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US 2015/0267425 A1Published application
Decontamination shelters with integrated ballast systems
AssigneeAir Cruisers Company
InventorAndrew Mahlon Harlow
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Abstract
Ballast systems for, particularly, inflatable decontamination shelters are described. The systems may be integrated into the overall structures of the shelters so as to avoid need for sand bags or other discrete weight-providing objects. They additionally may use liquids (rather than or in addition to solids) for weight-providing purposes, with the liquids including water supplied by the same plumbing system that supplies a shower of a shelter.
Claims9
A decontamination shelter comprising:
- a. an inflatable structure for at least partially isolating a human from his or her environment and comprising (i) at least one ballast tube, (ii) at least one inflatable support tube to which the at least one ballast tube is connected, and (iii) a shower;
- b. a liquid source communicating with (i) the at least one ballast tube to supply ballast liquid thereto and (ii) the shower to supply shower liquid thereto;
- c. ballast plumbing configured to communicate the ballast liquid from the liquid source to the at least one ballast tube;
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- d. shower plumbing configured to communicate the shower liquid from the liquid source to the shower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.