Inflatable container

Claim 1

An inflatable container comprising: (a) an inflatable, peripheral side wall formed of two sheets of flexible and impermeable material bonded together at selected locations thereof to define a single, inflatable cell having spaced side walls comprising essentially concentric cylinders, said side walls having a first pair of opposed edges, said first pair of opposed edges being convex when said peripheral side wall is in a deflated state prior to being formed into a cylindrical shape, and a second pair of opposed edges, said second pair of opposed edges being essentially parallel to each other and essentially parallel to a line bisecting said first pair of opposed edges; (b) a pair of inflatable end portions, each of said end portions being bonded to respective ones of said first pair of opposed edges of said side wall to define a closed water tight cylindrical container, said inflatable end portions being essentially oval to effect a proper seal with respective ones of said first pair of opposed edges at each end of said container, said inflatable end portions being inflatable throughout essentially the entire respective surface areas thereof; (c) closure means bonded to said peripheral side wall second pair of opposed edges in a manner to form said side wall into essentially a cylindrical container, said closure means defining an access opening in said container into the interior of said container, said closure means comprising a zipper mechanism; and (d) carrying means comprising a pair of closed loop sections adapted to surround respective ends of said container adjacent respective ones of said first pair of opposed edges of said side wall to thereby support said container, an elongate strap section interconnecting said pair of closed loop sections adjacent respective ends of said zipper mechanism, and attachment means for removably attaching said carrying means to said container.