Inflatable fire barrier
OwnerLawrence Rocks, Burton Rocksinventors
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Abstract
A fire barrier includes an inflatable base deployable from an empty state to a fully inflated state and a first row of panels including a plurality of first panels disposed on the inflatable base. The base supports the plurality of first panels in an upright state when the inflatable base is in the fully inflated state, thereby forming a wall having a front side and a rear side opposing the front side. Each of the plurality of panels is independently elastically bendable with respect to the inflatable base. A coating of an infrared reflective material is disposed on each of the plurality of panels on the front side of the wall.
Claims15
A fire barrier, comprising:
- an inflatable base in the form of an air hose deployable from an empty state to a fully inflated state and having a length in the fully inflated state;
- a first row of panels including a plurality of first panels disposed on the inflatable base and extending along the length of the inflatable base, the inflatable base supporting the plurality of first panels in an upright state when the inflatable base is in the fully inflated state, the plurality of first panels forming a wall having a front side and a rear side opposing the front side in the fully inflated state, each panel of the plurality of panels being independently elastically bendable with respect to the inflatable base in the fully inflated state;
- a coating of an infrared reflective material disposed on each panel of the plurality of panels on the front side of the wall;
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- a plurality of collars, each collar of the plurality of collars surrounding a bottom of a respective panel of the plurality of panels and connecting a bottom of the respective panel of the plurality of panels to a top of the inflatable base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.