Inflatable Paddle Board and Thermal Bonding Method Thereof
AssigneeYounger Time Pte. Ltd.
InventorZhongwen Xu
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Abstract
An inflatable paddle board includes a main body having a head portion and a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of a top head layer is smaller than a length of a bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated.
Claims14
1-10. (canceled)
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- wherein each of the top head layer and the bottom head layer comprises a bending edge, during a thermal bonding process between the two body layers and the peripheral enclosing strip, the bottom head layer having a larger length is wrinkled on the top head layer, the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer are aligned and overlapped with each other in an edge-to-edge manner, the peripheral enclosing strip is wrapped on and thermally bonded to the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer, after the thermal bonding process, the top head layer is capable of being spaced apart from the bottom head layer to cause the inflatable paddle board to form the raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises a plurality of connecting threads connected between the two body layers, a width of a portion of the peripheral enclosing strip between edges of the two body layers of the main body is smaller than a height of the connecting threads between the two body layers, wherein the connecting threads between the edges of the two body layers of the main body are cut off in the middle.
12-14. (canceled)
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- wherein the peripheral enclosing strip comprises a plurality of strip parts which are connected with each other, wherein the plurality of strip parts comprises a first strip part and a second strip part which are connected with other and are thermally bonded with said top head layer and said bottom head layer at two sides of the head portion, wherein the first strip part and the second strip part are integrated with each other without requiring a glue to bond the two adjacent strip parts;
- wherein each of the first strip part and the second strip part comprises two surface layers and a mesh layer between the two surface layers, each mesh layer comprises a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns which are perpendicular to each other;
- wherein the plurality of first yarns and the plurality of second yarns are respectively inclined with respect to a length direction of the peripheral enclosing strip.
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated, wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- and
- a decoration strip which is attached on the peripheral enclosing strip, the decoration strip comprises a plurality of strip parts each comprising a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns which are perpendicular to each other, wherein the first yarns and the second yarns in one or more strip part of the plurality of strip parts are inclined yarns with respect to a length direction of the peripheral enclosing strip.
19-20. (canceled)
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- wherein each of the top head layer and the bottom head layer comprises a bending edge, during a thermal bonding process between the two body layers and the peripheral enclosing strip, the bottom head layer having a larger length is wrinkled on the top head layer, the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer are aligned and overlapped with each other in an edge-to-edge manner, the peripheral enclosing strip is wrapped on and thermally bonded to the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer, after the thermal bonding process, the top head layer is capable of being spaced apart from the bottom head layer to cause the inflatable paddle board to form the raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the peripheral enclosing strip comprises a plurality of strip parts which are thermally bonded to each other, wherein between the two end portions of the peripheral enclosing strip, along one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, an end edge of each preceding strip part of the strip body is positioned above an end edge of the next strip part.
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- wherein each of the top head layer and the bottom head layer comprises a bending edge, during a thermal bonding process between the two body layers and the peripheral enclosing strip, the bottom head layer having a larger length is wrinkled on the top head layer, the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer are aligned and overlapped with each other in an edge-to-edge manner, the peripheral enclosing strip is wrapped on and thermally bonded to the bending edges of the top head layer and the bottom head layer, after the thermal bonding process, the top head layer is capable of being spaced apart from the bottom head layer to cause the inflatable paddle board to form the raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the peripheral enclosing strip comprises a plurality of strip parts which are connected end-to-end with each other, wherein the plurality of strip parts comprises a first strip part and a second strip part which are connected with each other and are thermally bonded with said top head layer and said bottom head layer at two sides of the head portion, wherein two strip materials are cut from a same strip material to provide the first strip part and the second strip part, a first strip material of the two strip materials is thermally bonded to the head portion while a second strip material of the two strip materials is flipped and then thermally bonded to the head portion, wherein each of the first strip part and the second strip part comprises two surface layers and a mesh layer between the two surface layers, each mesh layer comprises a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns which are connected to each other and inclined, wherein the first strip part and the second strip part are configured with different yarn patterns when the second strip material of the two strip materials is flipped.
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the main body comprises two body layers, the top head layer and the bottom head layer are respectively parts of the two body layers, the peripheral enclosing strip is integrated with the two body layers to define the inflation chamber;
- wherein the main body comprises a plurality of connecting threads connected between the two body layers, a width of a portion of the peripheral enclosing strip between edges of the two body layers of the main body is smaller than a height of the connecting threads between the two body layers, wherein the connecting threads between the edges of the two body layers of the main body are cut off in the middle.
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the peripheral enclosing strip comprises a plurality of strip parts which are thermally bonded to each other, wherein between the two end portions of the peripheral enclosing strip, along one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, an end edge of each preceding strip part of the strip body is positioned above an end edge of the next strip part.
An inflatable paddle board, comprising:
- a main body comprising a head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a top head layer and a bottom head layer;
- and
- a peripheral enclosing strip which is thermally bonded with the main body to form an inflation chamber, wherein a length of the top head layer is smaller than a length of the bottom head layer, so as to cause the inflatable paddle board to form a raised head when the inflation chamber is inflated;
- wherein the peripheral enclosing strip comprises a plurality of strip parts which are connected end-to-end with each other, wherein the plurality of strip parts comprises a first strip part and a second strip part which are connected with each other and are thermally bonded with said top head layer and said bottom head layer at two sides of the head portion, wherein two strip materials are cut from a same strip material to provide the first strip part and the second strip part, a first strip material of the two strip materials is thermally bonded to the head portion while a second strip material of the two strip materials is flipped and then thermally bonded to the head portion, wherein each of the first strip part and the second strip part comprises two surface layers and a mesh layer between the two surface layers, each mesh layer comprises a plurality of first yarns and a plurality of second yarns which are connected to each other and inclined, wherein the first strip part and the second strip part are configured with different yarn patterns when the second strip material of the two strip materials is flipped.
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