to inflate the inflatable cells, the forced filling channel being closed as the cells inflate, thereby effecting a self-sealing action, preventing the fluid from flowing out or enter the celul

Description

INFLADLE AUTO SELLADLE BAG Background of the Invention The present invention relates to self-sealing inflatable containers or refillable cell containers which may contain a fluid or gas. A wide variety of plastic fluid containers that can be used are known within the art, for example, cushion materials, package fill, mattresses, rafts or boats and other similar applications. Examples of inflatable cell assemblies wherein the individual cells are isolated or compartmentalized such that a leak or rupture of one cell does not disturb the other cells or compartments are included in U.S. Patents 4,650,912 to Kotanagi, 4,651,369 to Guldager and 4,075,872 to Lewicki et al. It is an object of this invention to provide a number of improvements and advantages unlike the prior art.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an improved cellular container in which each cellular element is self-sealing at the time of inflation, such that the containers have a plurality of cellular elements; the breaking of any individual cellular element will not cause deflating the remaining cellular elements comprising the container, wherein the container can be formed from ordinary flat sheets of thermoplastic or other impermeable material, without the need for preformed cells.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved self-sealing container in which valves that are not independent are required to prevent gas or fluid discharge and the self-sealing action is activated only through the use of the materials of the invention. surface of the container.

Yet another objective of this invention is to provide an improved self-sealing cell container wherein the self-sealing action results from a gas or internal fluid pressure and lateral tension or stretching forces acting on the individual cells of the container.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved cellulose container in which each cell element can be individually inflated or all cell elements can be inflated substantially simultaneously through a common dispenser.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved cellular container that can be stored in a deflated configuration to be inflated and deflated by the ultimate end user as desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved cellular container that is easily manufactured and manufactured on a commercial scale, and that can be dimensioned "to allow a variety of customized applications.

Other objectives and purposes will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon review of the detailed description of the invention.

Compendium of the Invention The present invention relates to inflatable, self-sealing inflatable containers consisting of one or more infillable self-sealing elements; each element is formed from a first and second inflatable cell whose internal layers are sealed together to form a pair of cells placed in such a way that when inflating the internal surfaces of the cells they interact to avoid disinflation. Preferably, each first and second cell is formed from an inner and an outer layer of a thermoplastic material or other impervious material sealed together, so that the seal between the inner and outer layers defines the Untes of each inflatable cell. There is no need to preform or mold the thermoplastic layers to create the cells; The flat sheets of the oplastic material can be used.

The inner layers of the first and second cells are further heat sealed together to form a fill channel between the cells. The dimensions or fill channel are defined by means of the limits of the thermal seal between the inner sheets of the first and second cells. The fill channel has a hole so that the gas or fluid can be injected into the fill channel from an external source. Inside the filling channel there are openings in the inner sheets of the first and second cells. These openings, separates? of the hole in the fill channel, allow the gas or fluid to be injected into the fill channel to pass inside each cell and to inflate each cell through the inner layers.

During operation, the gas or fluid is injected into the hole in the filler channel. The gas or fluid flows down the fill channel and through the openings in the inner sheets of the first and second cells. As the gas or fluid inflates the cells to capacity, the internal pressure of each cell and the forces of lateral stretching caused by the expansion of the cell act to force the filling channel to close, thereby performs self-sealing action without valve.

These self-sealing inflation elements can be placed in rows of pairs of cells of various designs; the specific modalities of these are shown by the examples in the preferred embodiments in detail below. The rows of the self-sealing inflatable elements can be constructed easily and cheaply by heating the sealing sheets of the thermoplastic material to form the rows of the inflatable elements connected in parallel or in any other desired geometric configuration.

While each inflatable element can be inflated individually, it is also possible to provide a common passage running adjacent to the orifice of each filler channel, so that all inflatable elements (ie, all pairs of cells) can be inflated from a single source. It is possible to define this common passage by additionally sealing the inner layers of the rows of the inflatable cells or by a seal between an additional seal of thermoplastic material and the inner sheet of one of the rows of the cells.

