Patent ID: 7513066
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: A43B,B29D

Abstract:
1. A plurality of joined bladders that enclose a pressurized fluid, the joined bladders comprising: a first bladder incorporating a first tensile member that is located within the first bladder and bonded to opposite surfaces of the first bladder, the first bladder having at least three first edges that define a tessellation shape for the first bladder; a second bladder incorporating a second tensile member that is located within the second bladder and bonded to opposite surfaces of the second bladder, the second bladder having at least three second edges that define a tessellation shape for the second bladder; and a third bladder incorporating a third tensile member that is located within the third bladder and bonded to opposite surfaces of the third bladder, the third bladder having at least three third edges that define a tessellation shape for the third bladder, wherein one of the first edges is positioned adjacent and joined to one of the second edges, another of the second edges is positioned adjacent and joined to one of the third edges, and another of the third edges is positioned adjacent and joined to another of the first edges, and wherein the first, second, and third bladders have sealed edges and are not in fluid communication with one another.