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EP0200998B1
EP0200998B1 EP86105666A EP86105666A EP0200998B1 EP 0200998 B1 EP0200998 B1 EP 0200998B1 EP 86105666 A EP86105666 A EP 86105666A EP 86105666 A EP86105666 A EP 86105666A EP 0200998 B1 EP0200998 B1 EP 0200998B1
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  • the invention relates to a jump rescue device with a landing surface made of a flexible, tensile, tensioned cloth or the like., Which is supported by a bracket formed by inflatable tubes, located below the landing surface, in the manner of a truss or scaffold Jump is resiliently deformable.
  • the invention is essentially based on the object of eliminating the aforementioned disadvantages; it is intended to destroy energy when jumping in such a way that the impacting person is elastically soft, that is to say is not caught in a spring-like manner.
  • the holder is enclosed by a flexible cover which has the landing surface and which can be converted into its previous shape after loading by the opening and is provided with one or more air passage openings designed as flow restrictors.
  • a holder in the form of a scaffold or framework in cooperation with a cover enclosing this element, which is broken through in places to form a flow throttle.
  • the holder is expediently dimensioned such that it sets the cover in the operating state of the rescue device under a slight elastic pretension so that the envelope stiffness of the cover is ensured.
  • the size, design and arrangement of these through openings must be based on the rigidity of the holder, whereby of course the size of the jump rescue device must also be taken into account.
  • B. can get a cuboid or cylindrical shape, of course, polygonal or elliptical floor plans can be selected and the operating height of the landing surface can be in the usual way about 80 to 120 cm above the ground.
  • the elements of the coverings should expediently touch or act on the cover in the area of the upper edges of the opening, but also on the base surface of the cover. This can be done by the outline of the cover correspondingly shaped closed frame, but also by support rods of the bracket, which advantageously extend into the upper corners of the cover, if possible so that they are at an angle in such a way that they from As seen from the center of the device, climb steeply outwards.
  • the device according to the invention undergoes a reset and erection of its holder, the cover being returned to its original shape, but this can only be done by inflowing or inflowing the outside air into the interior of the cover. Accordingly, the device according to the invention can be compared with a compressed air pump in which the air is throttled out under mechanical pressure and when the mechanical parts move backwards, a suction process for filling up the volume takes place.
  • All devices according to the drawing have an approximately square landing surface 1, which is formed by the upper section of a cover 2 surrounding the entire device, which is made of a very dense fabric, a tensile film, a rubberized fabric or another flexible but comparatively tensile, flat Can be put together.
  • the side edges of the landing surface 1 are much longer than the vertical edges of the device, but these proportions are not mandatory; among others they are also depending on the size of the landing area 1.
  • the envelope stiffness of the cover 2 is ensured by a support structure located inside the cover 2 made of flexible air hoses, which are expediently all connected to one another so that they impact with a single air pressure connection 3 can be filled.
  • the support structure consists of two closed frames 4 located in the region of the upper and lower peripheral edges of the device, which are connected to one another in the corners of non-angular struts 5.
  • the struts 5 are kinked so that their kinks point to the center of the device.
  • Handles 6 can be provided in the area of the upper edge of the device. It is also possible to design the upper and lower peripheral edges, that is to say the edges of the cover adjacent to the frame 4, by means of a peripheral rope at 7.
  • the side walls 8 of the cover are preferably provided with comparatively small holes 9 approximately in the area of the center of gravity, but the flow restrictors for the trapped air also form supply air openings when the device is converted to the shape shown in FIG. 1.
  • the size of the holes 9 depends on the size of the device, the size of which should preferably be smaller than 1/100 of the associated side surface 8, the holes 9 being to be arranged evenly distributed over the circumference of the device if possible for reasons of symmetry.
  • the rescue device If the rescue device is in place and a person to be rescued hits landing area 1, the device is deformed accordingly, the struts 5 buckling towards the center of the device and, if necessary, the upper frame of the holder being deformed. At the same time, the pressure within the cover 2 increases; however, an arbitrarily high compression cannot take place because the air can escape through the holes 9 under tension, which results in a not inconsiderable loss of energy.
  • the upper corners 10 of the cover 2 are underpinned only by pneumatic supports 11.
  • Circumferential frames 4, which are located on the upper or lower circumferential edge of the cover 2, are therefore dispensed with.
  • a smaller frame 13 is provided only in the area of the bottom surface 12, from which horizontal supports 14 extend into the lower corners. From the corners of the frame 13 continue the outwardly inclined supports 11.
  • the two frames 4 according to FIG. 1 are provided, which are supported at half the length of their elements by obliquely positioned pneumatic supports 16.
  • the lower end of these supports 16 is pneumatically connected to a cross 17 located in the bottom surface of the device.
  • the holes 9 are also replaced by a coarse-mesh design of the side walls 8. This throttle point is indicated at 18. Their size also depends on the design of the device.
  • the device according to FIG. 2 is comparatively soft and, taking into account the device according to FIG. 1, the device according to FIG. 3 is the stiffest, which is due to the struts or the framework that holds the bracket within of the reference 2 forms.

