Fast deployment, high pressure inflatable panels and watercraft or other objects with armor or other protection
AssigneeZodiac Hurricane Technologies, Inc.
InventorTimothy Fleming
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Abstract
Armored protective panels for inflatable (and other) boats are detailed. The panels themselves may be inflated, either separately or together, for deployment and hence need not normally impede navigation or performance of the boats. If relatively flexible anti-ballistic materials are selected as components, the panels may be designed to collapse into rolls when not inflated. Alternative panels may include stealth or other non-anti-ballistic materials or be designed for use with objects or vehicles other than boats.
Claims25
An anti-ballistic shield for an inflatable boat, comprising:
- a. inflatable anti-ballistic material;
- and
- b. means for attaching the anti-ballistic material to the inflatable boat in a manner providing at least some anti-ballistic protection to inflatable material, and any occupant, of the inflatable boat.
An anti-ballistic shield for an inflatable boat, comprising:
- a. anti-ballistic material comprising:
- i. a foam;
- ii. fabric at least partially enclosing the foam;
- and
- iii. polyvinyl chloride coating on the fabric;
- and
- b. means for attaching the anti-ballistic material to the inflatable boat in a manner providing at least some anti-ballistic protection to inflatable material, and any occupant, of the inflatable boat.
An inflatable anti-ballistic shield for a boat, comprising:
- a. inflatable anti-ballistic material;
- and
- b. means for attaching the inflatable anti-ballistic material to the boat in a manner providing at least some anti-ballistic protection to any occupant of the boat.
An inflatable boat comprising:
- a. at least one inflatable tube;
- b. an inflatable protection system comprising an anti-ballistic material;
- and
- c. means for attaching the inflatable protection system to the at least one inflatable tube.
An inflatable boat comprising:
- a. at least one inflatable tube defining spaced port and starboard legs;
- b. an inflatable protection system comprising an anti-ballistic material;
- c. means for attaching the inflatable protection system to the at least one inflatable tube;
- d. a floor spanning the space between the port and starboard legs;
- e. a transom spanning the space between the port and starboard legs at or adjacent the stern of the boat;
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- f. at least one fitting attached to the at least one inflatable tube and in which the attaching means comprises at least one fastening strap adapted to be received by the at least one fitting.
An inflatable boat comprising:
- a. at least one inflatable tube;
- b. an inflatable protection system comprising at least one inflatable panel containing an anti-ballistic material comprising foam, a ceramic plate, or both;
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- c. means for attaching the inflatable protection system to the at least one tube.
An inflatable boat defining port and starboard sides, a bow, and a stern, and comprising:
- a. at least one inflatable tube defining spaced port and starboard legs;
- b. a floor spanning the space between the port and starboard legs;
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- c. a plurality of inflatable supports, at least one of which when inflated extends above the at least one inflatable tube on the port side and at least another one of which when inflated extends above the at least one inflatable tube on the starboard side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.