Inflatable packaging

Abstract: A packaging for all kinds of objects with an at least partially flexible cover, which at least partially surrounds the object to be packaged, wherein the flexible cover at least partially limits or encloses one or more gas chambers, which are filled with a gaseous medium and preferably may be emptied such that they are refillable, wherein the gas chamber(s), define a packaging space in which the object to be packaged may be accommodated, wherein an outer cover made from a rigid or from an inherently flexible material is provided, which is dimensionally stable under stress in the inflated state, such that compressive forces may be accommodated via the outer cover, wherein the packaging space is largely retained in the empty state under compressive load. The invention further concerns a method for packaging objects with a packaging of this kind as well as a method for manufacturing such packaging. (end of abstract)