Title:
INFLATABLE LINING FOR FOOTWEAR, GLOVES, HELMETS, SHIELDS AND SEATS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1994/000032
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
There is disclosed an inflatable lining (618) for a bicycle seat, or an inflatable lining (658, 662) for selected inner surfaces of wearing apparel, such as footwear, or an inflatable lining (438) for a glove. The inflatable lining is formed of first and second plastic sheets and at least one continuous seam (662, 624, 626) can also be provided that subdivides the interior chamber into two or more subdivided interior chambers. The inflatable liner is provided with an air pump (650, 671) that preferably is a flexible bulb with an inlet valve (177, 178) and outlet valve (339) which discharges to a selector valve (620) having a plurality of discharge ports to permit the wearer to direct the discharge of the air pump to any of the plurality of chambers in the inflatable lining. The selector valve also includes a pressure relief valve (396), whereby excess pressure in any of the chambers selected by the selector valve can be vented.
Inventors:
LAKIC NIKOLA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1993/006215
Publication Date:
January 06, 1994
Filing Date:
June 29, 1993
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LAKIC NIKOLA (US)
International Classes:
A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A42B3/12; A43B13/20; A43B17/03; A61F5/058; B62J1/26; (IPC1-7): A43B13/20; A41D19/00; A43B7/28; A43B19/00; B62J1/26
Foreign References:
| US5253435A | 1993-10-19 | |||
| US4462171A | 1984-07-31 | |||
| US0715429A | 1902-12-09 | |||
| DE3326085A1 | 1985-04-11 | |||
| US2558389A | 1951-06-26 |
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