Apparatus for rapid inflation of inflatable object and related method
US5988438A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C9/18
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inflator device that is adapted for producing a sufficient quantity of a gaseous product to substantially inflate an inflatable member. The inflator device has a first stage gas source in fluid communication with a second stage gas source, which, in turn, is in fluid communication with the inflatable member. The second stage gas source contains a liquified gas in an amount sufficient to inflate the inflatable member upon vaporization of the liquified gas, and the first stage gas source is capable of providing a sufficient quantity of gas at a sufficiently high temperature to the second stage gas source to vaporize substantially all of the liquified gas in the second stage gas source.
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