Beach blanket stabilizer
OwnerJerry D. Wilson, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
An inflatable stabilizer for use with a beach blanket or beach towel to prevent sand or dirt from getting on the blanket or towel, has an inflatable tube that is attached to the blanket or towel. The tube is a generally continuous tube and secured to the blanket or the towel provides a generally rigid peripheral edge that resists being buried in the sand or blown about on windy days.
Claims20
A stabilizer for use by a user in combination with a generally flexible member for providing a flexible member support, comprising:
- inflatable framework means provided by a relatively flexible inflatable member, the inflatable member having a polygonal shape and being relatively flexible when uninflated;
- a relatively flexible intermediate member having a polygonal shape with notches at the corners for providing a barrier intermediate an underlying surface and a user;
- attaching means for attaching the inflatable framework means to the relatively flexible intermediate member and thereby stabilizing the combination of the inflatable framework and the relatively flexible member, the attaching means incorporating at least a portion of the intermediate member, the corners of the inflatable member overlying the notches of the flexible member, the flexible member detachably connected to the inflatable member by wrapping the intermediate member from underneath and around the top of the inflatable member, and the attaching means secures the inflatable member to the intermediate member;
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- valving means associated with the inflatable framework means, the valving means allowing the inflating of the inflatable framework means so as to hold a pressure within the inflatable framework means sufficient to maintain a stabilized, inflated framework means.
An inflatable stabilizer for use in combination with a fabric or plastic generally flexible member for providing a support member in combination therewith, comprising:
- an inflatable member having a polygonal shape;
- a generally flexible member having a polygonal shape with notches at the corners and means for securing the generally flexible member about the inflatable member, the corners of the inflatable member overlying the notches of the flexible member, the flexible member incorporated for detachably connecting to the inflatable member the flexible member by wrapping the flexible member from underneath and around the top of the inflatable member, and the attaching means secures the inflatable member to the flexible member;
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- valve means for inflating and deflating the inflatable member.
An inflatable stabilizer for providing a relatively rigid framework in combination with a beach blanket or a beach towel, comprising:
- a continuous, generally polygonal tubular inflatable member;
- a beach blanket or towel having a generally polygonal shape with notches at the corners and including at least one fastener for fastening the beach blanket or towel about the inflatable member, the corners of the inflatable member overlying the notches of the blanket or towel, the blanket or towel incorporated for detachably connecting the blanket or towel to the inflatable member by wrapping the blanket or towel from underneath and around the top of the inflatable member, and the attaching means secures the inflatable member to the blanket or towel;
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- an air valve for inflating and deflating the inflatable member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.