发明名称 Inflatable cover
摘要 Inflatable cover apparatus is disclosed in which a double-layer shroud is configured for encompassing a vehicle or other relatively large object. An inflatable chamber is defined by an inner layer and an outer layer of the shroud connected at their peripheries. A drawstring assembly encircles the periphery of the shroud and may be secured in a constricted state or released to an extended state. A blower adapted to inflate the inflatable chamber is capable of maintaining the shroud in an active inflated state in order to shield the covered object from being impacted by falling objects such as hail. A control module controls the blower and provides a communication circuit for enhancing control.
申请公布号 US8985672(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.24
申请号 US201213517589 申请日期 2012.06.13
申请人 发明人 Siciliano Michael A.
分类号 B60J11/04 主分类号 B60J11/04
代理机构 代理人 Hoersten Craig
主权项 1. Inflatable covering apparatus comprising: a double-layer shroud having a length and a width, the double-layer shroud configured for encompassing an object, the double-layer shroud having an inner layer and an outer layer connected at their peripheries and wherein the outer layer is larger in area than the inner layer thereby defining an inflatable chamber there between, at least one of the outer layer and the inner layer having a plurality of spaced apart elongated stretchable members with each of the plurality of stretchable members traversing the width of the double-layer shroud such that at least one of the plurality of stretchable members extends from one side of the object to a second side of the object and over the top of the object when the double-layer shroud is placed over the object and further for drawing the shroud inward toward the covered object; a drawstring assembly encircling the periphery of the shroud such that the periphery of the shroud may be selectably drawn from an extended state to a constricted state and released from a constricted state to an extended state; at least one blower port integrated into the shroud, the blower port(s) providing fluid communication between the inflatable chamber and the outside world; at least one blower assembly removably attachable to a blower port, the blower assembly having at least one blower for communicating air from the outside world to the inflatable chamber when attached to the blower port; and a control module operably coupled to one or more blower assembly and having an activation circuit for activating one or more blower, the control module further comprising a communication circuit for receiving an external signal issued by a weather alerting service, wherein the activation circuit activates the one or more blowers in response to the receipt of the external signal issued by the weather alerting service.
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