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US 12,544,288 B1Granted
Airtight seal for pressurized hyperbaric chamber
AssigneeTyphoon Water Wares LLC
InventorAndrew L. Whitehouse
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Abstract
An inflatable chamber has a chamber wall, sealing panel, and seal flap. A chamber zipper is formed in the chamber wall, and a panel zipper is formed in the panel. The panel has a panel perimeter that is sealed to said chamber wall about the chamber zipper in an airtight manner to form a pocket between the chamber wall and the panel. The seal flap is positioned in the pocket to provide an airtight seal at the chamber zipper.
Claims19
An inflatable chamber comprising:
- a chamber wall, and a chamber access opening formed in said chamber wall;
- a chamber closure formed in said chamber wall at said chamber access opening, said chamber closure opening and closing to permit and deny entry through said chamber access opening;
- a panel having a panel outer perimeter, said panel directly coupled with said chamber wall at a panel coupling point at the panel outer perimeter to form an airtight seal between said chamber wall and said panel at the panel outer perimeter, and forming a pocket between said chamber wall and said panel;
- a panel access opening formed in said panel;
- a panel closure formed in said panel at said panel access opening, said panel closure opening and closing to permit and deny entry through said panel access opening;
- a seal flap located in said pocket between said chamber wall and said panel, wherein said seal flap provides an airtight seal that seals said chamber closure;
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- a fastening feature inside said pocket and at least partly coupling said seal flap directly to said chamber wall at a fastening coupling point located inward of the panel coupling point.
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An inflatable chamber comprising:
- a chamber wall with a chamber zipper formed therein;
- a panel having a panel zipper formed therein and a panel perimeter, said panel perimeter sealed directly to said chamber wall about said chamber zipper in an airtight manner to form a pocket between said chamber wall and said panel;
- a seal flap positioned in said pocket to provide an airtight seal at said chamber zipper;
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- a fastening feature inside said pocket and at least partly coupling said seal flap directly to said chamber wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.