SIDEWALL SYSTEM FOR AN AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURE

摘要

A sidewall system (10) for an air supported structure erected atop a foundation (F). The structure includes a fabric (B) which, when air is pumped under it, rises above the foundation and forms a roof for the structure. The system comprises a plurality of panels (12) spaced about a perimeter of the structure. One end (14) of each of the panels is secured to the foundation and is movable relative thereto. An opposite end (16) of each panel has the fabric secured to it. Each panel is attached to the foundation by an anchor () so the panel can be lifted upwardly from the foundation as air lifts the roof off the foundation. An outer margin (M) of the fabric is attached to the opposite end of the respective panels for the fabric to lift the panels off the foundation as the fabric is raised by the air being pumped in under it to the lift the roof (R) of the structure.