Inflatable cab for walk-behind device

An apparatus for protecting an operator of a mechanical device from environmental elements comprising:

• an inflatable frame structure defining an interior volume;
• a plurality of flexible, transparent windows supported by the inflatable frame structure;
• at least one coupling device that couples the inflatable frame structure to a mechanical device such that an operator is at least partially disposed in the interior volume of the inflatable frame structure when operating the mechanical device;
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• at least one cuff member coupled to the interior volume of the inflatable frame structure, the at least one cuff member configured to receive an arm of an operator of the mechanical device.

A protective enclosure for protecting an operator of a walk-behind device from environmental elements comprising:

• an inflatable frame structure defining an interior volume, the inflatable frame structure includes a plurality of inflatable tubes;
• a sleeve arrangement configured to receive each tube of the plurality of tubes such that the inflatable frame structure is contained within the sleeve arrangement, wherein within the sleeve arrangement, at least one end of the plurality of inflatable tubes is removably coupled to at least one other tube via a coupling member such that any one of the plurality of inflatable tubes is removeable from the sleeve arrangement, the sleeve arrangement configured in substantially the same shape as the frame structure such that when the inflatable frame structure is inflated, the shape of the inflatable frame structure is maintained;
• a flexible, transparent curtain configured as a single sheet of material and being separate from the inflatable frame structure, the curtain configured to be disposed over the inflatable frame structure;
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• at least one coupling device that couples the inflatable frame structure to the walk-behind device such that while operating the walk-behind device the operator is at least partially disposed in the interior volume of the inflatable frame structure.