Inflatable cavity fill or cavity forming member
AssigneeLake Products Limited
InventorAndrew Leo Haynes
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A device for filling or creating a void within a construction medium. The device has a body having at least one inflatable body portion. Each inflatable body portion has one or more inflatable cavities. There is at least one valve member fluidly connected to the one or more inflatable cavity to control flow of fluid into and inflate said cavity. In-use, the one or more cavities are shaped to substantially fill or create the void in a construction medium when in an inflated state.
Claims25
A device for filling or creating a void within a construction medium, the device comprising:
- a body, the body comprising at least one inflatable body portion, the at least one inflatable body portion comprising of one or more inflatable cavity;
- at least one cover portion is substantially devoid of the one or more inflatable cavity, and wherein the at least one cover portion extends integrally from one side edge of the inflatable body portion;
- and
- at least one valve member fluidly connected to the one or more inflatable cavity to control flow of fluid into and inflate the one or more inflatable cavity;
- wherein, in-use, the one or more inflatable cavity is/are shaped to substantially fill or create the void in a construction medium when in an inflated state and the at least one cover portion is able to wrap about at least a portion of the inflatable body portion;
- and
- wherein a flap portion extends from one or both ends of the inflatable body portion.
A device for filling or creating a void within a construction medium, the device comprising:
- a body, the body comprising at least one inflatable body portion, the at least one inflatable body portion comprising of one or more inflatable cavity;
- at least one cover portion is substantially devoid of the one or more inflatable cavity, and wherein the at least one cover portion extends integrally from one side edge of the inflatable body portion;
- and
- at least one valve member fluidly connected to the one or more inflatable cavity to control flow of fluid into and inflate the one or more inflatable cavity;
- wherein, in-use, the one or more inflatable cavity is/are shaped to substantially fill or create the void in a construction medium when in an inflated state and the at least one cover portion is able to wrap about at least a portion of the inflatable body portion;
- and
- wherein in an operative state, the device is coupled about an object to protect the object, wherein the at least one inflatable body portion forms an inner layer adjacent the object and the at least one cover portion forms an outer layer substantially adjacent an exterior-facing surface or surface portions of the inner layer.
A device for filling or creating a void within a construction medium, the device comprising:
- a body, the body comprising at least one inflatable body portion, the at least one inflatable body portion comprising of one or more inflatable cavity;
- at least one cover portion is substantially devoid of the one or more inflatable cavity, and wherein the at least one cover portion extends integrally from one side edge of the inflatable body portion;
- and
- at least one valve member fluidly connected to the one or more inflatable cavity to control flow of fluid into and inflate the one or more inflatable cavity;
- wherein, in-use, the one or more inflatable cavity is/are shaped to substantially fill or create the void in a construction medium when in an inflated state and the at least one cover portion is able to wrap about at least a portion of the inflatable body portion;
- wherein the one or more inflatable cavity comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending inflatable cavity sections across the inflatable body portion;
- and
- wherein in an operative state, the device is coupled about a conduit, wherein the cavity sections are longitudinally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the conduit and circumferentially spaced about the periphery of the conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.