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A jump rescue apparatus having a jump surface which is made of a tensioned fabric that is carried by a support mechanism formed from inflatable tubes. To achieve dissipation of energy when a person who is to be rescued jumps onto the apparatus, the support mechanism, which is formed by a framework, has a covering extending around it. The support mechanism is elastically yieldingly deformable when a person jumps onto the apparatus. After the covering is relieved of the load of a person, it returns to its original shape. Furthermore, the covering is provided with a plurality of flow restrictors for the passage of air.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Sprungrettungsgerät mit einer Aufsprungfläche aus einem biegsamen, zugfesten, gespannt angeordneten Tuch oder dergl., das durch eine von aufblasbaren Schläuchen gebildete, unterhalb der Aufsprungfläche befindliche, nach Art eines Fachwerks oder Gerüstes ausgebildete Halterung getragen ist, die durch den Aufsprung elastisch nachgiebig verformbar ist.The invention relates to a jump rescue device with a landing surface made of a flexible, tensile, tensioned cloth or the like., Which is supported by a bracket formed by inflatable tubes, located below the landing surface, in the manner of a truss or scaffold Jump is resiliently deformable.

Bei bekannten Sprungrettungsgeräten dieser Ausbildung (FR-A-1 286 282) wirkt die Halterung wie eine Feder, also nach Art eines Elementes, das eine unmittelbare federartige Rückstellung bewirkt. Somit tritt ein trampolinartiger Effekt ein, der zu Verletzungen der zu rettenden Personen führen kann. Diese federartige Wirkung läßt sich deshalb nicht ausschließen, weil die Energievernichtung beim Aufprall zu gering ist.In known spring rescue devices of this design (FR-A-1 286 282), the holder acts like a spring, that is to say in the manner of an element which brings about an immediate spring-like provision. A trampoline-like effect thus occurs, which can lead to injuries to the people to be rescued. This feather-like effect cannot be ruled out because the energy dissipation during the impact is too low.

Der Erfindung liegt im wesentlichen die Aufgabe zugrunde, die vorerwähnten Nachteile zu beseitigen ; es soll eine Energievernichtung beim Aufsprung in der Weise erreicht werden, daß die auftreffende Person elastisch weich, also nicht federartig aufgefangen wird.The invention is essentially based on the object of eliminating the aforementioned disadvantages; it is intended to destroy energy when jumping in such a way that the impacting person is elastically soft, that is to say is not caught in a spring-like manner.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist erfindungsgemäß die Halterung von einem biegsamen, die Aufsprungfläche aufweisenden Bezug umschlossen, der nach einer Belastung durch den Aufsprung durch die Halterung in seine vorherige Gestalt überführbar und mit einer oder mehreren als Strömungsdrossetn ausgeführten Luftdurchtrittsöffnungen versehen ist.To achieve this object, according to the invention, the holder is enclosed by a flexible cover which has the landing surface and which can be converted into its previous shape after loading by the opening and is provided with one or more air passage openings designed as flow restrictors.

