FR2732996A1 - Temporary shelter for gardens, swimming pools, tennis courts and reception tents - Google Patents

Abstract

The shelter, e.g. in the shape of a tunnel or dome, is made from a series of inflatable tubes with panels of a flexible material between. The tubes can be made, for example, from PVC-coated polyester fabric, designed for mechanical strength and resistance to external factors such as water, ice, heat or UV rays. The panels are able to resist stresses such as repeated folding or substantial tension. The tubes can be inflated with the aid of one or more compressors, and in some cases mechanical aids will be necessary to erect the shelter.

Description

1- title
The project concerns the creation of temporary shelters, the technical deployment methods and the materials of which allow the assembly and very rapid dismantling of the assembly.

2 - description
In a general way . because of their type of structure and the materials used: aluminum, wood, glass, plexioiass, steel. fiberglass etc ... the temporary shelters existing to date have various major drawbacks significant assembly and disassembly time. can require labor impossibility of completely folding the shelter. weight. masonry sometimes important and often necessary danger linked to large vite surfaces, high cost ...

The invention consists in using plastic materials allowing the production of shelters whose structures are inflatable and the flexible walls are made of fabrics which will be stretched by the structure. once inflated. The retracted shelter is housed in a container which also incorporates the automatic deployment system.

The fields of application of this process are swimming pool covers. of tennis. the realization of greenhouses, hanoars. Garden shelters. site shelters | Construction). exhibition halls. reception tents. camping tents. floating marine shelters z forming lagoons). outdoor shelters communities @ children's play areas;

Materials choice:
I - inflated structures made from plastic tubes x. canvases
PVC coated polyester (inflatable boat type) or combination of a sleeve
and a rubber air chamber @ fire hose type - The materials used
meet the following criteria: rigidity, once inflated. mechanical resistance to
internal pressures and external constraints (canvas tensions. wind resistance).

 flexibility for storage.

2 - light and weatherproof fabrics (water. Gel. Heat. UVsi, which can
withstand repetitive bends and high tensions. (canvases, tarpaulins. canvases
coated).

3 - inflation principle based on the use of one or more selons compressors
applications. allowing the deployment of the structure and the folding by inversion of the
system. For some applications. mechanical assistance will be required.

A good level of guaranteed guarantee against the puncture risk is provided:
l - choice of materials with the highest level of resistance
1. mechanical protection of accessible parts: flexible PVC sleeves or shells
3 - device of independent tubes, easily replaceable.

Structures en boudins gonflables pour couvertures de piscines & tennis
Flux d'air

- Tous les boudins correspondants à phase 1 sont doubles - Le boudin central est double - Les boudins sont reliés entre eux par des raccords étanches permettant de les désolidariser, une fois gonflés. 4 - use of an inflatable double wall for certain applications Inflatable tubes structures for swimming pool & tennis covers
Principle: canvas stretched over inflatable tubes

Inflatable tube structures for swimming pool & tennis covers
Air flow

- All the tubes corresponding to phase 1 are double - The central tube is double - The tubes are connected to each other by watertight connections allowing to separate them, once inflated.

Claims (2)

CLAIMS Temporary shelters whose structures are made from inflated tubes and whose flexible walls are made of sheets stretched by these same structures. 1) The application of these materials in the production of garden shed type shelters.  swimming pool cover, tennis cover. greenhouses. hangars. construction site shelters (exhibition halls). party tents. camping tents. floating marine shelters (forming lagoons), outdoor shelters (children's play area) is characterized by the folding possibilities they present (flexible materials) and the possibilities of automatic deployments and folding (inflatable structures @ @ all of which can be carried out at a clearly internal cost at the cost that would result from the same result in a system existing to date in the same applications. 2) Shelters therefore. above named characterized by their structures in inflatable tubes which once inflated stretch fabrics acting as walls (for example, drawing V.l.0 .1) 3) Shelters therefore. above named characterized by their deployment and folding systems obtained by means of an air flow technique in a circuit of inflatable tubes designed for this; effect. as an example. drawing V.I.O.2 j 4) Outdoor shelters @ community: children's play air) claimed in n 'L and also characterized by the fact that they represent animals (ladybug. caterpillar). flying saucer and other. These representations can be obtained easily thanks to their structures. for exemple. drawings pages I and 2 5) Mann floating shelters (forming a lagoon) characterized by its materials. inflatable structure which once inflated stretches the walls. the whole moored under water thanks to weights and thus allowing a shelter at sea at the time of storm which can be useful for the boats in distress. at the marms yards. (for example, drawing on page 4).