Patent ID: 8511365

Claim:
An apparatus for suspending over a shooting location, the apparatus comprising: an inflatable panel having walls constructed from a flexible airtight material enclosing an interior of the panel; at least one air inlet located in one of the walls of the panel; an inflation apparatus coupled to the air inlet and configured to direct air into the interior of the panel; a plurality of attachment points for facilitating suspension of the apparatus, each attachment point coupled to at least one corresponding load bearing interior eyelet located in the interior of the panel; a plurality of upper interior eyelets located in the interior of the panel on a lower side of an upper wall of the panel; a plurality of lower interior eyelets located in the interior of the panel on an upper side of a lower wall of the panel; at least one interior connector extending between the load bearing interior eyelets, the lower interior eyelets and the upper interior eyelets; and, a plurality of lower exterior eyelets located on a lower side of the lower wall of the panel, each lower exterior eyelet coupled to a corresponding lower interior eyelet.