Patent ID: 8272980

Claim:
A jacket for an inflatable bladder comprising: (a) a woven fabric cover sized to encase the bladder in an inflated condition; and (b) an access section in said cover having: (i) a woven fabric inner panel secured to said cover reinforcing said cover and defining an opening for insertion and removal of the bladder, the woven fabric inner panel comprising a weave oriented to resist stretch perpendicular to the closure; and (ii) a woven fabric outer closure overlying said inner panel, said outer closure having at least first and second panels each having an outer edge secured to said cover and having flaps extending across said opening being provided with cooperating fasteners to secure the outer panels over said opening which, in an open position, provide access for removal and insertion of the bladder within the cover and which in a closed position reinforces the closure to resist distorsional forces.