The rows of the inflatable cells can be arranged in a variety of configurations for use, for example, a packing material, padding, wrapping materials, mattresses, rafts and other applications. Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon review of preferred embodiments and corresponding drawings that are detailed below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a single self-sealing inflatable / refillable element formed of a furtior and a lower cell, for example, a pair of inflatable cells.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross section of a single inflatable self-sealing element comprising two inflatable cells formed of four sheets of a thermoplastic material and inflated to its capacity.

Figure 3 is a blow of a thermal seal between the inner sheets of the pair of cells comprising each inflatable element; The seal defines a filling channel with an orifice through which the gas can flow to each cell.

Figure 4a is a blow of a longitudinal cross section of a single inflatable element before inflation.

Figure 4b is a blow of a longitudinal cross-section of a single inflate element during the inflation process.

Figure 4c is a blow of a longitudinal cross section of a fully inflated inflatable element.

Figure 4d is a horizontal cross section of a fully inflated inflatable element.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a single inflatable element created from a pair of cells of different sizes.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a row of inflatable elements formed to create a filled bag.

Figure 7a is a top view of a daughter-in-law of the inflatable elements with a common central fluid channel, such that all inflatable elements can be inflated from a single source.

Figure b is a horizontal cross section of a row of inflatable elements with a common central fluid channel, such that all inflatable elements can be inflated from a single source.

Figure 8a is a top view of a row of inflatable elements with a common distributor and a common fluid channel that are formed using an additional strip of thermoplastic material. Cells in the row can be inflated from a single source or inflated or deflated individually.

Detailed Description of the Invention The invention is described herein with reference to different exemplary embodiments.

Turning now to Figure 1, a single inflatable element (101) is shown which is the basic building block of all embodiments of the invention. The final inflatable container can have virtually unlimited configurations as the rows of inflatable elements are placed together.

Each inflatable element (101) is formed of two cells, a first cell (103) and a second cell (105). Each first and second cell is formed of two layers of thermoplastic material or other impermeable material. While the preferred embodiment is detailed using thermoplastic layers such as polyethylene, it is expected that any material impermeable to gas or fluid can be replaced, such as rnylar, vinyl or the like. Ordinary flat sheets of thermoplastic material and other material can be used. There is no need to preform or mold the sheets, unless distinctly desired cells are desired. The use of ordinary flat sheets will result in cells that generally have circular or transverse elliptical sections. A wrinkled or honeycomb design can be thermally sealed on the inner and outer sheets to limit the cross section of the cell when inflating.

Each cell in the preferred embodiment has an inner layer (107) and an outer layer (109) of the thermoplastic material. The boundaries of each first (103) and second (105) cell are defined by thermal selos that provide a tight limit between the thermoplastic layers along the perimeter of each cell. The thermally sealed boundary (111) is visible in Figure 1 for both the first and the second cell. The limits (111) of the thermal seal that are shown have a generally rectangular configuration, however, the cells of any desired shape can be formed by practicing the invention.

The inner layers (107) of the first and second cells are also thermally sealed together, so that the inflatable element (101) is formed from a pair of integrated cells. This seal (113) between the inner layers (107) is sized to form a filling channel (115) which preferably runs longitudinally between each pair of cells through which the fluid or gas can pass from an external source. The gas fluid can be injected into the fill channel through the hole (1117) in the fill channel between the cells. The opening (119) are provided in the inner sheets of both the first and second cells within the filling channels. The openings (119) allow the gas or fluid to be injected through the fill channel (115, to flow into each first and second cell (103, 105).

Figure 2 shows the longitudinal cross section of the inflatable element (101) in which the injected fluid or gas symbol is shown schematically. The external gas or fluid, whose flow is represented by: arrows (202) is injected through the opening 117) between the inner layers (107) of the first and second cells (103, 105) and within the channel of filling (115). The fluid or gas flows through the fill channel (115) and forces through the openings (119) to inflate the cells.

A top view below the seal (113) between the inner sheets (107) forming the fill channel (115) are shown extended in Figure 3. The channel is shown in a generally rectangular format. Of course, it can be of any extended geometry while the openings (119) are separated from the hole (117) towards the filling channel, there can also be more than one opening (119) in each internal sheet (107 and more one hole (117) for each filler channel.

