Inflatable support systems for recreational structures
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04G-011/04
출원번호
US-0373430
(2007-07-12)
등록번호
US-8166711
(2012-05-01)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2007/073389
(2007-07-12)
§371/§102 date
20090814
(20090814)
국제공개번호
WO2008/008910
(2008-01-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Lamke, Samuel
출원인 / 주소
HKD International (HK) Limited
대리인 / 주소
Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, LC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
5인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
A shelter including a support assembly having a plurality of inflatable supports each having an elongated tube body and defining at least two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder, wherein the tube bodies of each support is connected to the tube body of one or more of t
A shelter including a support assembly having a plurality of inflatable supports each having an elongated tube body and defining at least two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder, wherein the tube bodies of each support is connected to the tube body of one or more of the other supports and wherein each of the passages of the each support is pneumatically connected to each of the passages of the other supports, and wherein the supports are spaced circumferentially apart as legs of the support assembly for forming a perimeter of the shelter, and a single port pneumatically coupled to only one of the supports, the port configured for passing air between an external pneumatic vessel and the support to which the port is coupled and a canopy including a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels being configured for being suspended from the support assembly.
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1. A support assembly for a canopy of a shelter comprising: a first inflatable support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally betwee
1. A support assembly for a canopy of a shelter comprising: a first inflatable support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the first tube body;a second inflatable support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the second tube body;a connecting point assembly connecting the proximal end of the tube body of the second support to the proximal end of the tube body of the first support wherein each of the two passages of the second support is pneumatically connected to each of the two passages of the first support by the connecting point assembly wherein pressurizing air received into a single one of the passages of one of the first and second tube bodies is distributed to each of the other connected passages; anda port pneumatically coupled to one of the separate longitudinal passages of one of the first and second supports, the port configured for selectively receiving and retaining pressurizing air from an external pneumatic vessel into the passage of the support to which the port is coupled, wherein each of the passages of the first and second supports includes a pneumatic valve mechanism at the proximal end of each tube body for restricting the flow of air received into the passage from exiting the passage without input from a user. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the pneumatic valve mechanism is a one-way valve. 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the pneumatic valve mechanism is positioned at the proximal end of each passage of each tube body at the connection of each tube body to the connecting point assembly. 4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the connecting point assembly is formed as a connection of the first tube body directly to the second tube body. 5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first tube body is connected to the second tube body by a seam extending circumferentially about a peripheral of the proximal end of each tube body. 6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the connecting point assembly is a manifold configured for pneumatically connecting each of the passages of each of the tube bodies. 7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the interconnection point assembly between the first tube body and the second tube body forms a vertex of the support assembly. 8. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a third support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the third tube body, wherein each of the two passages of the tube body of the third support is pneumatically connected to the two passages of the tube bodies of the first and second supports. 9. The assembly of claim 8, further comprising a fourth support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the fourth tube body, wherein each of the passages of the tube body of the fourth support is pneumatically connected to each of the passages of the tube bodies of the first, second and third supports. 10. The assembly of claim 9 wherein each tube body of the first, second, third and fourth supports are connected by the connecting point assembly to form a physical and pneumatic hub. 11. The assembly of claim 9, further comprising a fifth support having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end and defining at least two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the fifth tube body, wherein each of the passages of the tube body of the fifth support is pneumatically connected to each of the passages of the tube bodies of the first, second, third, and fourth supports. 12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein each tube body of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth supports are connected by the connecting point assembly to form a physical and pneumatic hub. 13. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each tube body and each passage of each tube body are configured to receive and retain a high air pressure within each passage, and wherein the air pressure is in the range of between about 10 to about 30 pounds per square inch. 14. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second supports are configured to be spaced circumferentially apart as legs for forming a perimeter of the shelter. 15. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each support is configured as a pair of legs and one leg of the pair being positioned on an opposing side from the other leg of the pair. 16. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the port is positioned at the distal end of one of the tube bodies. 17. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the port includes an air valve for connecting to an air supply. 18. A shelter comprising: a canopy including a plurality of wall panels;a support assembly for supporting the canopy to form the shelter, the support assembly including a plurality of inflatable supports each having an elongated tube body and means for forming two longitudinal passages within each inflatable support and means for selectively pneumatically connecting each of the passages to the each of the passages of the other supports, and means for selectively receiving pressurizing air for the entire support assembly into a single one of the passages of one of the inflatable supports from an external pneumatic vessel; andmeans for securing the canopy to the means for support the canopy. 19. A shelter comprising: a support assembly having a plurality of inflatable supports each having an elongated tube body having a distal end that is closed and a proximal end with each tube body having two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder divider wall extending longitudinally between the distal end and the proximal and laterally between two opposing sides of the tube body, wherein the tube bodies of each support is pneumatically connected to each of the other tube bodies by a connecting point assembly and each of the passages of the each support is pneumatically connected to each of the passages of the other supports, each passage having a pneumatic valve mechanism at the proximal end of each tube body for restricting the flow of air received into the passage from exiting the passage without input from a user and wherein the supports are spaced circumferentially apart as legs of the support assembly for forming a perimeter of the shelter, and a single port is pneumatically coupled to a single one of the passages of a single tube body of only one of the supports, the port configured for selectively receiving and retaining pressurizing air from an external pneumatic vessel into the passage of the support to which the port is coupled; anda canopy including a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels being configured for being suspended from the support assembly. 20. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the canopy includes a series of loops adapted for receiving and holding the supports of the support assembly. 21. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the canopy includes sleeves adapted for receiving and holding the supports of the support assembly. 22. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the canopy is a first canopy, further comprising a second canopy configured to be positioned external to the first canopy and the support assembly, the second canopy including fasteners for selectively securing the second canopy to at least one of the first canopy and the support assembly. 23. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the support assembly is configured to form a dome shape upon inflation of the tube bodies via the port. 24. The shelter of claim 19 wherein two or more of the tube bodies of the support assembly converge to form an apex of the shelter. 25. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the shelter is a tent, further comprising a floor portion coupled to the wall panels of the canopy. 26. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the pneumatic valve mechanism is positioned at the proximal end of each passage of each tube body at the connection of each tube body to the connecting point assembly. 27. The shelter of claim 19 wherein each passage of each tube body is directly pneumatically connected to each passage of an adjacent tube body without an auxiliary tube or conduit extending between the two adjacent tube bodies or the passages thereof. 28. The shelter of claim 19 wherein each tube body is connected to an adjacent tube body by a seam extending circumferentially about a peripheral of each connected adjacent tube body. 29. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the connecting point assembly is a manifold configured for pneumatically connecting each of the passages of each of the tube bodies. 30. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the interconnection between two or more tube bodies forms a peak of the support assembly. 31. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the support assembly includes a quantity of tube bodies selected from the group consisting three, four, five, six, seven and eight. 32. The shelter of claim 19 wherein each tube body and each passage of each tube body of the support structure are configured to receive and retain a high air pressure within each passage in the range of between about 10 to about 30 pounds per square inch. 33. The shelter of claim 19 wherein the port is positioned at the distal end of one of the tube bodies.
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