Emergency vehicle shelter

Abstract

An emergency vehicle shelter including an inflatable bladder configured for nested engagement with a vehicle for covering exterior surfaces thereof (excepting the underside) . Interior of the bladder is a compressed gas supply with valve means for rapid inflation of the bladder upon actuation of exteriorly accessible actuation lanyard or the like.

1 . An emergency vehicle shelter for protecting a vehicle against impact damage from hail comprising: 
 an inflatable bladder member configured for, upon inflation with gas, assuming a configuration for substantial nested engagement with upper and outer surfaces of a vehicle;    a compressed gas supply containing a measure of compressed gas in an interior void thereof, said measure of compressed gas being sufficient, upon release from said compressed gas supply, to substantially, fully inflate said inflatable bladder member;    a valve member attached to said compressed gas supply and in communication with the interior of said compressed gas supply and with the interior of said inflatable bladder member, said valve member having actuation means for, only upon actuation thereof, releasing said compressed gas into the interior of said inflatable bladder member to inflate same, at least a portion of said actuation means extending exterior of said inflatable bladder member.