Patent ID: 8047560

Claim:
A retention cover for an inflatable object, comprising: a cover means for tubularly enclosing said inflatable object substantially along all of a length of said object, said cover means including a panel of textile having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge in opposition to said first longitudinal edge, said first and second edges being straight and substantially parallel to one another; means for detachably fastening said cover means around said inflatable object, including a loop element attached to the textile proximate the first longitudinal edge; and a hook element attached to the textile proximate the second longitudinal edge, and a frangible feature defined on the textile proximate to but separate from one or the other of the loop element and the hook element wherein both of said means for detachably fastening said cover means and said frangible feature can release said inflatable object from said cover means upon inflation of said object and wherein said inflatable object is separate and apart from said cover means.