Patent ID: 11964463
Assignee: AIR CRUISERS COMPANY, LLC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. An inflatable evacuation slide or raft, life raft, life vest, or other inflatable life-saving device, comprising:
a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and the second panel each comprising a panel surface;
a seat tape comprising:
a first air-holding layer comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, wherein the first air-holding layer extends only on one side of the panel surfaces and with the first surface contacting the panel surfaces;
a reinforcement seam tape portion comprising a substrate with a first surface, a second surface opposite from the first surface of the reinforcement seam tape portion, and one or more unsealed side edges, wherein the reinforcement seam tape portion extends only on the one side of the panel surfaces; and
a second air-holding layer (i) applied over or laminated to the second surface of the reinforcement seam tape portion, (ii) applied over and laminated to the one or more unsealed side edges of the reinforcement seam tape portion, and (iii) applied extending only on the one side of the panel surfaces and sealing the one or more unsealed side edges of the reinforcement seam tape portion, preventing gas from traveling through the substrate along a same plane as the one or more unsealed side edges of the reinforcement seam tape portion,
wherein the seat tape comprises a tensile strength of at least 190 pounds per inch.