WO2006017996A1

WO2006017996A1 - Inflatable film item for multipurpose use

Info

Publication number: WO2006017996A1
Application number: PCT/DE2004/002113
Authority: WO
Inventors: Waltraud Körbler
Original assignee: Koerbler Waltraud
Priority date: 2004-08-18
Filing date: 2004-09-23
Publication date: 2006-02-23
Also published as: DE202004013082U1; DE112004002996A5

Abstract

The invention relates to inflatable cubes and other inflatable items which can be used as children's toys, household items and leisure items. All inflatable parts are provided with hook and pile fasteners or other suitable fastening elements enabling multiple connection and separation of said parts. Application: sitting and sleeping facilities, construction and learning systems for children, use on beaches, in water, at parties inter alia.

Description

Inflatable foil articles for multipurpose use

description

The invention relates to inflatable cubes and other inflatable bodies, of any kind of technically manufacturable figures, which are useful for several purposes. All inflatable parts are provided with Velcro fasteners or other suitable closure elements, which make it possible to repeatedly connect the parts together and separate again.

The invention can be used as a children's play, household and leisure product, and also serves for therapeutic purposes.

There are known in the toy and leisure market as well as for advertising campaigns large inflatable elements and different smaller and larger inflatable figures as a whole body, such as. Inflatable people, animals, houses, cars, inflatables, balls, balloons, air mattresses, dinghies, etc. They take as a rigid individual structures a fixed and non-transformable state, are limited transportability and usually of heavy material.

With the invention therefore o.g. Solved problems in that the inflatable body (Fig. 1, 2 + 6.7 8 + x-any further) and protective covers (9 +10) due to their hook and loop fastener together can be connected to any form, and thus can be used for several purposes. If you separate the body again and let the air, they can be stowed away in the household or as a takeaway article while traveling to save space.

Its light weight and easy handling make it possible for infants from 2 to 3 years old to handle the inflatable bodies. In addition, they promote the creativity of children, and can be used both for therapeutic purposes as well as for learning projects.

The usability, especially the cube (Figures 1 + 2) is not only suitable for children of all ages, it is also useful for adults, because they can be used for various practical areas, as explained in more detail in Examples 1-10 below ,

1.) Seating (FIGS. 2a + 2b two-chamber system)

Only 1 cube half inflated =

• Booster seat as makeshift child seat replacement in the car

• Booster seat for children at dining tables

• Booster seat for short drivers 2.) Seating (Fig.1a + 1b / 2a + 2b or Fig. 1a + 2a, full size cube inflated)

1 cube = stool for children

2 dice on each other (stuck together) = stool for adults 2-row on each other and several cubes stuck together = bench or rubber

Note to items 1 + 2 -> seating:

Whether there is a performance on the street and the spectators are standing in queues on the side of the road, whether in places a rally, a festive event, an open-air concert takes place or the Pope in front of thousands of people speech, always there are mass accumulations the same problem: Who does not get a seat or does not want to lug his folding armchair (and who wants that?), is the legs in the stomach. Very often circulatory problems become noticeable (especially in older people or in hot temperatures), causing people to collapse. How beneficial is a stool in such cases to relieve the legs. Crumpled fit the two cubes as entrainment items in the hand or jacket pocket, have virtually no weight and jerk-wise they are inflated when needed and used as a stool.

3.) sleeping accommodation

12 cubes (a 3 x 4) stuck together = emergency bed / mattress for children 18 cubes (a 3 x 6) stuck together = emergency bed / mattress for adults 36 cubes (a 6 x 6) stuck together = emergency bed / mattress for 2 adults of any number of cubes stuck together = mass storage

Note to item 3 → sleeping arrangements:

Who does not know the problem: where to go with the visit? - if he wants to stay overnight. Sleeping on the couch is too uncomfortable, one would not like to sacrifice one's own bed and space is usually lacking on top of that. Whether the person / s is big or small / are: With any number of inflatable cubes you can put together a bed according to your needs and cover it with a fitted sheet. When the visit is over again, the cubes are separated from each other, the air is released and the "bed" in the drawer is stowed or the children are given back their construction cubes.

4.) Children's toys and travel cot

12 cubes (3 x 4) stuck together = emergency bed / mattress for babies and toddlers

+ with another 28 (and more) cubes or any other inflatable body you can build a border and attach it to the mattress.

Note to item 4 → Children's toys and travel cots:

For the Mittransport a travel cot for the baby or toddler, is usually too little space in the car and on the plane to expensive extra charges. With the vacuum cubes you can fill in cavities between the holiday luggage and it weighs next to nothing. • During the day, "the travel cot" (with possibly additional building blocks for building castles, tunnels, towers, streets, walls, houses etc.)