Wichtig ist demgemäß eine Halterung in Form eines Gerüstes oder Fachwerks im Zusammenwirken mit einem dieses Element umschließenden Bezug, der stellenweise zur Bildung einer Strömungsdrössel durchbrochen ist, was z. B. durch kleine Löcher, durch Ventile aber auch durch Abschnitte aus einem durchlässigen Gewebe oder dergl. erreicht werden kann.Accordingly, it is important to have a holder in the form of a scaffold or framework in cooperation with a cover enclosing this element, which is broken through in places to form a flow throttle. B. through small holes, through valves but also through sections of a permeable fabric or the like. Can be achieved.

Die Halterung ist zweckmäßigerweise dabei so bemessen, daß sie den Bezug im Betriebszustand des Rettungsgerätes unter eine geringe elastische Vorspannung setzt, damit die Hüllsteifigkeit des Bezuges sichergestellt ist.The holder is expediently dimensioned such that it sets the cover in the operating state of the rescue device under a slight elastic pretension so that the envelope stiffness of the cover is ensured.

Bei einem so ausgeführten Gerät wird beim Auftreffen der zu rettenden Person die Halterung durch Knicken, Biegen, Stauchen seiner stabförmigen Elemente verformt, wobei eine gewisse Druckerhöhung innerhalb des Bezuges eintritt. Dieser Druck kann jedoch nicht beliebig ansteigen, vielmehr fließt das Druckmittel, also die vom Bezug umschlossene Luft durch die erwähnten Drosselöffnungen in der Weise ab, daß eine weitgehende Energievernichtung stattfindet.In a device designed in this way, when the person to be rescued hits the holder is deformed by kinking, bending, compressing its rod-shaped elements, a certain increase in pressure occurring within the cover. However, this pressure cannot rise arbitrarily; rather, the pressure medium, that is to say the air enclosed by the cover, flows out through the throttle openings mentioned in such a way that extensive energy dissipation takes place.

Die Größe, Ausbildung und Anordnung dieser Durchtrittsöffnungen müssen auf die Steifigkeit der Halterung abgestellt sein, wobei selbstverständlich auch die Größe des Sprungrettungsgerätes zu berücksichtigen ist, das insgesamt z. B. eine quaderförmige oder zylindrische Gestalt erhalten kann, wobei natürlich auch polygonartige oder elliptische Grundrisse gewählt werden können und die Betriebshöhe der Aufsprungfläche sich in üblicher Weise etwa 80 bis 120 cm oberhalb des Bodens befinden kann.The size, design and arrangement of these through openings must be based on the rigidity of the holder, whereby of course the size of the jump rescue device must also be taken into account. B. can get a cuboid or cylindrical shape, of course, polygonal or elliptical floor plans can be selected and the operating height of the landing surface can be in the usual way about 80 to 120 cm above the ground.

Um die Hüllsteifigkeit des Bezuges im Betriebszustand des Gerätes sicherzustellen zugleich aber zu gewährleisten, daß beim Auftreffen der zu rettenden Person eine Art Zentrierwirkung eintritt, die ein Ablenken der Person zur Seite hin ausschließen soll, werden besondere Maßnahmen für die Halterung vorgesehen. Die Elemente der Haiterungen sollen zweckmäßigerweise den Bezug im Bereich der oberen Ränder der Aufsprunggegebenenfalls aber auch der Bodenfläche des Bezuges berühren bzw. beaufschlagen. Dies kann durch der Grundrißform des Bezuges entsprechend geformte geschlossene Rahmen geschehen, aber auch durch Stützstäbe der Halterung, die sich zweckmäßigerweise in die oberen Ecken der Bezuges erstrecken, und zwar nach Möglichkeit so, daß sie unter einem Winkel anstehen in der Weise, daß sie vom Zentrum des Gerätes aus gesehen steil schräg nach außen ansteigen.In order to ensure the envelope stiffness of the cover in the operating state of the device, but at the same time to ensure that a kind of centering effect occurs when the person to be rescued hits, which should preclude deflection of the person to the side, special measures are provided for the holder. The elements of the coverings should expediently touch or act on the cover in the area of the upper edges of the opening, but also on the base surface of the cover. This can be done by the outline of the cover correspondingly shaped closed frame, but also by support rods of the bracket, which advantageously extend into the upper corners of the cover, if possible so that they are at an angle in such a way that they from As seen from the center of the device, climb steeply outwards.

