Inflatable container with a water draining device
View Patent ↗An inflatable container includes a container body that defines a water-storage space, and that has a bottom wall, peripheral inner and outer walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a top wall interconnecting the peripheral inner and outer walls to define an air chamber thereamong. A draining device includes a tubular member that extends through the peripheral inner and outer walls, that is connected sealingly to the peripheral inner and outer walls, and that defines a passage in spatial communication with the water-storage space and an exterior of the container body. A valve is associated with the tubular member for controlling opening and closing of the passage in the tubular member.
1. An inflatable container comprising:
an inflatable container body that defines a water-storage space, and that has a bottom wall, spaced-apart peripheral inner and outer walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, and a top wall interconnecting said peripheral inner and outer walls and cooperating with said bottom wall and said peripheral inner and outer walls to define an air chamber thereamong; and
a draining device including a tubular member that extends transversely through said peripheral inner and outer walls, that is connected sealingly to said peripheral inner and outer walls, and that defines a passage in spatial communication with said water-storage space and an exterior of said container body, and a valve associated with said tubular member and operable to control opening and closing of said passage in said tubular member.
2. The inflatable container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said draining device further includes a plurality of spaced-apart annular reinforced ribs extending radially and outwardly from said tubular member so as to enhance rigidity and strength of said tubular member.
3. The inflatable container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said valve includes a valve seat having a tubular portion that is press-fitted into said tubular member and that defines a valve opening in spatial communication with said passage and said water-storage space, an abutting flange that extends radially and outwardly from said tubular portion and that is sealingly connected to said peripheral inner wall, a string, and a plug connected to said flange through said string and inserted detachably into said valve opening in said valve seat for temporarily blocking said passage in said tubular member.
4. The inflatable container as defined in claim 1 , wherein each of said peripheral inner and outer walls is formed with a hole, said tubular member including a hollow tubular pipe which has an inner end connected sealingly to a periphery of said hole in said peripheral inner wall, and an outer end that is opposite to said inner end, that is connected sealingly to a periphery of said hole in said peripheral outer wall and that is formed with an external thread, said tubular member being formed with a conical flange that is integrally formed with said outer end of said tubular pipe, and that has a peripheral wall surrounding said external thread and extending into said air chamber, and an annular connecting flange that extends radially and outwardly from said peripheral wall of said conical flange and that abuts sealingly against said periphery of said hole in said peripheral outer wall.