• If the cubes are provided with different motives, fonts or pictures, it also serves for dice and party games during the day.

S.) Children's toys as a building system

The number of cubes and other inflatable bodies are limitless; the more, the better to build

• castles, tunnels, walls, roads, walk-in cottages etc. or

• Paddling pool when covered with a foil inside (Fig. 9 + 10). The foil can be adhered to the cubes by means of their hook and loop fastener device and thus does not slip.

Note to point 5 -> Kinderzeuq as Bausvstem:

Many bought toys become uninteresting after the first exploration or after the first game. Children want to be creative and also use their powers. There are no limits to the creativity of building. By using x-any number of inflated cubes alone, or combined with other inflated bodies, the children can constantly construct new structures, such as castles, tunnels, walls, roads, etc. Similarly, a walk-in house can be built and equipped with a table and chair which provides dryness even when it rains when the building is covered with a foil (Fig. 9 + 10).

6.) Beach / swimming pool: water games + therapeutic inserts

For safety reasons, only those inflatable bodies are to be used which have at least 2 or more air chambers (FIG. 2).

• 1 die = throwing object, ball substitute or dice game

• 1 cube or more, or other inflatable body for therapeutic use e.g. for gymnastics on the ground or in the water, or for games in the water.

• Several cubes stuck together depending on the construction method

→ a boat, an air mattress or "floating island", these structures with a tension cloth (Fig.

9 + 10) for better cohesion of the dice, covering (provides more security); -> they can replace a beach chair and - »serve as a parasol roof as well.

Note to point 6 -> Beach / swimming pool: water games + therapeutic operations: The beach chair rental costs money or usually all baskets are already occupied. And the hotel is not right on the beach, then it is first drag. Air mattresses, beach chairs, balls, toys ...., everything is clunky, costs strength and nerves. How pleasant it can be, on the other hand, if you can put some of these utensils (unfilled) in a bag, which also hardly Has weight - and also not only serve the same purpose, but are also used elsewhere. As a transport option is also the tension cloth (Fig. 9 + 10).

7.) Household dice and dice game

1 cube is used for chores, which are provided with inscriptions or adhesive images. For each area, for example: a) Carry out the refuse, b) Empty the dishwasher, c) Vacuum the vacuum cleaner, d) Dust the dust, e) Clean the WC + bath, f) Clean the kitchen

1 additional cube can be provided with adhesive dots; 1 to 6 points per die surface

Note to item 7 → Household Dice + Dice Game:

Work schedule: quarrels among siblings; Nobody wants to do what they are told to do in the household. If everyone "rolls" their task, there is no objection, and at the same time the dice can be used as a seat (see point 2), thus fulfilling another service.

8.) Party / Recreation / Kids Cube

1 cube = with imprints or picture sticker per area - examples:

1) Jump on one leg, - from one wall to the other

2) Drink a glass of water without using your hands

3) Have a talk about a teammate for 5 min

4) Blindfold an object

5) Walk on tiptoe for 1 min

6) Joker: You may suspend; no tasks

1 cube = with imprints or picture sticker per area - examples:

1) You have to sing a song

2) Count from 100 error-free backwards to 0

3) You are not allowed to laugh for 5 minutes (players are making faces)

4) Challenge the host to a dance

5) Paint a portrait of one of your teammates

6) Joker: Choose a person in the round who should give you a kiss

Note to Point 8 -> Partv / Recreational / Children's Cube

• Party: Who does not know him, the "dead point" at parties, at children's birthday parties or within families, on vacation or elsewhere - when the ideas run out and there is nothing left to play or laugh about be a nice game if you have to show off your skills. Already, the party gains new momentum and boredom is bridged. • If you invite several people - be it in the living room or in the garden - usually you do not have enough chairs available. A stool (ie 2 successive cube or several stuck together, gives a Kautsch) is sufficient as a stopgap solution and is after

Stopping the party again quickly and stowed away space or you give the children their cubes back.

• Children's birthday parties: If every child is allowed to inflate his or her own stool, where it should sit at the children's table, then that alone is exciting. And if you give the children a whole lot of these cubes to inflate or play, they can let their creativity run wild and build caves, houses, towers, tunnels, etc.

By contrast, chairs are clunky and waste a lot of space. The inflated stools can be stacked on each other during the party - or if space is needed for other games or for dances - by Velcro-adhesion and put in a corner.

9.) Learning projects

• For toddlers: Print the cube areas with fairy-tale characters, domestic animals or wild animals or stick with such pictures.

