Patent ID: 8782957
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: E04C,E04H

Abstract:
1. A pneumatic support for receiving a load, the pneumatic support comprising: an inflatable, elongate base body; a pressure member having at least one joint; at least one tension member; wherein the pressure member and the at least one tension member run longitudinally along the inflatable, elongate base body and are connected to one another at respective ends of the pneumatic support in a node; a flexible web, wherein the flexible web passes longitudinally through the inflatable, elongate base body and is stretched upon inflation of the inflatable, elongate base body; and wherein the flexible web connects the pressure member and the at least one tension member operatively to one another, in a substantially linear fashion, and fixes the at least one joint of the pressure member in an operational position when the inflatable, elongate base body is inflated.