Patent ID: 8684327
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A63B,B32B,E04H,F16M,F21S,F21V,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A kit comprising: (1) a self-supporting, readily erectable and transportable mast adapted temporarily to support equipment above the ground, the mast comprising: (2) a single shoulder bag containing the mast with the tube deflated, the tripod collapsed and the flexible members connected to the tube and the tripod legs, whereby the shoulder bag allows for transport of the mast by one person; and (3) a portable pump engageable with the tube to provide for inflation of the tube; wherein, following removal from the shoulder bag, the tube is configured to be inflated along a ground surface while in a substantially horizontal position and thereafter moved to a substantially vertical position following inflation to support the equipment.