Patent ID: 7165505
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: B63B,E04H

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising at least one inflatable enclosure delimited by at least one flexible wall and at least one accessory mounted on said flexible wall of the enclosure and supported thereby, in which: the flexible wall of said inflatable enclosure has an opening defined by an edge, and a protruding reinforcement is secured to the edge of the opening on the circumference thereof, two substantially rigid frames are designed substantially corresponding with the edge of the opening in order to straddle the latter and are each arranged on a respective side of the flexible wall so as to form an outer frame and an inner frame respectively, at least one of these frames comprising a groove able to at least partially accommodate the reinforcement, clamping means are attached to at least the two frames in order to clamp the two frames against one another, trapping said reinforcement in the groove, and securing means secure the accessory to one of the frames, wherein leakproofing means are provided inside the enclosure around the opening and the accessory so as to ensure that the accessory mounted on the flexible wall is leaktight with respect to the fluid used for inflating the enclosure.