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US 2014/0190851 A1Published application
Inflatable case to transport a sports board and a method for making the same
OwnerPerry Samiosinventor
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Abstract
An inventive case capable of transporting a sports board, such as a surfboard, snowboard or skate board or element thereof, is described. The case may include a top cushion designed to conform to a top surface of a sports board, a bottom cushion designed to conform to a bottom surface of the same sports board. Optionally or alternatively, each of the top and the bottom cushions may include a plurality of compartments which have varying cross-sectional dimensions along a length of the compartments.
Claims20
A case capable of transporting a surfboard, comprising:
- a top cushion designed to conform to a top surface of a surfboard;
- a bottom cushion designed to conform to a bottom surface of the surfboard, wherein each of said top and said bottom cushions include a plurality of compartments which have varying cross-sectional dimensions along a length of said compartments.
A case capable of transporting a surfboard, comprising:
- a top inflatable cushion designed to conform to a top surface of a surfboard in an inflated state of said top cushion;
- a bottom inflatable cushion designed to conform to a bottom surface of the surfboard in an inflated state of said bottom cushion;
- wherein in an inflated state, each of said top and said bottom cushions vary in thickness along their length to protect said top surface and bottom of surfboard from being impacted from an external force when said surfboard is secured inside said case.
A method for manufacturing a case, comprising:
- fabricating a plurality of longitudinal inflatable compartments having varying cross-sectional areas along their lengths;
- and
- adhering some of said longitudinal compartments to form a top cushion and adhering others of said longitudinal compartments to form a bottom cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.