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The present invention relates generally to a cushioning device that is adapted to retain a flowable medium to provide a cushioning effect. The cushioning device has a cushioning member having a deformable bladder member defining a medium chamber and a flowable medium, such as a fluid, retained in th

The present invention relates generally to a cushioning device that is adapted to retain a flowable medium to provide a cushioning effect. The cushioning device has a cushioning member having a deformable bladder member defining a medium chamber and a flowable medium, such as a fluid, retained in the chamber. The cushioning member is adapted to be mounted onto an article to thereby provide a cushioning effect for a user. The cushioning device can optionally have a support element to provide an additional cushioning effect. The present invention also relates to a cushioned article that has a finger-held or finger-manipulated article on which the cushioning device is mounted to provide a comfortable finger grip for a user. The cushioned article is so formed that it can fit within the user's finger grip and that the inflated bladder member can be deformed by the user's fingers or fingertips.

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The present invention relates generally to a cushioning device that is adapted to retain a flowable medium to provide a cushioning effect. The cushioning device has a cushioning member having a deformable bladder member defining a medium chamber and a flowable medium, such as a fluid, retained in th

The present invention relates generally to a cushioning device that is adapted to retain a flowable medium to provide a cushioning effect. The cushioning device has a cushioning member having a deformable bladder member defining a medium chamber and a flowable medium, such as a fluid, retained in the chamber. The cushioning member is adapted to be mounted onto an article to thereby provide a cushioning effect for a user. The cushioning device can optionally have a support element to provide an additional cushioning effect. The present invention also relates to a cushioned article that has a finger-held or finger-manipulated article on which the cushioning device is mounted to provide a comfortable finger grip for a user. The cushioned article is so formed that it can fit within the user's finger grip and that the inflated bladder member can be deformed by the user's fingers or fingertips. tor comprising gas-barrier seal members different in deformability; a valve which is opened by exerting a pushing force to said seal members to elastically deform said seal members and closed by releasing the pushing force to resume an original shape of said seal members; and a flat bag member capable of being attached to a physical part, said bag member being formed by sheet-like gas-barrier membranes and stuffed with an expandable member in its compressed state, said valve being mounted onto said bag member so as to open or close said bag member, wherein said seal members are a soft seal member and a rigid seal member, and wherein said soft seal member constitutes a valve body having a substantially H-shaped vertical cross section, and said rigid seal member constitutes a sleeve-shaped valve seat having an accommodating hole for said valve body, said valve body being elastically deformed with a depressing force to form an air passage between said valve body and said accommodating hole. 13. A physical protector comprising gas-barrier seal members different in deformability; a valve which is opened by exerting a pushing force to said seal members to elastically deform said seal members and closed by releasing the pushing force to resume an original shape of said seal members; and a flat bag member capable of being attached to a physical part, said bag member being formed by sheet-like gas-barrier membranes and stuffed with an expandable member in its compressed state, said valve being mounted onto said bag member so as to open