# US 2016/0258181 A1 · Ephemeral architecture device

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- Number: US 2016/0258181 A1
- Document ID: US20160258181A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/018,051
- Filed: 2016-02-08
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-02
- Inventors: Jordi Enrich JORBA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258181A1

## CPC

- E04H 15/22: supported by air pressure inside the tent
- E04H 3/22: Theatres; Concert halls; Studios for broadcasting, cinematography, television or similar purposes
- E04H 2015/206: {Details of inflation devices, e.g. valves, connections to fluid pressure source}
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)

## Abstract

Ephemeral architecture device constituted by a dome-shaped receptacle (1) of high strength fabric and a single layer consisting of a multitude of fabric panels (2) artistically sewn together in alternating colors, which in turn comprises sections of independent segments (4) also integrated through sewing. The dome in turn includes: one or more air inflation ports (8) located at the ground level, in which there is coupled in each case one air blowing device such as a fan (9); and a perimeter skirt (6) located along its lower edge and bent inwardly, positioned parallel to the ground on which it is installed, over which a multitude of counterweights (7) are strategically placed along the perimeter.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Ephemeral architecture device comprising a dome-shaped receptacle (1) of high strength fabric and a single layer consisting of a multitude of fabric panels (2) artistically sewn together in alternating colors, which in turn comprises sections of independent segments (4) also integrated through sewing, the dome comprising:
One or more air blowing ports (8) located at the ground level, in which there is coupled in each case one air blowing device such as a fan (9).
A perimeter skirt (6) located along its lower edge and bent inwardly, positioned parallel to the ground on which it is installed, over which a multitude of counterweights (7) are strategically placed along the perimeter.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Ephemeral Architecture Device, according to claim 1, wherein the air inflation port (8), which is basically a circular cut in the fabric of the dome (1) around which are arranged one or more coupling elements with which the inflation device is linked.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

Ephemeral architecture device, according to claim 1, wherein the device is made from the expired envelope of a hot air balloon.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

Ephemeral architecture device, according to claim 3, wherein from each hot air balloon envelope two devices are made; one made from the crown of the balloon (10) that is cut along the equator, and another made from the section from the throat to the equator line (11), which is sectioned vertically, reuniting the resulting pieces (11a and 11b) facing the equator line with a new sewing line (12).