Figures 4a and b show the sequence of inflation. The non-inflated structure is shown schematically in Figure 4a. In the uninflated state, ambient or fluid gas can circulate between cells *. and the outside: through the openings (119), the filling cenal (115) and the hole (117).

Figure 4b shows the structure during inflation with arrows (301) indicating the air flow. The fluid or gas can be injected into the orifice (117) by means of, for example, a straw or nozzle.As the fluid or gas flows through the fill channel '115) e-force to pass through. the openings (119 'and in the cells (103, 105) causing them to inflate.

An extended view of the fully inflated cells is shown in the longitudinal and horizontal cross sections in Figures 4c and 4d respectively. As shown schematically in Figure 4c, the internal pressure of the air causes the cells to expand. Upon reaching the capacity, the internal pressure of the air and the circumferential / lateral stretching forces cause the filling channel between the first and the second cell to close, thereby preventing the additional ingress or egress of air from the structure. the internal air pressure, which is shown schematically by arrows (303) in Figure 4c, forces the inner sheets (107) of the first or second cell (103, 105) to contact each other, thereby the openings (119) of the orifice (117) of the filling channel are isolated, and carrying out the self-sealing action without valve. Lateral stretching forces shown schematically by arrows (305) in Figure 4d, also assist in the creation of a seal layer between the inner sheets (107) of the first and second cells (103, 115) .

It is also possible to place a viscous flow such as glycol in the filling channel (115). The presence of viscous thievery will also help to prevent any migration or dripping of fluid or gas through the filling channel followed by the inflation of ras cells.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 1-4, the openings (119) in the inner layers of the cells coincide. Of course it is possible to place the openings (119), so that they are not aligned. When the openings (119) coincide, the gas or fluiac can pass between the first and second cells (103, 105 once the inflatable element is inflated and the filling channel is closed.) This exchange of fluid or gas provides an additional effect If a large load is placed on top of the first cell, the gas will be distributed from the first to the second cell, which will minimize any danger of rupture and will it will maintain fluid or gas pressure equal to the attached cells, S found that this distribution of fl uid provides an improved cushioning effect.

It can be noted that the mode of the simple inflatable element shown in the figures detailed above has both first or second cell (103, 105) with the same dimensions. However, the invention can be practiced where the cells have varied sizes.

As shown in Figure 5, the inflatable element (501) is formed of a first cell (503) that is substantially smaller in length than the second cell (505).

It is further posicle that the first cell has a cross section that varies from the second cell (not shown).

The only limitation on the length is that the cells extend at least to the desired length of the filling channel. The variety in the size and configuration of the inflatable elements will allow those skilled in the art to create rows of virtually unlimited configuration for many custom applications. For example, cushioning / packaging material formed from inflated containers can be sized to fit precisely in the articles that are transported.

Several basic exemplary configurations of row of inflatable elements can now be discussed together with Figures 6-8: Figure 6 shows a container (002) composed of a plurality of inflatable elements of the type shown in Figure 1. The container is formed of two rows of inflatable cells (604, 606). The first row of cells (604) is formed of two sheets, an inner and an outer sheet of thermoplastic material thermally sealed together, such that the boundaries of the thermal seals (608) define the inflatable cells. As shown in Figure 6, the thermal seals (608) defining the cells include a perimeter seal for the entire row, plus the longitudinal seals that intersect the perimeter seal at the opposite ends of each cell. Similarly, the second row of the inflatable cells (606) is formed of an inner sheet and an outer sheet of a thermoplastic material. The sheets are similarly heat sealed together, so that the boundaries of the thermal seals (610) define the inflatable cells. Each cell in the first row (604) is aligned and joined to the corresponding cell in the second row (606) forming the pair of cells (610). The cells in each row (604, 606) are shown placed in parallel; however, any desired configuration can be used, as long as the cell pairs are created to provide the self-sealing action for each inflatable element.

The inner layers of the cells in the first and second rows are joined by means of thermal seals. These heat seals are sized to form the fill channels (612) of the type shown in Figure 3, so that each cell pair forms an inflatable element of the type shown in Figure 1. Each element can be so inflate by injecting the fluid or gas into each orifice of the fill channel between each pair of cells.

