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7,866,101 The present invention is a system for protecting residential houses or buildings from a wildfire or any neighboring fire in a proximate area by rapid deployment of an inflatable structure Supporting a fire-resistant fabric covering that expands to substantially enshroud a home or building when confronted with an approaching fire.
IPHB can cut fire department's water use by 25% to 80%. In a world running out of water, Governments are responsible for public safety IPHB's waterless firefighting will be its only option.
When confronted with an approaching fire. Each inflatable structure is deployed out of a storage case 2 by administering pressurized air directly to the storage case 2. The inflatable structures are modular, allowing use of a plurality of same in an overlapping manner (as shown) to protect larger structures.
The present modular configu ration is designed to attach to and overlap with other modules 2 to form a complete fire protection system able to adapt to just about any size and style of house. FIGS. 14 (A & B) are top and side views, respectively of a house protected by four overlapping modules 2. Additionally, for example, a house trailer may be adequately protected by two modules 2 overlapping on the sides, a rancher may use 2-to-4 modules overlapping the end corners and roof, and a two story cottage may use three to four modules 2 overlap ping the corners and mid section. Larger structures with Sun rooms or extensions would be protected with additional mod ules 2 overlapping as needed for complete protection.

For example, the concept can be modified into smaller dedicated modules for busses, tractor trailers and 6 airplanes. The design may easily be supplemented to provide temperature control of sensitive structures also to include LAP gas and Propane tanks. This is accomplished by incor porating additional channels in the fabric shrouds 4 with patterns of openings on the underside to allow inert gasses Such as liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide to be pumped between the inside of the shield 4 and the sensitive structure, thereby maintaining safe temperature levels.
The design 10 15 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 may easily be supplemented with the fire-resistant fabric on the inside along with the same structure for temperature control where liquid nitrogen, liquid carbon dioxide or foam can be pumped into a structure to put out a fire. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically set forth herein.
