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US 5,512,002 AGranted
Inflatable racing car
AssigneeAlvimar Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorMarvin S. Lieberman
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AssigneeAlvimar Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorMarvin S. Lieberman
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An inflatable racing car is formed of a plurality of separate air chambers which are combined in fixed relationship to each other to form the vehicle which is suitable as a display or toy or sculptural work of art. For each left/right wheel-set there is a cylindrical air chamber terminating at each end in the form of a tire. A third air chamber is formed somewhat like a partially flattened egg which represents the passenger compartment situated above and between the two wheel-sets. A fourth inflatable chamber is the remainder of the car body which generally encompasses the wheel-sets and supports the passenger compartment. Within the car body are numerous webs formed as flat sheets of plastic positioned transversely with respect to various outside walls so that when the body is inflated these webs prevent these opposite walls from extending excessively outward and leading to an improper shape. The four air chambers cooperate to provide strength, realism and economy of manufacture.
An inflatable model car made of flexible air-impervious sheet material, the car comprising first, second, third and fourth separate air chambers forming respectively a front wheel-set, a rear wheel-set, a simulated passenger compartment and a body, each of said wheel-sets formed as an elongated central chamber having opposite ends formed generally as tires, said wheel-sets disposed generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other, said simulated passenger compartment comprising a roof and an opposite bottom, the body having top and bottom parts, said body generally at least partially enclosing and secured to said wheel-sets and said simulated passenger compartment situated atop and secured to said body top, said car further comprising valve means for inflating each of said chambers.
An inflatable model car made of flexible air-impervious sheet material, the car comprising first, second, third and fourth separate air chambers forming respectively a front wheel-set, a rear wheel-set, a simulated passenger compartment and a body, each of said wheel-sets formed as an elongated central chamber having opposite ends formed generally as tires, said wheel-sets disposed generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other, said simulated passenger compartment comprising a roof and an opposite bottom, the body having top and bottom parts, said body generally enclosing and secured to said wheel-sets and said simulated passenger compartment situated atop and secured to said body top, said car further comprising valve means for inflating each of said chambers, wherein each tire is a torroid comprising outer diameter and inner diameter cylinders and side walls joining said outer and inner cylinders.
An inflatable model car made of flexible air-impervious sheet material, the car comprising air chambers forming front and rear wheel-sets, a simulated passenger compartment and a body, each of said wheel-sets formed as an elongated central chamber having opposite ends formed generally as tires, said wheel-sets disposed generally parallel to and spaced apart from each other, said simulated passenger compartment comprising a roof and an opposite bottom, the body having top and bottom parts, said body at least partially enclosing and secured to said wheel-sets and said simulated passenger compartment situated atop and secured to said body top, said car further comprising valve means for inflating said chambers.
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