Patent ID: 7011587

Claim:
An inflatable barrier for simultaneously substantially enclosing several areas comprising: an elongated, hollow barrier member formed of a plurality of connected elements of flexible substantially fluid impervious material joined to form a continuous configuration of sufficient size and shape to simultaneously demark several separated playing areas on a substantially flat surface; connector means on each element of said elongate hollow barrier member for releasably joining said plurality of connected elements; said barrier member including at least one interior transverse element and a plurality of end elements for substantially encompassing at least one of the separated playing areas; means for gating at least one of the demarked areas, said means for gating including at least one of said separated areas; means for connecting said hollow barrier member with a source of a fluid and for conducting said fluid into the interior of said hollow barrier member to inflate it; said continuous configuration in the inflated condition supported on said substantially flat surface substantially defining a perimeter surrounding said areas; and said barrier member further comprising at least one means for holding players of a game on an enclosed field releasably attached to an outer perimeter of the barrier.