CA2449262A1 - Inflatable structure - Google Patents

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CA2449262A1
CA2449262A1 CA002449262A CA2449262A CA2449262A1 CA 2449262 A1 CA2449262 A1 CA 2449262A1 CA 002449262 A CA002449262 A CA 002449262A CA 2449262 A CA2449262 A CA 2449262A CA 2449262 A1 CA2449262 A1 CA 2449262A1
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Etienne Visser
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/20—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/20—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure
    • E04H2015/201—Tents or canopies, in general inflatable, e.g. shaped, strengthened or supported by fluid pressure with inflatable tubular framework, with or without tent cover

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Abstract

This invention comprises of an inflatable structure that is constructed by combining polyhedron structural elements to form more complex geodesic structures. The structural elements are constructed out of straight inflatab le tubes, in which the warp of the polyester reinforced fabric is aligned with the principal tube axis, giving it high resistance to bending. The complementary leg ends are connected at the vertices with connectors that comprises a slider and track formation, fixed along the axial angle at the e nd of each leg. Each leg end is shaped along the natural complimentary lines along the intersecting surfaces of the adjacent structural element. Once assembled in combination with a fabric cover and groundsheet, the tent is stable and completely freestanding.
CA002449262A 2000-11-14 2001-11-14 Inflatable structure Expired - Fee Related CA2449262C (en)

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ZA200006289 2000-11-14
ZA2000/6289 2000-11-14
PCT/ZA2001/000175 WO2002064917A1 (en) 2000-11-14 2001-11-14 Inflatable structure

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EP (1) EP1346119B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE317481T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2002231380B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2449262C (en)
DE (1) DE60117171T2 (en)
WO (1) WO2002064917A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200206637B (en)

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DE60117171T2 (en) 2006-11-02
ZA200206637B (en) 2004-07-06
US20040031208A1 (en) 2004-02-19
AU2002231380B2 (en) 2006-09-07
WO2002064917A1 (en) 2002-08-22
ATE317481T1 (en) 2006-02-15
DE60117171D1 (en) 2006-04-20
CA2449262C (en) 2008-03-18
EP1346119B1 (en) 2006-02-08
EP1346119A1 (en) 2003-09-24

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