Targeted protection assembly

Abstract

A targeted protection assembly operable to protectively cover an item that is to be transported or stored. The targeted protection assembly includes a base and a cover delimiting an interior volume in which an item to be transported or stored can be disposed. The cover is at least partially configured with an inflatable portion in which an inflating medium can be disposed to expand the inflatable portion to, or maintain the inflatable portion at, an inflated disposition.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A targeted protection assembly operable to protectively cover an item that is to be transported or stored, the targeted protection assembly comprising:
 a base; and   a cover delimiting an interior volume in which an item to be transported or stored can be disposed, the cover being at least partially configured with an inflatable portion in which an inflating medium can be disposed to expand the inflatable portion to, or maintain the inflatable portion at, an inflated disposition.   
     
     
         2 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable portion comprising a rib. 
     
     
         3 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 1  and further comprising a liaison member disposed intermediate the base and the cover, the liaison member being operably disposed to contact the item. 
     
     
         4 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the liaison member is operable to support a motor vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the cover is in non-contact relationship to the item. 
     
     
         6 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the base includes a deployed condition and a non-deployed condition, the non-deployed condition having a reduced footprint relative to the deployed condition. 
     
     
         7 . The targeted protection assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the base comprising a hinge interconnecting a first portion and a second portion of the base, the first portion being folder over the second portion about the hinge when the base is in the non-deployed condition. 
     
     
         8 . A cover for providing targeted protection in relation to an item that is to be transported or stored, the cover comprising:
 a structure delimiting an interior volume in which an item to be transported or stored can be disposed, the cover being at least partially configured with an inflatable portion in which an inflating medium can be disposed to expand the inflatable portion to, or maintain the inflatable portion at, an inflated disposition, the cover being disposable relative to a base on which the item to be transported or stored is located so as to provide targeted protection to the item.   
     
     
         9 . The cover according to  claim 8 , wherein the cover is in non-contact relationship to the item. 
     
     
         10 . The cover according to  claim 8 , wherein the inflatable portion comprising a rib.