• For adolescents: All 6 cubic areas with associated "animal categories" (songbirds, birds of prey, cloven-hoofed animals, mammals, horned animals, rodents, martens, land predators, aquatic predators, reptiles, cartilaginous insects, etc.) or with signs of the zodiac / famous people / vintage cars / printed on famous landmarks / flags and / or glued with such images.

Note to item 9 -> Learning projects

The motif imprints or sticker should not only delight (small) children, but also be interesting for adults. A colorful dance, in addition to the practical application of such dice, in addition to stimulate the desire to buy, - due to the versatile interesting motives. Ideas for motif prints never go out.

10.) Covers of textiles and foils (Fig. 9 + 10) are used ...

As additional security for the cohesion of the inflated bodies (see for example item 6).

• for overstretching structures such as houses - to protect against rain, or simply as tarpaulins for goods.

• for laying out wading pools and sand pits or for transporting water.

For transporting empty cubes or any utensils, e.g. to be carried to the beach.

• as "curtains" to be able to change behind them on the beach, as a rain cover / umbrella or as a shade dispenser uvw The invention will be explained with reference to Figures 1 to 10.

Show it:

Fig. 1 - an inflated cube, all 8 corners in Fig. 1a with fluffy - and in Fig. 1 b is stuck with rough Velcro fasteners. (Example: single-chamber system) Fig. 2 - an inflated cube, all 8 corners in Fig. 2a with fluffy - and in Fig. 2b is stuck with rough Velcro fasteners. (Example: two-chamber system) Fig. 3 - the velcro dimensions for the cubes: 5 x 5 cm (smaller / larger); Cutting: Part "z" is cut out Fig. 4 - The Velcro prefabricated part for the cubes.

The Velcro underside is provided with a strong adhesive coating; the

Adhesive layer must not detach from the body despite repeated pulling during the reconstruction of figures. Fig. 5 - a cube corner or the attachment of the hook and loop fastener at all 8 corners of the inflated cube. Fig. 6 - various / x-any inflated figures and numbers, some with fluffy, partly with rough Velcro closing particles (strip, round, square, ...) are glued to any surfaces in order to adhere the body to each other. Fig. 7 - a mat consisting of inflatable and properly assembled puzzle pieces. These are stuck in matching places with rough and fluffy Velcro closure particles. Fig. 8 - are inflatable items which are composable to give a whole as a unit, e.g. a person, a fence, a (walk-in) house or gate, etc. Fig. 9 - Protective cover / overhang of textile or film material, provided with Velcro fasteners. Fig.10 - Protective cover / overhang of textile or foil material, with elastic band at the corners

Type of fitted sheet, which is additionally provided with Velcro fasteners.

Information for the manufacturer Important note:

The inflated blocks / cubes are designed to withstand the weight of heavy people as well as be suitable for children to frolic on it, without the building blocks / cubes breaking or losing air.

Likewise, the hook-and-loop fasteners should be provided with an extra-strong adhesive layer, which forms a compatible connection with the film material, and despite frequent separation of the body, does not detach.

It is particularly important that these conditions are met in order to guarantee a high quality product in advance. Only in this way can security be granted and the confidence to buy more of this product can be stimulated in order to be able to make practical and useful use of the practical and versatile possibilities of use.

A sales unit is at least 2 cubes, each with a rough and a fluffy Velcro fastener or a composite figure unit (puzzle, house, man, fence, ...)

Sell additional products:

• Various stickers with an adhesive base that does not detach from the object even in hot temperatures or in the water. Also, the pictures should not fade, even in salt water as well as in the sun. Alternatively, one could see the pictures on the bottom, e.g. provided with magnetic foil so that they are replaceable or removable before use in the water / in the sun.

Picture stickers enliven the cubes and provide more uses; Suggestion: offer them separately in the 6-pack for self-sticking.

• A small air pump or other inflator;

• Clamps in different sizes and colors, manufactured by v.a. from the film material according to protection claim 1

- »Conceivable for spanning several figure units as for puzzles or cube sets, e.g. serve as a mat, floating island or as a bench, and so a better one

Ensure cohesion of the body.

- "It is also conceivable to use these as a curtain at the same time, for example to at the beach

Changing clothes, hiding behind them or using them as shade dispensers.

-> Useful as a shelter in the rain or to lay out wading pools, sand pits or small ponds.

→ Also usable for the transport of water, the cube and other parts.

The cloths and foils should be provided with velcro particles at their corners and at the side parts so that they can be adhered to structural constructions.

• Special pens for painting the foils / body, which can be washed or wiped off again.

