Patent ID: 7421963

Claim:
A watercraft dry storage assembly comprising: a port bladder made from a sheet material with a substantially non-stretchable scrim encased in a flexible plastic and formed into a generally cylindrical air impervious container; a starboard bladder made from sheet material with a substantially non-stretchable scrim encased in a flexible plastic and formed into a generally cylindrical air impervious container; a plurality of port strap assemblies spaced apart along a port bladder long axis, each of the port strap assemblies including an elongated strap substantially encircling the port bladder, an upper port ring attached to an upper end of the elongated strap, and a lower port ring attached to a lower end of the elongated strap; a plurality of starboard strap assemblies spaced apart along a starboard bladder long axis, each strap assembly including an elongated strap substantially encircling the starboard bladder, an upper starboard ring attached to an upper end of the elongated strap, and a lower starboard ring attached to a lower end of the elongated strap; a plurality of coupler assemblies each of which connects the upper port ring and the lower port ring of one port strap assembly, and the upper starboard ring and the lower starboard ring of one starboard strap assembly together; at least two panels each of which is sewn to one of the plurality of port strap assemblies midway between the upper port ring and the lower port ring and wherein the at least two panels are fixed to the port bladder; at least two panels each of which is sewn to one of the plurality of starboard strap assemblies midway between the upper starboard ring and the lower starboard ring and wherein the at least two panels are fixed to the starboard bladder; and a blower system including a blower connected to a manifold, a port bladder tube connected to the port bladder and to the manifold, a starboard bladder tube connected to the starboard bladder and to the manifold, a first valve controlling the flow of air between the manifold and the port bladder, and a second valve controlling the flow of air between the manifold and the starboard bladder.