Each pair of cells is inflated by inserting a straw, nozzle or the like into the orifice of the filling channel and injecting the fluid or gas, so that it passes through the openings to inflate each pair of cells (610). The fully inflated container (602) shown in Figure 6 has all four thermoplastic layers thermally sealed at the terminal end (614). Therefore, the fluid container describes a bag which is suitable, for example, for use as a shell for transporting fragile articles. The container can be stored in a non-inflated flat configuration and can be deployed in any width, i.e., any number of desired inflatable elements.

It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that a number of variations of the embodiment shown in Figure 6 can be made. For example, it is possible to seal each cell at a longitudinal midpoint, i.e., starting in two to each cell , and placing a second set of fill channels for each pair of cells at the terminal end (612) of the row, thereby doubling the number of the infiable elements forming the row. Of course, the more the elements included in the container are individually sealed, the lower the impact of rupture that any given cell will have on the entire integrity of the container.

The embodiments detailed above require that each inflatable self-sealing element (101) be individually filled by injecting the fluid or gas through the orifice (117) of each fill channel (115). However, it is possible to configure a container that has a plurality of inflatable elements, such that all inflatable elements can be filled from a common source.

For example, this is illustrated in Figures 7a and b, which show an inflatable container formed of two rows of cells, upper and lower; each has a plurality of cells and a common central gas / fluid channel.

Figure 7a shows the container '701) with two rows of cells placed in parallel (only the first or top row of cells is visible in the figure). The row as shown, has filler channels (717) that extend from both sides of a common fluid / gas central channel (725). To facilitate common inflation, the upper and lower rows are joined by thermal seals (715) that form a common distributor between the rows, which allows the fluid or gas to be distributed to each cell when it is injected into the orifice of the distributor.

Figure 7b shows a horizontal cross-section of the container wherein both layers, the upper cells (703) and an inner sheet (709) are signed from an external noja (707) and an inner sheet (709.) of: thermoplastic material. The cells are defined by li> ites 711) of thermal seals between the inner and outer sheets (707, 709) of the thermoplastic material As shown, the boundaries are defined by means of a perimeter seal and a longitudinal seal running through The cells of the upper and inferred layers (703, 705) are placed in parallel, in such a way that each cell in the row cupericr (703) has a corresponding cell in the lower nilera (705), with what are the pairs of cells (713) that form the individual inflatable elements.

Like the simple inflatable element (101) and the row of inflatable elements (602) that were discussed earlier, each pair of cells is joined by a thermal seal (715) between the inner layers (709) of the cells. The boundaries of the thermal seals / 715) between the inner layers define a common gas / fluid distributor (721) that includes filler channels (717) and a common filler channel (_25). The refill channels (717) of Figure 7a extend almost the entire length of each inflate cell, as opposed to the relatively short refill channels of the previously detailed configurations. The length of the fill channel can be dimensioned as desired. Preferably there are openings at the end and at the end of each filler channel (719; in the internal sheets of each cell. The openings (719) (there can be more than one in each cell) allow the flow of the fluid or gas from the filling channels in cell caca.

As shown in Figure 7a, the fluid or gas is not injected directly into each fill channel ~ 17). Preferably the common manifold (721) formed between the inner sheets (709) of the upper row of the cells (703) and the lower row of the cells (705) has a hole (729) that feeds each pair of cells . The common central distributor is sealed by thermal seals (715), except for the orifice (729) through which the fluid or gas can be injected. Of course it is possible to replace the hole (729) with an inflation valve or other inflation means COR.o a bellows pumping, air chamber pumping or a self contained inflation chemical system, in any desired position within the distributor (721) Figures 7a and b show arrows 121) to illustrate the flow of the fluid c gas in the container. During operation, the fluid or gas is injected into the hole of the common distributor (729). The fluid passes through the common gas or fluid channel (725) and flows into each fill channel (717). The fluid flows through the length of each filler channel and flows into each cell through the openings (719) to inflate each cell.As previously described, upon reaching capacity, the pressure within each cell and the Lateral stretching forces act to press the inner layers (709) against each other, thereby closing the filling channels (717) and causing self-sealing action .. The ingress and egress of 1 fluid or gas from each pair of cell is avoided in this way.

