CPC E04H 4/0025 (2013.01) [A47C 27/081 (2013.01); A47C 27/087 (2013.01); B63B 34/52 (2020.02)] | 13 Claims |
8. An inflatable product comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall opposite to the first wall;
an inflatable chamber defined between the first wall and the second wall;
a plurality of pairs of connecting members, each of the plurality of pairs of connecting members including:
a first connecting member, including:
a first covering layer welded to the first wall and including a first surface and a second surface; and
a first fiber layer attached to the first surface of the first covering layer of the first connecting member and disposed between the first wall and the first covering layer of the first connecting member; and
a second connecting member, including:
a first covering layer welded to the second wall and including a first surface and a second surface; and
a first fiber layer attached to the first surface of the first covering layer of the second connecting member and disposed between the second wall and the first covering layer of the second connecting member; and
a plurality of tensioning members disposed in the inflatable chamber,
each of the plurality of tensioning members connected to one of the plurality of pairs of connecting members and including a woven fabric having a first portion and a second portion,
wherein the first portion of the woven fabric one of the plurality of tensioning members is connected to the second surface of the first covering layer of the corresponding first connecting member and sewn to the first fiber layer of the corresponding first connecting member; and
the second portion of the woven fabric one of the plurality of tensioning members is connected to the second surface of the first covering layer of the corresponding second connecting member and sewn to the first fiber layer of the corresponding second connecting member.
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