Das erfindungsgemäße Gerät erfährt im Anschluß an die Rettung einer Person eine Rückstellung und Aufrichtung seiner Halterung, wobei der Bezug wieder in seine ursprüngliche Gestalt zurückgeführt wird, was jedoch nur durch Nachströmen bzw. Einströmen der Außenluft in das Innere des Bezuges geschehen kann. Demgemäß kann das erfindungsgemäße Gerät durchaus mit einer Druckluftpumpe verglichen werden, bei der unter mechanischer Pressung die Luft gedrosselt abgeführt wird und bei rückläufiger Bewegung der mechanischen Teile ein Ansaugvorgang für das Auffüllen des Volumens stattfindet.Following the rescue of a person, the device according to the invention undergoes a reset and erection of its holder, the cover being returned to its original shape, but this can only be done by inflowing or inflowing the outside air into the interior of the cover. Accordingly, the device according to the invention can be compared with a compressed air pump in which the air is throttled out under mechanical pressure and when the mechanical parts move backwards, a suction process for filling up the volume takes place.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung werden anhand der Zeichnung erläutert, in derAusführungsbeispiele der Erfindung dargestellt sind.Further details of the invention will be explained with reference to the drawing, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown.

Fig. 1 bis 3 zeigen je ein Sprungrettungsgerät nach der Erfindung in schaubildlicher Darstellung.1 to 3 each show a jump rescue device according to the invention in a diagrammatic representation.

Alle Geräte gemäß Zeichnung weisen eine etwa quadratische Aufsprungfläche 1 auf, die von dem oberen Abschnitt eines das ganze Gerät umschließenden Bezuges 2 gebildet ist, der aus einem sehr dichten Gewebe, einer zugfesten Folie, einem gummierten Gewebe oder einem anderen biegsamen jedoch vergleichsweise zugfesten, flächigen Gebilde zusammengefügt sein kann. Die Seitenkanten der Aufsprungfläche 1 sind wesentlich länger als die senkrechten Kanten des Gerätes jedoch sind diese Proportionen nicht zwingend ; sie sind u.a. auch abhängig von der Größe der Aufsprungfläche 1.All devices according to the drawing have an approximately square landing surface 1, which is formed by the upper section of a cover 2 surrounding the entire device, which is made of a very dense fabric, a tensile film, a rubberized fabric or another flexible but comparatively tensile, flat Can be put together. The side edges of the landing surface 1 are much longer than the vertical edges of the device, but these proportions are not mandatory; among others they are also depending on the size of the landing area 1.

Im Ruhezustand wird die Hüllsteifigkeit des Bezuges 2 durch ein innerhalb des Bezuges 2 befindliches Stützgerüst aus biegsamen Luftschläuchen sichergestellt, die zweckmäßigerweise alle untereinander in Verbindung stehen, damit sie mit einem einzigen Luftdruckanschluß 3 prall gefüllt werden können. Gemäß Fig. 1 besteht dabei das Stützgerüst aus zwei im Bereich der oberen und unteren umlaufenden Kanten des Gerätes befindlichen geschlossenen Rahmen 4, die in den Ecken unwinkelförmige Streben 5 miteinander in Verbindung stehen. Die Streben 5 sind dabei so geknickt, daß ihre Knickstellen auf das Zentrum des Gerätes zeigen.In the idle state, the envelope stiffness of the cover 2 is ensured by a support structure located inside the cover 2 made of flexible air hoses, which are expediently all connected to one another so that they impact with a single air pressure connection 3 can be filled. 1, the support structure consists of two closed frames 4 located in the region of the upper and lower peripheral edges of the device, which are connected to one another in the corners of non-angular struts 5. The struts 5 are kinked so that their kinks point to the center of the device.

Im Bereich des oberen Randes des Gerätes können Handgriffe 6 vorgesehen sein. Außerdem ist es möglich, die oberen und unteren umlaufenden Kanten, also die den Rahmen 4 benachbarten Kanten des Bezuges durch ein umlaufendes Seil bei 7 zugfest auszuführen.Handles 6 can be provided in the area of the upper edge of the device. It is also possible to design the upper and lower peripheral edges, that is to say the edges of the cover adjacent to the frame 4, by means of a peripheral rope at 7.

