Mooring facility for tethered gas balloon
OwnerJohn Scott Davidsoninventor
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Abstract
A mooring facility for a tethered gas balloon comprises a building structure containing a hemispherical basin capable of receiving the lower portion of an inflated lighter-than-air gas balloon for mooring the balloon. The surface of the bowl structure is complementary to the surface contour of the lower portion of the balloon. A gondola is suspended beneath the balloon and occupies a central recess in the bowl structure when the balloon is moored. The balloon is tethered by a cable and can be raised and lowered between an elevated operating position and a lowered moored position. The facility avoids the need for a large space requirement and can be erected or installed in a built-up area in or adjacent to a town or city.
Claims11
A mooring facility for tethered gas balloon, comprising:
- (a) a building structure containing a hemispherical basin capable of receiving a lower portion of a tethered gas balloon, the surface of said basin approximating the surface contour of the lower half of said balloon;
- (b) a recessed portion centrally located at the lower part of said basin for accommodating a gondola suspended beneath said gas balloon in a moored position;
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- (c) mooring means for securing the gas balloon in the moored position in said hemispherical basin with said gondola disposed in said recess.
A mooring facility for a tethered gas balloon, comprising:
- a building structure containing a hemispherical basin capable of receiving a lower portion of a tethered gas balloon, the surface of said basin approximating the surface contour of the lower half of said balloon;
- said basin further comprising a cushioning means to protect the balloon when in the moored position;
- a recessed portion centrally located at the lower part of said basin for accommodating a gondola suspended beneath said gas balloon in a moored position;
- annular cushioning means disposed around the periphery of the bottom of the gondola to cushion the gondola upon ingress into the recessed portion and during subsequent mooring therin;
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- mooring means for securing the gas balloon in the moored position in said hemispherical basin with said gondola disposed in said recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.