The row shown in Figures and b can be stored and displayed at any desired length (parallel to the common gas / fluid channel), similar to the row shown in Figure 6. The specific configuration shown in Figures 7a and 7b have a common channel of the fluid running down to the center of the row through which the fluid flows in a poo filling channel. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the common filler channel (725) does not need to be centrally located; it only needs to be adjacent to the hole (735) of each fill channel (717) so that a gas / fluid distributor formed from the fill channels and the common fluid channel is created. Accordingly, the common fluid channel can be located, for example along one edge of the row perpendicular to the cells, in which case the row will resemble the right or left half of a symmetric configuration shown in FIG. Figure 7a. Alternatively, the common fluid channel could be in an intermediate position, in which case the cells on the right and left side of the row shown in Figure 7a had different sizes. Of course, the final configuration can be defined by the user.

It is further possible to provide a similar modality to that shown in Figures a and 7b where the common manifold is created is a central fluid / gas channel (725). Instead of using a central channel to feed directly to each filling channel (717) it is possible to provide a circumferential seal between the four thermoplastic layers along the perimeter of the container, allowing access between the inner sheets (709) or a Hole between the inner sheets in the perimeter or circumferential seal, in a corner of the container, for example will allow the gas to be injected between the rows of the cells. The orifice may have a check valve to further restrict the egress of the fluid or gas. As the fluid or gas is injected between the rows, the circumferential seal between the four layers will limit egress to the fluid gas in which it will be forced to circulate and flow down the infill channels to inflate the cells.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that in this configuration, the holes (-'35) in the fill channels do not need to be located along the center of the rows as shown in Figures 7a and 7b. In fact, while the embodiments shown in Figures 7a and 7b require the holes (735) of the filler channels to be adjacent to the common fluid channel (725), when the circumferential seal between all four layers is provided in place of the Central Fluid / Gas Channel (725) There are no restrictions on the locations of the holes or the alignment of the fill channels and the cells. The holes of the fill channels need only be contained within the circumference of the container to ensure that the fluid or gas will flow through the holes and under each fill channel to inflate each pair of cells. Accordingly, several rows of cells of various geometric configurations can be constructed, i.e., "quilting", wherein a circumferential seal will force the fluid or gas through each fill channel regardless of the location or orientation of the fill channel . It is simply required that the pairs of cells are formed or "cushioned" in the container, so that the orifice of the filling channel between each pair of cells is within the circumferential seal between the four layers of the impermeable material.

It will be appreciated that in the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 7a and b and the variations discussed above, the individual inflatable elements, formed of pairs of cells, can not be individually inflated or deflated, as is the case of the examples which are shown in Figures 1-6. However, it is possible to construct a row having a plurality of inflatable elements, wherein both the container can be filled from a single source, and the individual elements can be individually inflated and deflated.

Figures 8a and b show an embodiment of the invention containing a plurality of cell pairs, ie inflatable elements, wherein the individual inflatable elements can be inflated and deflated individually or the entire row can be inflated from a single source substantially simultaneously. From a perspective view, the row will appear substantially the same, as shown in Figure 6.

Figures 8a and b show a reilenatle container (800) composed of a row of pairs of cells arranged in parallel. The main variation of the modality shown in Figures 8a and b of the 1 ?. Figure 6 is the use of an additional ribbon of thermoplastic material (802). The additional ribbon of matter (302) is sealed to the inner sheet (804) of the first row of cells (801) in such a way that a common distribution is created so that all the cells can be inflated from a common source. Specifically, the web of material (802) extends along the entire width of the row perpendicular to the cells adjacent to the filling channels (808). The tape (802) extends from the perimeter seal to the width of the seal (806) so that it does not reach the apertures (822). The portion of the additional tape that is sealed to the inner sheet (804) of the first row (801) is shown as a shaded area (812 (in Figure 8a) The sense of the width of the perimetric seal (806) the stamps ( 824) which are connected with the filling channels (808) of the adjacent inflatable elements and the end seals (826) that connect the end of the perimeter seal to the width of the seal with the orifice of the cell filling channels exteriors in the row from the seal (812) joining the additional tape to the inner sheet (804) of the first row.

