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Flotation device in the form of a vehicle
11759021 · 2023-09-19 ·

A flotation device is described that provides a means for relaxation and enjoyment when used in a pool, lake, or other body of water. The flotation device is inflatable and includes a body configured in the form of a vehicle having a front side, a back side, a right side, and a left side. The flotation device further includes a seating area within an interior of the body of the flotation device, two side view mirrors, and a windshield frame. The body of the flotation device is configured to resemble a convertible version of a muscle car including doors, tires, and accompanying logos and details associated with a muscle car. The convertible version of the muscle car further includes a convertible roof that is folded and in an open position as displayed on the flotation device.

Portable Recreational Device with Safety Folding Apparatus
20220007839 · 2022-01-13 ·

A portable expandable device with a contracting mechanism which allows for many forms of recreational products and structures to be expanded, reinforced in the expanded shape, and then contracted easily to regain its portable form. The expansion means is exercised by the use of at least one of the following, resiliently extending, unfolding, inflating, as to become an expanding form which can then be easily retracted to the redeployed form. The retraction mechanism reverses the expansion process utilizing a mechanism which sequentially exerts the forces needed in the proper locations in order to ensure proper contraction. Disclosed embodiments utilized supplemental structural reinforcement of the expanded form through the use of joints, releasable interlocks, latching mechanisms, air bladders, to ensure the form is stable and usable. The objective being a stable structure with a rapid and easy deployment and a supplemental retraction means as to be easily transportable.

Inflatable Coveralls Transforms into a Chair to Lift a Fallen Person

Inflatable coveralls provide individuals, who fall frequently, with protection and independence. The coveralls consist of pads on the shoulders and hips to reduce the impact of a fall on the person. When worn and located underneath the fallen person, the coveralls can be inflated with air into a chair, creating a higher platform from which the person can more easily get up. This reduces the dependence these individuals have on a care-giver. Users can fasten the coveralls using velcros, instead of buttons or zippers, because it is easier to wear and they automatically open from the increase in air pressure of the inflated coveralls. Made of light-weight and air impermeable material, the inflatable coveralls pads the fall of individuals, and elevated the fallen individual so that they can more easily rise, allowing them to gain independence.

Inflatable Coveralls Transforms into a Chair to Lift a Fallen Person

Inflatable coveralls provide individuals, who fall frequently, with protection and independence. The coveralls consist of pads on the shoulders and hips to reduce the impact of a fall on the person. When worn and located underneath the fallen person, the coveralls can be inflated with air into a chair, creating a higher platform from which the person can more easily get up. This reduces the dependence these individuals have on a care-giver. Users can fasten the coveralls using velcros, instead of buttons or zippers, because it is easier to wear and they automatically open from the increase in air pressure of the inflated coveralls. Made of light-weight and air impermeable material, the inflatable coveralls pads the fall of individuals, and elevated the fallen individual so that they can more easily rise, allowing them to gain independence.

Additive manufactured cushioned component

A seat assembly includes a cushioned component having a lattice matrix. An air bladder assembly is covered by the lattice matrix. The air bladder assembly includes a plurality of air bladders supported on a platform assembly. Each air bladder includes a body portion operable between deflated and inflated conditions. Each air bladder includes a connection stem. A support plate includes a plurality of access apertures disposed therethrough. The air bladder assembly is operably coupled to the support plate. Each air bladder is aligned with at least one access aperture of the plurality of access apertures. A carrier assembly includes a plurality of mounting apertures disposed through an outer surface thereof. The carrier assembly receives the connection stem of each air bladder through at least one mounting aperture of the plurality of mounting apertures. Each air bladder may include a release valve for releasing air therethrough.

SIDE-EMBOSSED INFLATABLE PRODUCT
20230132601 · 2023-05-04 ·

An inflatable product is provided including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a lateral confining sheet, and an internal connecting sheet. A peripheral edge of the top sheet is connected to an upper edge of the lateral confining sheet, and a peripheral edge of the bottom sheet is connected to a lower edge of the lateral confining sheet, forming an inflatable chamber. An upper edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the top sheet, a lower edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the bottom sheet, and a connecting part of the internal connecting sheet, located between the upper edge and the lower edge of the internal connecting sheet, is connected to the lateral confining sheet along at least one welding seam. The at least one welding seam may form at least one embossment on an outside of the inflatable product.

SIDE-EMBOSSED INFLATABLE PRODUCT
20230132601 · 2023-05-04 ·

An inflatable product is provided including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a lateral confining sheet, and an internal connecting sheet. A peripheral edge of the top sheet is connected to an upper edge of the lateral confining sheet, and a peripheral edge of the bottom sheet is connected to a lower edge of the lateral confining sheet, forming an inflatable chamber. An upper edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the top sheet, a lower edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the bottom sheet, and a connecting part of the internal connecting sheet, located between the upper edge and the lower edge of the internal connecting sheet, is connected to the lateral confining sheet along at least one welding seam. The at least one welding seam may form at least one embossment on an outside of the inflatable product.

GAS PROCESSING DEVICE & METHOD
20230011231 · 2023-01-12 ·

A methane conversion device is provided that includes a reaction chamber comprising a converter that is configured to oxidize methane. A sensor is provided that is adapted to detect the presence of methane within gas exterior to the methane conversion device. A positioner is provided for positioning the device on an animal.

Vehicle seat

A vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part, as well as at least one sidewall arranged on the backrest or on the seat part, the sidewall having two support portions that are coupled together, by a coupling means, and are movable relative to one another, between which support portions at least one hollow body that can be filled with fluid is arranged, the relative position of the two support portions with respect to one another, and thus the outside contour of the sidewall, being variable by filling or emptying the at least one hollow body. The coupling means is designed such that, upon filling or emptying of the at least one hollow body, the two support portions are variable relative to one another, both in translation and in their angular position.

Ergonomic chair

A convertible seat including: a support frame; and a user support having a support surface on one side defining a rounded periphery, the user support being movable from a first configuration supported by the support frame with the rounded periphery presented upwardly, to a second configuration supported by the support frame such that a seat or seat base is presented upwardly, the seat or seat base being substantially flat or at least less rounded than the rounded periphery, with the support surface being stowed substantially below the seat or seat base in the second configuration. The seat allows the attainment in a single unit both the healthy balance/core-strengthening of a fitness chair and a conventional chair.