Inflatable tent
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsShigeru Ueda, Masahiro Kusayama
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Abstract
An improved inflatable tent includes a plurality of inflatable hollow rounded units (1), each tent unit 1 including an outer sheet (4) and an inner sheet (5) connected to each other at their respective ends, a side sheet (6) connecting the outer sheet (4) and the inner sheet (5) along their opposed sides, the side sheet (6) constituting a connecting portion (9), and a floor sheet (8) integrally connected to the lower end of the inner sheet (5). A pair of outer and inner water-impervious slide fasteners (10) are mounted between each pair of adjacent tent units (1) along the outside and insider thereof for joining the pair of adjacent tent units (1) of the tent.
Claims13
An inflatable tent comprising:
- a plurality of inflatable hollow rounded tent units, each tent unit including an outer sheet and an inner sheet connected to each other at their respective ends, a side sheet connecting said outer sheet and said inner sheet along their opposed sides, said side sheet constituting a connecting portion, and a floor sheet integrally connected to the lower end of said inner sheet;
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- a pair of outer and inner water-impervious slide fasteners, adapted for joining each pair of adjacent tent units along the outside and the inside, respectively, of said tent, each of said slide fasteners having a separable end stop on one end thereof and including a pair of stringers;
- each stringer of said outer slide fastener being mounted on said connection portion along its side edge in proximity to said outer sheet and adapted for engagement with the other stringer of said outer slide fastener of an adjacent tent unit, and each stringer of said inner slide fastener being mounted on said connection portion along its side edge in proximity to said inner sheet and along the edge of said floor sheet, and adapted for engagement with the other stringer of said inner slide fastener of said adjacent tent unit.
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