US4332112A
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Multipurpose air filling tent
Assignee: YU MING-LIAN
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Filing: 1980-03-14
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2000-03-14
Abstract
Abstract A multipurpose air-filled tent. The tent interior includes various equipment for household use, such as a mattress, a clothes closet, garmet hangers, a storage rack, storage bags. Three different models are designed for sleeping, bathing and dressing, respectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Yun T. Hsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:35
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/32; E04H15/20; E04H2015/201
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A tent, comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented portions; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; an air mattress bed integrally formed with said air-post frame and having an extended periphery and wave-shaped bottom for isolating a sleeping surface thereof from rain water; a storage bag formed integrally with an interior portion of the tent surface; a zipper-closure closet formed in an inner wall space of the interior of said tent surface including a garment rack rope hung on at least one horizontally oriented portion of said air-post superstructure; a storage shelf integrally formed with said air-post frame; a zipper-closure tent door formed in a portion of said tent surface; and a canopy, integrally formed with said tent surface and said air-post frame, sheltering an area immediately outside said tent at said tent door.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A tent, comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented portions; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; an air mattress bed integrally formed with said air-post frame and having an extended periphery and wave-shaped bottom for isolating a sleeping surface thereof from rain water; a storage bag formed integrally with an interior portion of the tent surface; a zipper-closure closet formed in an inner wall space of the interior of said tent surface including a garment rack rope hung on at least one horizontally oriented portion of said air-post superstructure; a storage shelf integrally formed with said air-post frame; a zipper-closure tent door formed in a portion of said tent surface; and a canopy, integrally formed with said tent surface and said air-post frame, sheltering an area immediately outside said tent at said tent door.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
198 words
A tent comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented portions; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; a bathtub having air-fillable walls, integrally formed with said air-post frame, the upper periphery of the bathtub including a rope having the ability to resist tensile force for preventing substantial deformation of the bathtub when it is filled with water; a water inlet, integrally formed with a portion of said tent surface and above said bathtub for filling said bathtub with water from the exterior of said tent; a water outlet for draining water from said tub to the outside of said tent; a wash basin having air inflatable walls, integrally formed with said air-post frame and tent surface; a water inlet, integrally formed with said tent surface for filling said wash basin with water from the exterior of said tent; a water outlet for draining water from said wash basin; a towel clip fastened to a substantially horizontally oriented portion of said air-post frame; and a storage bag formed integrally with an interior portion of the tent surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
198 words
A tent comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented portions; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; a bathtub having air-fillable walls, integrally formed with said air-post frame, the upper periphery of the bathtub including a rope having the ability to resist tensile force for preventing substantial deformation of the bathtub when it is filled with water; a water inlet, integrally formed with a portion of said tent surface and above said bathtub for filling said bathtub with water from the exterior of said tent; a water outlet for draining water from said tub to the outside of said tent; a wash basin having air inflatable walls, integrally formed with said air-post frame and tent surface; a water inlet, integrally formed with said tent surface for filling said wash basin with water from the exterior of said tent; a water outlet for draining water from said wash basin; a towel clip fastened to a substantially horizontally oriented portion of said air-post frame; and a storage bag formed integrally with an interior portion of the tent surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
A tent comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and at least one substantially horizontally oriented portion; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; a plurality of clothing bags, integrally formed with said tent surface on an interior portion thereof; a skylight formed substantially at the uppermost portion of said tent for admitting light into the interior thereof; a shelter board formed by the configuration of said air-post frame and positioned about said skylight for providing privacy; a plurality of garmet hanging clips fixed to said substantially horizontally oriented portion of said air-post frame for hanging clothes; and a plurality of clothing bags of various sizes, integrally formed with an interior portion of said tent surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
A tent comprising: an air-post frame having a plurality of substantially vertically oriented portions and at least one substantially horizontally oriented portion; means for inflating and deflating said air-post frame; a tent surface integrally formed with said air-post frame; a plurality of clothing bags, integrally formed with said tent surface on an interior portion thereof; a skylight formed substantially at the uppermost portion of said tent for admitting light into the interior thereof; a shelter board formed by the configuration of said air-post frame and positioned about said skylight for providing privacy; a plurality of garmet hanging clips fixed to said substantially horizontally oriented portion of said air-post frame for hanging clothes; and a plurality of clothing bags of various sizes, integrally formed with an interior portion of said tent surface.
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