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Inflatable tent construction

Patent 5893238 Issued on April 13, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject April 9, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3540170

3840919

Lightweight and compactible tent structure
Patent #: 4109424
Issued on: 08/29/1978
Inventor: Block

Inflatable frame for tent
Patent #: 4197681
Issued on: 04/15/1980
Inventor: Holcombe

Amphibious safe tent
Patent #: 4251959
Issued on: 02/24/1981
Inventor: Hsu

Tent with inflatable tube erector
Patent #: 4271642
Issued on: 06/09/1981
Inventor: Karr

Inflatable tent
Patent #: 4384435
Issued on: 05/24/1983
Inventor: Polise ,   et al.

Inflatable shelter apparatus
Patent #: 4901481
Issued on: 02/20/1990
Inventor: Seeley, Jr.

Inflatable shelter
Patent #: 5007212
Issued on: 04/16/1991
Inventor: Fritts, et al.

Self-inflating tents Patent #: 5487400
Issued on: 01/30/1996
Inventor: Dawkins

Inventors

Application

No. 057888 filed on 04/09/1998

US Classes:

52/2.18, Intersecting tubular elements form framework52/2.19, Supported on rigid-walled structure52/2.24, Sheetlike member comprising plural, edge-joined sections135/87, PORTABLE SHELTER (I.E., TENT OR CANOPY)135/125, Flexible structure135/137Having floor or base member

Examiners

Primary: Friedman, Carl D.
Assistant: Glessner, Brian E.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

E04G 011/04
E04H 015/00

Abstract

An inflatable tent construction 10 including an upper wall unit 12 and a lower wall unit 13 having a plurality of vertically aligned inflatable tubular chambers 33 and 40 wherein the lower wall unit 12 is operatively connected to a floor unit 11 and provided with a plurality of tent opening units 14. A plurality of inflatable circular rings 20, 32 and 33 encircle the periphery of the floor unit 11, the lower wall unit 13, and the upper wall unit 12, respectively.

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