The result of the seals (812) is to create a gas / fluid distributor similar to that of Figure 7a. The distributor consisting of the filling channels (308), a common fluid channel (814) and passages (818) connecting the common fluid passage (814) with the filling channels (808), runs between the tape of additional plastic (802) and the inner sheet (304) of the first row (801). The common fluid channel (814) is provided with an orifice (816) in the additional plastic sheet so that the fluid or gas can be injected into the fluid distributor. The orifice (816) can be provided with a valve or other means to assist in inflation, such as bellows pumping, internal chamber pumping or a self-contained chemical inflation system In function, the container (00) can be inflated in two ways. First, all cells can be inflated from a single source substantially simultaneously by injecting the fluid or gas into the distributor through the orifice (816) in the additional material tape (802). The fluid or gas injected into the orifice (816) flows through the passages (818) into the fill channel between the inner layer (804) and the additional tape and in each fill channel (808). As in the embodiments described herein, the fluid or gas flows into the fill channels (808) by inflating each cell as the fluid or gas passes through the openings (822). As the cells reach their capacity, the pressure of the internal fluid or gas and forces them to laterally stretch occasionally (e) close the filling channels (808), with which they isolate the openings (822) from the It is possible to observe that upon commenting of closing the filling channels (808), the edge (810) of the additional tape (802) inside the filling channel, provides an additional barrier to help provide a hermetic seal at the time of inflation.

The second way in which row (800) can be inflated, is by injecting gas directly into the fill channel (808) of each inflatable element, ie, between each pair of cells, as prescribed for the inflation of the row which is shown in Figure 6. A straw or nozzle can be inserted between the additional ribbon of material (802) and the inner layer (805) of the second row of cells (803). The injection of the fluid or gas through a straw or nozzle inserted into the holes (820) in the filling channel between the additional material tape (802) and the inner layer (805) of the second row will cause the fluid or gas passes into each fill channel (808) and this causes each cell to inflate as the fluid or gas passes through the openings (822 i in the inner layers (804,805) of the rows within the channel As each pair of cells reaches its self-sealing action capacity, it closes the filling channels as described above.Each inflatable element can thus be inflated and deflated individually by inserting a straw or the like into each filling channel Accordingly, the modalities shown in Figures 8a and b provide the flexibility to allow inflation from a single source while allowing the user to deflate and reuse the individual elements of the container as is desired While the invention has been described in conjunction with the above specific embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various alterations and modifications can be made to the embodiments described without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims. For example, manufacturers and users may wish to assemble the rows of inflatable elements in various geometric configurations for personal use. In addition, cells of various lengths and cross sections may be desirable for custom applications.

The structures detailed in the information of the exemplary embodiments are provided merely by way of example.

Claims (33)

1. A fluid container comprising at least one self-sealing inflatable element, each element comprising: a) first and second inflatable cell; each cell comprises an inner and an outer layer of impermeable material for fluid sealed together, so that the seal between the inner and outer layers defines the limits of each inflatable cell; the inner layer of the first and second cells are sealed together to form a pair of cells; b) a filler channel between the pair of cells defined by the seal between the inner layers of the first and second cells; this channel has a hole in such a way that the fluid can be injected through the hole in the filling channel, and; c) a first and second opening within the filling channel separated from the orifice; the first opening is formed in the inner layer of the first cell; the second opening is formed in the inner layer of the second cell, in such a way that the fluid injected through the hole in the filling channel can pass through the openings to inflate the non-reliable cells; the filler channel is forced to close as the cells inflate, thereby effecting the self-sealing action preventing it from leaving or entering the fluid into the cells.

2. The fluid container of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer layers of the cells of each row are made of a thermoplastic material.

3. The container of claim 1, wherein the outer layer of the first and second cells of each element has a wrinkled or honeycomb design to restrict the cross section of the cells when inflating.

4. The fluid container of claim 1, wherein a viscous fluid is deposited within the fill channel of each element to further restrict the flow of fluid within each fill channel after inflation of the cells.

5. The fluid container of claim 1, wherein the first and second apertures within each element spatially coincide to allow fluid communication between each pair of cells before inflation.

6. The fluid container of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of self-sealing elements that are placed in parallel wherein the cells of each element have substantially identical dimensions.

