Flexible floating apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeBestway Inflatables & Material Corp.
InventorFeng Liu
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Abstract
A flexible floating apparatus has a flexible bone structure and a floating cover. The flexible bone structure has at least a first joint part and a second joint part. The first joint part and the second joint part are connected with a first resistance force to keep a relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part. A floating cover is made of buoyant material wrapping the flexible bone structure. The shape of the floating cover is changed when the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part is changed.
Claims20
A flexible floating apparatus, comprising:
- a flexible bone structure having at least a first joint part and a second joint part, the first joint part and the second joint part being connected with a first resistance force to keep a relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part, and the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part being changed when an external force larger than the first resistance force being applied on the first joint part and the second joint part;
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- a floating cover comprising buoyant material wrapping the flexible bone structure and a shape of the floating cover being changed when the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part being changed.
A flexible floating apparatus for floating over water, comprising:
- a flexible bone structure having at least a first joint part and a second joint part, the first joint part and the second joint part being connected with a first resistance force to keep a relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part, and the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part being changed when an external force larger than the first resistance force being applied on the first joint part and the second joint part;
- a floating cover comprising buoyant material having an inner tunnel for containing the flexible bone structure and a shape of the floating cover being changed when the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part being changed;
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- a decorative member connected to the floating cover.
A method for manufacturing a flexible floating apparatus, comprising:
- providing a flexible bone structure having at least a first joint part and a second joint part, the first joint part and the second joint part being connected with a first resistance force to keep a relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part, and the relative position between the first joint part and the second joint part being changed when an external force larger than the first resistance force being applied on the first joint part and the second joint part;
- providing a floating cover comprising buoyant material;
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- placing the flexible bone structure into an inner tunnel of the floating cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.