Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – lighter-than-air – Balloons
Patent
1990-06-29
1992-05-26
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, lighter-than-air
Balloons
244126, 52 223, B64B 158
Patent
active
051159988
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a double-walled, annular balloon which requires less gas to inflate than its volume would indicate. The balloon is formed of double-walled gores joined by continuous overlapping seams, in the longitudinal direction, with intermittent seams in the latitudinal direction, to divide each gore into a serious of connecting inflatable compartments. Each gore is connected to a common plenum which is connected in turn, to a compressed gas container. The gores are inflated at the same time from such common plenum and the balloon, when inflated, can appear as a globe having longitudinal and latitudinal seams therearound with the common plenum contacting the gores at proximate the north pole, thereof. Each gore terminates in a seam proximate the south pole, which seam defines a closed loop which forms an entrance port into such balloon. Due to the longitudinal and latitudinal seams, the balloon, when inflated, forms a stiff annular body which can serve as a container balloon for various articles on earth and in outer space. The balloon further requires much less gas to fully inflate e.g. by a factor of 13 than does a prior art, single-layer balloon of comparable size.
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Mattix Carla
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Singer Donald J.
Stover Thomas C.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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