| US 7,467,496 B1 | ||
| Method for joining components of inflatable structures | ||
| Bruno Cuisset, Neptune City, N.J. (US); Frank J. Brown, Bayville, N.J. (US); Alexandre Targiroff, Howell, N.J. (US); and Stanley J. Pawlowski, Jr., South River, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Air Cruisers Company, Wall, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 07, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/862,244. | ||
| Int. Cl. E04B 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 52—2.18 [52/2.22; 52/2.23; 52/2.24] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A method of forming an inflatable structure in the form of a bulkhead assembly having a tubular member with at least a
semi-cylindrical inner surface forming at least first and second compartments separated by a panel interposed therebetween;
a flexible connection member comprising a first flexible leg, a second flexible leg extending from the first leg and a third
flexible leg extending from the first and second flexible legs, said method comprising the steps of:
joining the first and second legs to the semi-cylindrical surface of the tubular member and joining the third leg with an
outer periphery of the panel, the first and second legs are joined to the inner surface of the tubular member, while the tubular
member is flat and before it is inflated so as to form a tubular shape body, whereas the third leg and the panel are joined
together after inflation of the tubular member and formation of the semi-cylindrical inner surface, and
forming the bulkhead assembly wherein the first and second legs follow the inner surface of the tubular member so as to have
a semi-cylindrical configuration, with the third leg extending substantially normally to a longitudinal axis of the tubular
member.
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