US 12,239,239 B2
Inflatable bladder
Jeremiah Mallette, Savannah, GA (US)
Assigned to GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/658,736.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320488 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A47C 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 7/142 (2018.08) [A47C 7/144 (2018.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflatable bladder comprising:
a bladder body having a wall, a longitudinal dimension, and a lateral dimension, wherein:
the wall defines an interior volume enclosing a fluid when the inflatable bladder is deflated, and further defines an opening in fluid communication with the interior volume,
the bladder body is fluid tight when the opening is closed,
the wall is configured to facilitate an expansion of the longitudinal dimension during an ingress of the fluid into the interior volume and a contraction of the longitudinal dimension during an egress of the fluid from the interior volume, and
the wall is further configured to maintain a constant lateral dimension during the ingress of the fluid into the interior volume and a constant lateral dimension during the egress of the fluid from the interior volume,
wherein the bladder body further includes a plurality of feet disposed on an underside of the bladder body, the plurality of feet configured to stand-off a portion of the bladder body from a surface supporting the inflatable bladder.