Die seitlichen Wandungen 8 des Bezuges sind vorzugsweise etwa im Bereich des Flächenschwerpunktes mit vergleichweise kleinen Löchern 9 versehen, die Strömungsdrosseln für die eingeschlossene Luft beim Ausströmen jedoch auch Zuluftöffnungen bilden, wenn das Gerät in die Gestalt gemäß Fig. 1 überführt wird. Die Größe der Löcher 9 richtet sich nach der Größe des Gerätes, vorzugsweise soll deren Größe kleiner sein als 1/100 der zugehörigen Seitenfläche 8, wobei nach Möglichkeit aus Symmetriegründen die Löcher 9 gleichmäßig über den Umfang des Gerätes hinweg verteilt angeordnet sein sollen.The side walls 8 of the cover are preferably provided with comparatively small holes 9 approximately in the area of the center of gravity, but the flow restrictors for the trapped air also form supply air openings when the device is converted to the shape shown in FIG. 1. The size of the holes 9 depends on the size of the device, the size of which should preferably be smaller than 1/100 of the associated side surface 8, the holes 9 being to be arranged evenly distributed over the circumference of the device if possible for reasons of symmetry.

Befindet sich das Rettungsgerät an Ort und Stelle und trifft eine zu rettende Person auf der Aufsprungfläche 1 auf, so erfolgt ein entsprechende Verformung des Gerätes, wobei die Streben 5 zum Zentrum des Gerätes hin einknicken und gegebenenfalls der obere Rahmen der Halterung verformt wird. Zugleich erhöht sich dabei der Druck innerhalb des Bezuges 2; eine beliebig hohe Kompression kann jedoch nicht stattfinden, weil die Luft unter Spannung über die Löcher 9 entweichen kann, womit ein nicht unerheblicher Energieversehr stattfindet.If the rescue device is in place and a person to be rescued hits landing area 1, the device is deformed accordingly, the struts 5 buckling towards the center of the device and, if necessary, the upper frame of the holder being deformed. At the same time, the pressure within the cover 2 increases; however, an arbitrarily high compression cannot take place because the air can escape through the holes 9 under tension, which results in a not inconsiderable loss of energy.

Wenn die zu rettende Person geborgen ist, richten sich die Streben 5 wieder auf bzw. die innerhalb des Bezuges 2 befindliche Halterung versucht, ihre Gestalt gemäß Fig. 1 wieder einzunehmen, wobei die ausgestoßene Luft über die Löcher 9 wieder angesaugt werden muß. Dabei können auch besondere Vorkehrungen, z. B. Rückschlagventile vorgesehen sein, die ein möglichst schnelles Aufrichten bzw. Ansaugen der Luft ermöglichen, um so schnell wie möglich den Betriebszustand des Gerätes wieder herzustellen.When the person to be rescued is recovered, the struts 5 straighten up again or the holder located within the cover 2 tries to resume its shape according to FIG. 1, the expelled air having to be sucked in again through the holes 9. Special precautions, e.g. B. non-return valves are provided which enable the air to be erected or sucked in as quickly as possible in order to restore the operating state of the device as quickly as possible.

Bei der Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 2 werden die oberen Ecken 10 des Bezuges 2 nur durch pneumatische Stützen 11 unterfangen. Auf umlaufende Rahmen 4, die sich am oberen oder unteren umlaufenden Rand des Bezuges 2 befinden, ist also verzichtet. Es ist lediglich im Bereich der Bodenfläche 12 ein kleinerer Rahmen 13 vorgesehen, von dem aus sich waagerechte Stützen 14 in die unteren Ecken erstrecken. Von den Ecken des Rahmens 13 aus gehen weiterhin die schräg nach außen oben gerichteten Stützen 11 aus.In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, the upper corners 10 of the cover 2 are underpinned only by pneumatic supports 11. Circumferential frames 4, which are located on the upper or lower circumferential edge of the cover 2, are therefore dispensed with. A smaller frame 13 is provided only in the area of the bottom surface 12, from which horizontal supports 14 extend into the lower corners. From the corners of the frame 13 continue the outwardly inclined supports 11.

