Inflatable display structure
OwnerRobert K. Vicinoinventor
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Abstract
An inflatable billboard or other display structure utilizing an elongated inflated bag for its principal structural support, bag defining one or more display surfaces to which billboard-sized display facings are releasably mounted with snaps or the equivalent, the entire structure being anchored by water-filled bags in one embodiment so that the entire structure is easily drained, deflated, and transported to another site. An optional, continuously operable blower motor is provided in one embodiment to insure the continuous inflated state of the billboard despite the presence of leaks along the seams and the like.
Claims12
An inflatable billboard comprising:
- (a) a body having an inflatable flexible skin defining an enclosure;
- (b) said body defining a base panel to rest on an underlying surface
- (c) anchor means for securing said body in place with said base panel secured to the underlying surface;
- (d) a portion of said skin defining a side panel oriented to be generally upright when said base panel is anchored;
- (e) a plurality of gussets within said enclosure, said gussets being fastened to said skin to hold said side panel substantially flat when said skin is inflated;
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- (f) means securing a display on said side panel, whereby said inflatable billboard can be anchored on location and inflated for use as a display, or deflated into a compact form for shipment and storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.