Safety Airbag System
AssigneeZero Shock, LLC
InventorStephen Gray
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Abstract
A safety airbag device for cushioning the free fall of a person or object from an elevated height. The airbag device includes an inflatable base bag capable of sustaining an air pressure and an inflatable structure coupled to the base bag, where the inflatable structure is in air communication with the base bag. A net is coupled to a top portion of the inflatable structure for decelerating and supporting the individual from free fall. A top cover is coupled to the base bag that substantially encloses the inflatable structure.
Claims31
An airbag device to cushion the free fall of a subject from an elevated height comprising:
- an inflatable base bag capable of sustaining an air pressure;
- an inflatable structure coupled to the base bag, the inflatable structure being in air communication with the base bag;
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- a net coupled to a top portion of the inflatable structure, the net being adapted to decelerate and support the subject from free fall.
A safety system for cushioning the free fall of a subject from an elevated height comprising:
- an inflatable base bag capable of sustaining an air pressure;
- an inflatable structure coupled to the base bag, the inflatable structure being in fluid communication with the base bag;
- a net coupled to a top portion of the inflatable structure, the net being adapted to decelerate and support the subject from free fall;
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- a top cover coupled to the base bag by at least one retaining member, the top cover having a top sheet and side sheets that substantially enclose the inflatable structure.
An airbag device to cushion the free fall of a subject from a height comprising:
- an inflatable base bag capable of sustaining an air pressure;
- a plurality of crumple tubes coupled to the base bag, the plurality of crumple tubes being in fluid communication with the base bag;
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- a top cover coupled to the base bag, the top cover having a top sheet and side sheets that substantially enclose the inflatable structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.