Inflatable tent structure
AssigneePneumo-Beam International Ltd.
InventorMichael J. Mattick
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Abstract
An inflatable tent structure comprising a plurality of pneumatically interconnected, elongate inflatable tubes defining the perimeter of the tent structure for being inflated in unison. A valve is provided for inflating the tubes and a plurality of wall panels are suspended from and between the tubes to define the enclosure of the tent whereby the tubes define a support structure exterior to the enclosure of the tent. The tubes define a dome-shaped structure, the tubes converging in pneumatic interconnection with each other in a single plane at the apex of the dome-shaped structure. The valve includes a manifold into which all of the tubes interconnect at the apex of the dome-shaped structure.
Claims8
An inflatable tent structure comprising:
- (a) a plurality of pneumatically interconnected, elongate inflatable tubes positioned in spaced-apart relation around the perimeter of the tent structure for being inflated in unison, said tubes defining a dome-shaped structure terminating at an apex, said tubes converging in pneumatic interconnection with each other in a single plane at the apex of the dome-shaped structure;
- (b) valve means for inflating the tubes and comprising a manifold into which all of the tubes interconnect at the apex of the dome-shaped structure;
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- (c) a plurality of wall panels suspended from and between adjacent tubes to define an enclosure of the tent whereby the tubes define a support structure exterior to the enclosure of the tent;
- wherein said tubes include an interiorly projecting flange to which said wall panels are attached in spaced-apart relation.
An inflatable tent structure comprising:
- (a) a plurality of elongate inflatable tubes positioned in spaced-apart relation around the perimeter of the tent structure for being inflated, said tubes defining a dome-shaped structure terminating at an apex, said tubes converging in a single plane at the apex of the dome-shaped structure;
- (b) valve means for inflating the tubes;
- (c) a plurality of wall panels suspended from and between adjacent tubes to define an enclosure of the tent whereby the tubes define a support structure exterior to the enclosure of the tent;
- wherein said tubes include an interiorly projecting flange to which said wall panels are attached in spaced-apart relation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.