Um diese Stützen noch steifer zu gesialten, können sie durch ein pneumatisches Kreuzstück 15 etwa auf halber Höhe des Gerätes verbunden sein.In order to make these supports even more rigid, they can be connected by a pneumatic crosspiece 15 approximately halfway up the device.

Bei der Ausführung gemäß Fig. 3 sind die beiden Rahmen 4 gemäß Fig. 1 vorgesehen, die auf halber Länge ihrer Elemente von schräg anstehenden pneumatischen Stützen 16 unterstützt sind. Das untere Ende dieser Stützen 16 ist pneumatisch mit einem in der Bodenfläche des Gerätes befindlichen Kreuz 17 verbunden.In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the two frames 4 according to FIG. 1 are provided, which are supported at half the length of their elements by obliquely positioned pneumatic supports 16. The lower end of these supports 16 is pneumatically connected to a cross 17 located in the bottom surface of the device.

Bei Fig. 3 sind die Löcher 9 auch ersetzt durch eine grobmaschige Ausführung der Seitenwände 8. Diese Drosselstelle ist bei 18 angedeutet. Auch ihre Größe richtet sich nach der Ausführung des Gerätes.3, the holes 9 are also replaced by a coarse-mesh design of the side walls 8. This throttle point is indicated at 18. Their size also depends on the design of the device.

Bei den Ausführungsformen gemäß Fig. 2 und 3 tritt die schon zu Fig. 1 geschilderte Wirkung ein. Wichtig ist jedoch, daß das Gerät gemäß Fig. 2 vergleichsweise weich ist und auch unter Berücksichtigung des Gerätes gemäß Fig. 1 das Gerät gemäß Fig. 3 am steifsten ausgeführt ist, was auf die Verstrebungen bzw. das Fachwerk zurückzuführen ist, das die Halterung innerhalb des Bezuges 2 bildet.In the embodiments according to FIGS. 2 and 3, the effect already described for FIG. 1 occurs. It is important, however, that the device according to FIG. 2 is comparatively soft and, taking into account the device according to FIG. 1, the device according to FIG. 3 is the stiffest, which is due to the struts or the framework that holds the bracket within of the reference 2 forms.

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1. Landing apparatus for life-saving purposes, having a landing area formed from a flexible, substantially inextensible, tensioned sheet or the like, which is supported by a support means formed from inflatable tubes and situated below the landing area, the support means being in the form of a framework or structure and being elastically resiliently deformable for the landing, characterised in that the support means is enclosed by a flexible covering (2) which includes the landing area (1) and can be converted into its previous form by the support means after a load has been applied by the landing, and the covering is provided with one or more air apertures (9) which are in the form of flow throttling means.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the apparatus includes walls of the covering which are subject to initial tensile stress by the support means in the rest state.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the support means includes tubes (4, 11) which are in contact with the covering, or act thereon, at least in the region of the edges of the landing area (1).
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the tubes act on the corners of the covering (Fig. 2).
5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the upper and/or lower edge of the covering are/is situated opposite a circumferential, closed frame (4) of the support means.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, characterised in that the frame situated at the upper end is supported by narrow struts or supports.
7. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the landing area, or that is to say the portion of the covering forming such, is supported by narrow struts or supports which extend inclinedly outwardly in a steep manner when viewed from the centre of the landing area.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterised in that the struts or supports have an angular form, and the angles point towards the centre of the apparatus (Fig. 1).
9. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the support means has cross-shaped tubular bodies (15, 17) in the lower region or halfway up its height, the ends of the elements forming such being connected to supports, struts or frames (Figs. 2, 3).
10. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the air apertures for the outflow of the air from the covering are smaller than the air apertures which are effective during the drawing- in of the air.
11. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the air apertures are formed from a plurality of small openings, e. g. through a coarsely woven fabric.
12. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the air apertures for the emission or discharge of the trapped air are distributed uniformly over the periphery of the apparatus.
13. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that it is provided with one or more carrying handles (6) in the region of its upper edge.
14. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that all the tubes of the support means are interconnected, and the air inlet valve (3) is situated on the lower edge of the apparatus.
15. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterised in that the tubes of the support means are virtually exclusively effective in the edge region of the landing area (1), in such a manner that the centre of the landing area is more resilient than the edge region of the landing area.
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