Claims

protection claims

1. Inflatable foil articles for multipurpose use, characterized in that the foil for the cubes 1a, 1b + 2a, 2b as well as for all other inflatable bodies according to examples Fig. 6, 7 + 8 (+ other x-arbitrary forms) + Fig. 9 and 10, has the following quality characteristics: it is thin-walled and lightweight, but very stable; airtight and weldable; tear and scratch resistant and non-elastic / non-stretchable; heat resistant; it can be exposed to the blazing sun, it does not get sticky; not flammable;

- sweet and salt water suitable; can be used as a swimming article;

- underwater and resistant; e.g. useful for therapeutic purposes; suitable as children's toys according to legal regulations;

- Different plain colors, patterned or illustrated, they may also have ornaments or a grain;

- recyclable.

2. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1, characterized in that the blanks of the film are welded airtight, so that different inflatable body such as Fig. 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 6,7,8 and x-any further arise.

3. Inflatable film article according to claim 1 + 2, characterized in that it is in the Fig. 1 + 2 is a cube. The size is preferably 30 x 30 x 30 cm and may be variable in size.

4. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 + 2, characterized in that the inflated body as shown in FIG. 6, the shape of numbers, letters, rectangles, pyramids, balls, rings, tubes, bows, discs u.a. Have figures of any size.

5. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that all inflatable body have different lengths, widths and heights.

6. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the inflated body according to example Fig. 7, are assembled into a puzzle. Its finished part can, for example, result in a mat of any size or any other standard figure.

7. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 6, characterized in that from the assembled bodies of any size and shape, different small to large racks and figures are produced, as for example, Fig. 8. a human, a fence and a house (which walkable) can show.

8. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 7, characterized in that all bodies (Fig. 1, 2, 6,7,8 + x-any further) may be equipped with a one-, two- or multi-chamber system, and each chamber extra provided with a retractable inflator / retractable valve.

9. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 - 3, characterized in that the cubes (Fig. 1 + 2) with Velcro fasteners (blank Fig. 3 + 4) at all 8 corners (Fig. 5) are pasted.

10. Inflatable film article according to claim 1 - 3 + 8,9, characterized in that, depending on the purpose, the hook and loop fasteners in the form of strips or other blanks, can be attached to the edges or any other cube surfaces.

11. Inflatable film article according to claim 1- 3 + 8 -10 characterized in that preferably Fig.1a / 2a only with rough - and Fig. 1 b / 2b is preferably provided only with fluffy Velcro fasteners. Fig. 1a + 1 b / Fig. 2a + 2b result in this way a mutually liable sales unit.

12. Inflatable film article according to claim 1 - 3 + 8 - 11, characterized in that a sales unit also from Fig. 1a + 2b or 1 b + 2a results, which in

Combinations of one, two or even multi-chamber systems can exist.

13. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 12, characterized in that on the basis of the examples Fig. 1 + 2, Fig. 6 to 10 + x-any other figures and parts, with different Velcro blanks can be stuck at such points, where they are to adhere to each other the body serve meaningfully.

14. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 13, characterized in that all bodies such as examples Fig. 1 + 2, Fig. 6 to 10 + x-any further figures and parts, together with the Velcro fasteners with all other suitable, on the market Closures, such as magnetic strips or other, the body connectable and again detachable connection systems can be provided.

15. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 14, characterized in that all body contents can be inflated with air or a non-toxic gaseous substance, or another filler can be used.

16. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 15, characterized in that each inflated body extra, or more joined together bodies, - partial or total surface - can be covered with a textile or foil wrapper, such as an assembled cube group with a fitted sheet or with other materials or suitable (film) materials can be coated.

17. Protective covers, overhangs for the claims 1 to 16, characterized in that they can be provided in any color, shape and size, with or without elastics, and with or without hook and loop fasteners or other closure parts (such as claim 14), for example, as tarpaulins To serve blankets, curtains, rain and sun protection, tote bags or for security purposes.

18. Protective covers, overhangs for claims 1 to 17, characterized in that their materials may be from claim 1 or any other manufacturable type of textiles, and cut in any shape and size, with or without elastics and with or without hook and loop fasteners or other closure parts (as claim 14) may be provided.

19. Inflatable film article according to claim 1 to 18, characterized that all bodies and protective covers can be printed, painted or pasted with different motifs / pictures. Alternatively, the motifs / images can also be adhered only with adhesive materials so that they can be removed or replaced again.

20. Inflatable foil article according to claim 1 to 19, characterized in that the painting of the body and protective covers can be done with such special pens, where the painting is again wiped or washable.