Patent ID: 6821183
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
Apparatus for minimizing current flow in a circuit, said apparatus comprising:an inflatable device having an interior surface; a circuit comprising a power source and a switch electrically coupled to said power source, said circuit being coupled to said interior surface; wherein said switch has an open position which prevents current from flowing from said power source, and a closed position which allows current to flow from said power source through said circuit; a tab having a proximal portion and a distal portion; wherein said proximal portion of said tab is in contact with said switch and said distal portion of said tab is coupled to said inflatable device; wherein said tab is arranged to move relative to said switch and to change said position of said switch from said open position to said closed position upon inflation of said inflatable device, and said tab forms a valve in said inflatable device.