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US 4,416,073 AGranted
Water-borne inflatable promotional device
AssigneeRobert Keith & Co., Inc.
InventorsRobert K. Vicino, Mark S. Bachman
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Abstract
An inflatable display is adapted to be towed over the surface of a body of water and includes an inflatable body which in the disclosed embodiment has an elongated ballast along the bottom to provide a keel-like structure and a blower to continuously force air into the body to keep it inflated against the slight deflation that continuously occurs at seam lines, etc. A tether is extended from the body to a tow vehicle so that the float can be towed along lake surfaces, bays and beach fronts for promotional purposes.
Claims2
A floating display comprising:
- an inflatable envelope made of a plurality of fabric panels sewn together along permeable seams;
- said panels being shaped and dimensioned so that the envelope when inflated assumes the enlarged shape of a product;
- a blower mounted in one of said panels, said blower being directed to continuously introduce into said envelope a sufficient flow of ambient air to maintain said envelope inflated;
- at least one pocket within said envelope;
- ballast means within said pocket to keep said inflated envelope in a generally stable position when towed over a body of water;
- a bailing tube in the lower portion of said envelope to evacuate fluid out of said envelope;
- within said envelope, a plurality of anchoring patches attached at selected locatons to said sections;
- a plurality of tethers, each having one end connected to one of said patches;
- the other ends of said tethers joining together to form a towing line;
- said towing line exiting said envelope through an orifice in the envelope for attachment to a towing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.