7. A self-sealing container for holding a fluid comprising: (a) a first and a second row of inflatable cells; each row is formed of an internal and an external sheet of fluid-impermeable material; The inner and outer sheets are sealed together, so that the seal between the inner and outer sheets defines the limits of the inflatable cells; the inner sheets of the first and second rows are sealed together, such that each inflatable cell in the first row is sealed to its corresponding cell in the second row forming pairs of cells; (b) a common fluid distributor comprising; a filler channel between each pair of cells defined by the seal between the inner layers of each pair of cells; each of the channels counts cor. a hole through which the fluid can be injected, and; a common channel of fluid that connects to the orifices of the filling channels and that has an external orifice; so that the fluid injected into the external orifice passes through the common fluid channel and into the filling channels; (c) first and second opening within each fill channel separated from the •. common fluidc anal; the first opening is formed on the inner sheet of the first row; the second opening is formed in the inner sheet of the second row, so that the fluid injected into the common channel of the fluid will flow in each of the filling channels and through each opening to fill each inflatable cell; each filler channel is forced to close at the moment of inflation of each pair of cells.

8. The self-sealing container of claim 7, wherein the inner and outer sheets of each row are constructed of a thermoplastic material.

9. The self-sealing container of claim 7, wherein the common fluid channel defines a passageway running the length of the container and the rows of the inflatable cells extend perpendicularly from the common fluid channel.

10. The self-sealing container of claim 1, wherein the common fluid channel defines a passage that runs downward to a central portion of the container and the rows of the flexible cells are placed in parallel, extending over both sides of the common fluid channel with perpendicular cells of the common fluid channel.

11. The self-sealing container of claim 7, wherein the common fluid channel includes means for inflating the container.

12. The self-sealing container of claim 11, wherein the means for inflating the container is a check valve through which the fluid can be injected, a bellows pumping, pumping of the air chamber or a chemical inflation system of self content

13. The self-sealing container of claim 10, wherein the common fluid channel has a means for inflating the container.

14. The self-sealing container of claim 13, wherein the means for inflating is one for inflating the container is a check valve through which the fluid can be injected, a bellows pumping, c oobeo of the air chamber or unsist4ma of chemical inflation of self content.

1. The self-sealing container of claim 10, wherein the container is stored in a deflated configuration and can be distributed in any longitudinal length.

16. The self-sealing container of claim 11, wherein the container is stored in a deflated configuration and can be distributed in any longitudinal length.

17. A self-sealing container for holding a fluid comprising: (a) a first and a second row of inflatable cells; each row is formed of an internal and an external sheet of material impermeable to the fluid; the inner and outer sheets are sealed together, in such a way that the seal between the internal and external sheets defines the limits of the inflatable cells; the inner sheets of the first and second rows are sealed together, such that each inflatable cell in the first row is sealed to its corresponding cell in the second row forming pairs of cells; (b) a filler channel between each pair of cells; each channel defined by the seal between the inner sheets between each pair of cells, wherein the channel has an orifice through which the fluid can be injected into the filling channel, and; (c) a first and second opening within each fill channel separated from the hole, each opening being in the inner sheet of the first row; the second opening is in the inner sheet of the second row, so that the fluid injected into the filling channel can pass through each opening to fill each inflatable cell; each filler channel is forced to close at the time of inflation of each pair of cells, thereby preventing each pair of cells from discharging or receiving fluid. \

18. The self-sealing container of claim 17, wherein the inner and outer sheets of each row are constructed from a thermoplastic material.

19. The self-sealing container of claim 17, wherein: (a) the cells of each row are placed in parallel, with the perimeter of each row that is sealed and the cells are separated by averaged longitudinal seals that run along the rows; the longitudinal seals intersect ai seal ce! perimeter at the opposite ends of each cell, and; (b) the orifice of each fill channel is adjacent to the first side of the container perpendicular to the longitudinal seals, with each filling channel running longitudinally between each pair of cells.

20. The self-sealing container of claim 19 further comprises a fluid distributor defined by the filling channels between each pair of cells and a common passage running adjacent to the orifice of each filling channel; the common passage is substantially sealed, except for an external orifice through which the external fluid can be injected into the fluid manifold and the holes that can fill each filler channel, so that the fluid injected into the common passage is forced to flow in each fill channel, consequently inflates each pair of cells.

