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US 4,103,369 AGranted
Inflatable structure
OwnerDavid B. Riordaninventor
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Abstract
A portable, inflatable structure comprises an inflatable enclosure, a blower for supplying pressurized air to fill the enclosure through a conduit joining the blower to the enclosure interior, vent means positioned adjacent the attachment of the upper portion of the enclosure to the floor portion thereof and a carrying case containing the blower and into which the other portions of the structure may be inserted for carrying when the enclosure is deflated.
Claims12
A portable, self-ventilating inflatable enclosure assembly for providing a separate, completely enclosed space, defined by the interior of the enclosure, within a room, comprising
- an enclosure floor portion of flexible sheet material for contacting the surface supporting the structure, the periphery of said floor portion defining the base of said enclosure,
- an enclosure upper portion of flexible sheet material attached to said floor portion adjacent said floor portion periphery, the space between said floor portion and said upper portion defining the interior space of the enclosure,
- blower means for supplying air at a predetermined rate at greater than ambient pressure to fill said enclosure interior space therewith, whereby the enclosure may be inflated,
- conduit means joining said blower means to said enclosure interior for introduction of said supplied air into said interior,
- vent means positioned adjacent the attachment of said upper portion to said floor portion providing for automatic venting of said supplied air from said enclosure interior space at a predetermined rate after said enclosure is fully inflated, and
- a carrying case containing said blower means and into which said floor portion, upper portion, conduit means and vent means are insertable for carrying when the enclosure is deflated.
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