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US 12,496,496 B2Granted
Fluid inflatable member
AssigneeSciency Products Inc.
InventorCharles William Olsen, Jr.
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Abstract
A fluid inflatable member includes a pliable body having a membrane defining an expandable interior space and including an edge defining an opening through the pliable body and an expandable and compressible porous material enclosed within the expandable interior space of the pliable body. The porous material is configured to receive an amount of fluid and distribute the fluid throughout the interior space to increase a rigidity of the pliable body.
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A fluid inflatable member, comprising:
- a pliable body having a membrane defining an interior space;
- and
- a porous material enclosed within the interior space of the pliable body,
- wherein in response to the porous material being compressed, air within the porous material is expelled through the membrane as the porous material receives incompressible fluid from a fluid source and distributes the incompressible fluid throughout the interior space to increase a rigidity of the pliable body.
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A fluid inflatable member, comprising:
- a pliable body having a membrane defining an interior space;
- a porous material enclosed within the interior space of the pliable body wherein in response to the porous material being compressed, the porous material receives incompressible fluid from a fluid source and distributes the incompressible fluid throughout the interior space to increase a rigidity of the pliable body;
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- a compressible member coupled with the pliable body that exerts a force that acts to return the fluid inflatable member to an uninflated configuration by pushing the incompressible fluid out of the fluid inflatable member.
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A fluid inflatable member, comprising:
- a pliable body having a membrane defining an interior space;
- a porous material enclosed within the interior space of the pliable body, wherein in response to porous material being compressed, the porous material receives fluid and distributes the fluid throughout the interior space to increase a rigidity of the pliable body;
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- a coiled spring coupled with the pliable body, wherein the coiled spring expands as the porous material receives the fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.