21. The self-sealing container of claim 20, wherein the common passage is located along the first side of the container adjacent to the orifices of the filling channels and extends across the width of the container perpendicular to the longitudinal seals.

22. The sealed auto container of claim 21, wherein the common passage is defined by: (a) a seal in the direction of the width between the inner sheets of the first and second rows adjacent to the first perimeter and the width of the container extending; (b) seals between the inner sheets of the first and second rows between the holes of the adjacent fill channels, and; (c) end seals between the inner sheets of the first and second rows connecting the ends of the seal in the direction of its width with the holes of the filling channels of the outer cells in the row.

23. The self-sealing container of claim 22, wherein the outer orifice in the common passage is located adjacent to an end seal.

24. The self-sealing container of claim 20, further comprising means for inflating the container adjacent to the outer orifimic in the common passage through which the fluid can be injected.

25. The self-sealing container of claim 24, wherein the means for inflating the rows in a check valve, a bellows pumping, a gas chamber pumping or a self-contained chemical inflation system.

26. The self-sealing container of claim 21, wherein the common passage is formed using an additional thermoplastic material extending the width of the container adjacent to the first perimeter; The common pass is defined by: (a) a seal in the sense of its anonymity between a section of the edge of the material added thermosetting and the internal side of the inner sheet of a selected row substantially parallel to the first perimeter and extending the width of the container; (b) seals between the additional thermoplastic material and the inner side of the inner sheet of the row chosen between the orifices of the adjoining fill channels, and; (c) the end seals between the additional thermoplastic material and the inner side of the inner sheet of the chosen row connecting the ends of the seals in the direction of their width ra with the hole of the filling channels of the cé_. the rows.

27. The self-sealing container of claim 26, wherein the additional thermoplastic material extends in each filler channel, but the openings are not understood, such that at the time of inflation the cells of the channel The filler is forced to rerr and the additional thermoplastic material provides a barrier which other helps to avoid the discharge of the fluid.

28. The fluid container of claim 18, wherein a viscous fluid is deposited within the fill channel of each element which further restricts the flow of fluid within each fill channel after inflation of the cells.

29. The self-sealing container of claim 17, further comprising: (a) a circumferential seal ertre la; outer and inner sheets of both rows along the perimeter of the container, so that you touch the sheets: sheets are sealed together around the circumference of the container, and; (b) a hole between the? < - ^ a? a; internal of the first and second row, so that the fluid injected at t? - through the holes between the rows will be restricted by the circumferential seal and forced in each infill channel to inflate each pair of cells.

30. The self-sealing container of claim 29, wherein the inner and outer sheets of each row are constructed from a thermoplastic material.

31. The self-sealing container of claim 29, wherein a viscous fluid is deposited within each fill channel to further restrict the flow of fluid within each fill channel after inflating the cells.

32. The self-sealing container of claim 29, wherein the orifice between the inner layers is provided with a check valve to restrict the egress of the fluid.

33. The self-sealing container of claim 29, wherein the hole between the inner layers is provided in the circumferential seal. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention is an inflatable gas or fluid container without a self-sealing valve that can be used in a wide variety of applications, including awning, pack stuffing, mattresses, rafts and the like. The container is formed of one or more inflatable self-sealing elements (101), each of the infiable elements are formed from a pair of inflab_ec cells (ln3, 1 l .. Each cell is formed from an internal sheet 107) ^ an external one (109) of a thermoplastic material and another impermeable material; the sheets are sealed in the limits (111) that define the inflatable cell. The internal reds (107) of each cell in the pair are sealed together, so that the boundaries of the seal define a fill channel (115) through which the fluid or gas p passes between the cells. The openings (119) in the internal sheets of both cells within the filling channel,: ernniten that the fluid or gas pass from the filling channel in both cells to cause inflation. When cells are inflated to capacity; the internal pressure of the gas and the forces of lateral stretching cause the internal sheets of the cells to come into contact, which causes the filling channel to close, thereby isolating the openings of the external environment and effecting the self-sealing action of the container. The container can also be formed using rows of self-sealing elements that can be individually inflated or inflated from a single source that feeds a common dispenser.