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US3292338A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Incorporation of an inflated bag as a roof into a permanent structure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-09-24
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1983-09-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Macclarence John
  • 👤 Swante B Swenson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 12:07
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/20; E04H2015/202; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A STRUCTURE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) IMPREGNATING A FIBER GLASS CLOTH MATERIAL OF PREDETERMINED BAG CONFIGURATION WITH A RESIN PLASTIC MATERIAL; (B) SECURING SAID RESIN IMPREGNATED, BAG CONFIGURED FIBER GLASS CLOTH MATERIAL TO A BASE IN AIR-TIGHT RELATION; (C) APPLYING AIR PRESSURE SUPPLY MEANS AND INFLATING SAID BAG; (D) SECURING BY ADHESIVE MEANS A PLURALITY OF MODULAR STRUCTURAL UNITS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID INFLATED BAG TO FORM A CONTINUOUS SURFACE; (E) SECURING A LINER MATERIAL TO THE UNDER SURFACE OF SAID PLURALITY OF MODULAR STRUCTURAL UNITS TO BE COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH; (F) CURING SAID RESIN PLASTIC IMPREGNATED MATERIAL TO A RIGIDIZED STATE; AND (G) REMOVING SAID AIR PRESSURE SUPPLY MEANS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 115 words
A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A STRUCTURE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) IMPREGNATING A FIBER GLASS CLOTH MATERIAL OF PREDETERMINED BAG CONFIGURATION WITH A RESIN PLASTIC MATERIAL; (B) SECURING SAID RESIN IMPREGNATED, BAG CONFIGURED FIBER GLASS CLOTH MATERIAL TO A BASE IN AIR-TIGHT RELATION; (C) APPLYING AIR PRESSURE SUPPLY MEANS AND INFLATING SAID BAG; (D) SECURING BY ADHESIVE MEANS A PLURALITY OF MODULAR STRUCTURAL UNITS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID INFLATED BAG TO FORM A CONTINUOUS SURFACE; (E) SECURING A LINER MATERIAL TO THE UNDER SURFACE OF SAID PLURALITY OF MODULAR STRUCTURAL UNITS TO BE COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH; (F) CURING SAID RESIN PLASTIC IMPREGNATED MATERIAL TO A RIGIDIZED STATE; AND (G) REMOVING SAID AIR PRESSURE SUPPLY MEANS.

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