Heat reflective shield
AssigneeJames Chick
InventorJames CHICK
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Abstract
A lightweight heat reflective shield useful for hikers and campers to reflect heat from a campfire back toward themselves. The heat reflective shield includes a base panel and a concave body portion attached to and extending upward from the base panel and supported by at least two inflatable ribs. The concave body portion includes an open front face along a front edge of the base panel, an inner side, and an outer side, wherein at least a portion of the inner side includes a heat reflective material. When the inflatable ribs are filled with air, the heat reflective shield may accommodate a standing or seated person, and when positioned adjacent a heat source, the heat reflective material of the inner side reflects heat from the heat source back toward the heat source.
Claims20
A light weight, heat reflective shield comprising:
- a base panel having opposing first and second side edges, and a front edge;
- a first ground panel attached to and extendable away from the front edge of the base panel;
- second and third ground panels attached to and extendable away from the first and second side edges, respectively, of the base panel;
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- a concave body portion attached to and extending upward from the base panel, the concave body portion comprising a top panel supported by at least two inflatable ribs, wherein the concave body portion includes an open front face along the front edge of the base panel, an inner side, and an outer side, wherein at least a portion of the inner side comprises a heat reflective material,
- wherein the heat reflective shield is constructed of a light weight flexible material,
- wherein, when the at least two inflatable ribs are filled with air, the heat reflective shield is sized and configured to accommodate a standing or reclining person, and
- wherein, when the heat reflective shield is positioned adjacent a heat source, the heat reflective material of the inner side reflects heat from the heat source back toward the heat source.
A light weight, heat reflective shield comprising:
- a base panel having opposing first and second side edges, a front edge, and a back edge;
- a first ground panel attached to and extendable away from the front edge of the base panel;
- second and third ground panels attached to and extendable away from the first and second side edges, respectively, of the base panel;
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- a concave body portion extending upward from the base panel and comprising:
- a first inflatable rib having a first end attached to the first side edge of the base panel and a second end attached to the second side edge of the base panel, the first inflatable rib positioned proximal to the front edge of the base panel,
- a second inflatable rib having a first end attached to the first side edge of the base panel and a second end attached to the second side edge of the base panel, the second inflatable rib positioned proximal to the back edge of the base panel,
- a side panel spanning an area defined by and connected to:
- (i) the first and second inflatable ribs, and (ii) the base panel along contour lines on the first and second side edges thereof defined by attachment points of the first ends and second ends, respectively, of the first and second inflatable ribs to the base panel, and
- a back panel spanning an area defined by and connected to:
- (i) the second inflatable rib, and (ii) the base panel along a contour line on the base panel defined by attachment points of the first and second ends of the second inflatable rib,
- wherein the base panel and concave body portion are composed of light weight flexible material and an inner side of the back panel comprises a heat reflective material,
- wherein, when the first and second inflatable ribs are filled with air, the heat reflective shield is sized and configured to accommodate a standing or reclining person, and
- wherein, when the heat reflective shield is positioned adjacent a heat source, the heat reflective material of the inner side reflects heat from the heat source back toward the heat source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.