PNEUMATIC CUSHION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

A pneumatic cushion fabricated from two sheets of expandable thin material are welded together at a circumferential portion thereof to define therebetween a expandable pneumatic chamber. The welded portion is separated from the pneumatic chamber by a substantially rigid board. The board-like member cooperates with a portion of the sheets mating therewith to isolate the welded portion from tension forces applied to the sheets as the chamber air pressure increases.