Inflatable body with independent chambers and methods for making the same
First Claim
1. An inflatable body comprising:
- a first major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
a second major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
an intermediate panel having fluid impervious properties and having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter, wherein a first perimeter portion of the intermediate panel is joined to the inner surface of the first major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, wherein a second perimeter portion of the intermediate panel, which is generally opposed to the first perimeter portion, is joined to the inner surface of the second major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, and wherein the first major panel and second major panel perimeters are joined to each other to define a primary enclosure comprising a first and a second chamber separated by the intermediate panel, and at least one sealable orifice in fluid communication with the environment and at least one chamber.
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Abstract
An inflatable body including first and second fluid impervious major panels, each having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter, and further including a fluid impervious intermediate panel having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter. A first perimeter portion of the intermediate panel is joined to the inner surface of the first major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, and a second perimeter portion of the intermediate panel, which is generally opposed to the first perimeter portion, is joined to the inner surface of the second major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof. The first and second major panel perimeters are joined to each other, defining a primary enclosure having first and second chambers separated by the intermediate panel, and at least one sealable orifice in fluid communication with the environment and at least one chamber.
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1. An inflatable body comprising:
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a first major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
a second major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
an intermediate panel having fluid impervious properties and having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter, wherein a first perimeter portion of the intermediate panel is joined to the inner surface of the first major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, wherein a second perimeter portion of the intermediate panel, which is generally opposed to the first perimeter portion, is joined to the inner surface of the second major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, and wherein the first major panel and second major panel perimeters are joined to each other to define a primary enclosure comprising a first and a second chamber separated by the intermediate panel, and at least one sealable orifice in fluid communication with the environment and at least one chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An inflatable body comprising:
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a first major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
a second major panel comprising a flexible sheet material having fluid impervious properties and having an outer surface, an inner surface and a perimeter;
an intermediate panel having fluid impervious properties and having a first surface, a second surface and a perimeter, wherein a first perimeter portion of the intermediate panel is joined to the inner surface of the first major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, wherein a second perimeter portion of the intermediate panel, which is generally opposed to the first perimeter portion, is joined to the inner surface of the second major panel from one perimeter portion thereof to a generally opposed perimeter portion thereof, and wherein the first major panel and second major panel perimeters are joined to each other to define a primary enclosure comprising a first and a second chamber separated by the intermediate panel, wherein the first and the second chambers each comprise at least one tensile member linking the inner surfaces of the first and the second major panels, and each chamber further comprises at least one sealable orifice in fluid communication with the environment and the respective chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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