US 12,006,007 B2
Connectors for inflatable structures
Dirk Steinhour, Lyle, WA (US)
Filed by Dirk Steinhour, Lyle, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/974,314.
Application 16/974,314 is a continuation in part of application No. 62/974,860, filed on Dec. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266952 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B63B 7/08 (2020.01); B63B 1/24 (2020.01)
CPC B63B 7/085 (2013.01) [B63B 1/242 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for an inflatable member comprising a portion configured to extend within an internal volume of the inflatable member and define a recess for accepting a structural connection that is at least partially within the internal volume of the inflatable member and an air-impermeable surface that is configured to maintain integrity of the inflatable member to allow the internal volume to be pressurized when the connector is bonded to an opening in a surface of the inflatable member, wherein the connector is configured to create a pivot point for a bending moment of the structural connection behind the surface of the inflatable member.