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Title:
INFLATABLE TUBE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001097289
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an inflatable tube capable of being smoothly expanded without a risk of preventing an inflating operation that the tube is bent at the time of expansion and a risk of rupture of the tube.

An inflator tube stored folded or rounded, inflated by allowing gas to be flown from one end of the tube 1 so as to form a cylindrical bar, and finally hardening to maintain a shape, comprises a tube 1 formed in a cylindrical shape in expanded condition, a pipe 2 wound spirally on the inner or outer surface of the tube 1, and a cylinder 3 connected to one end of the tube 1 and the pipe 2 and installed to the tube 1 or a cylinder 3 having a flow control mechanism provided therein. When gas flows from the cylinder 3 to the tube 1 and the pipe 2, a gas pressure is varied for expansion of the tube.


Inventors:
ISHIKAWA HIROCHIKA
SENBOKUTANI YUMI
NAKASUGA YOSHINORI
MIYASAKA AKIHIRO
TSUNODA HIROAKI
Application Number:
JP28163799A
Publication Date:
April 10, 2001
Filing Date:
October 01, 1999
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE
International Classes:
E04C3/00; B64G1/22; (IPC1-7): B64G1/22; E04C3/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue (2 outside)