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US 2015/0308142 A1Published application
Wind Resistance
OwnerAndre Patrick Pompeyinventor
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Abstract
An enhanced fabric panel has a fabric surface with at least one straight edge, and a row of pockets implemented on the fabric along the one straight edge, the pockets each having an opening facing upward, such that with the one straight edge lying along a ground line with the pockets filled with a weighty material such as sand, pebbles, water or another material having weight, and other edges supported on parts of a rigid structure provides resistance to deformation or movement by impinging wind.
Claims16
An enhanced fabric panel, comprising:
- a fabric surface having at least one straight edge;
- and
- a row of pockets implemented on the fabric along the one straight edge, the pockets each having an opening facing upward;
- wherein the one straight edge lying along a ground line with the pockets filled with a weighty material such as sand, pebbles, water or another material having weight, and other edges supported on parts of a rigid structure provides resistance to deformation or movement by impinging wind.
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A method for stabilizing a fabric panel against impinging wind, comprising steps of:
- (a) forming a row of pockets on the fabric along one straight edge, the pockets each having an opening facing upward;
- (b) orienting the panel to position the one straight edge along a ground line;
- (c) supporting the panel at edges other than the one straight edge by adjacent structure;
- and
- (d) filling the pockets with a weighty material such as sand, pebbles, water or another material having weight, and other edges supported on parts of a rigid structure provides resistance to deformation or movement by impinging wind.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.