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US 7,601,407 B2Granted
Inflatable tree apparatus
OwnerAllen Jacob Irvineinventor
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Abstract
An inflatable tree that may be used as an indoor or outdoor decoration, particularly during the Christmas holiday season. In one embodiment, the inflatable tree comprises an inflatable bladder having a substantially conical or cylindrical prism shape, wherein the axial direction of the bladder is oriented along a vertical axis, and a plurality of conical skirts attached to the bladder, wherein the plurality of conical skirts are attached at different points along the vertical axis.
Claims21
An inflatable tree apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable bladder having a substantially conical or cylindrical prism shape, wherein the bladder is oriented along a vertical axis;
- and,
- a plurality of conical skirts attached to the bladder, wherein the plurality of conical skirts are attached at different points along the vertical axis.
An inflatable apparatus comprising:
- an air bladder having a vertical axis;
- a plurality of annular conical skirts attached to the bladder at different locations along the vertical axis, wherein each conical skirt has an outer circumferential edge and an inner circumferential edge and a rigidifying means attached to the conical skirt substantially near the outer circumferential edge for extending the conical skirt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.