Abstract: An inflatable toy construction having a substantially flat or substantially non-bulbous center section that is flanked by bulbous end sections. The center section is formed by a plurality of equidistantly and closely spaced, truncate side-to-side weld lines that define a plurality of small bulbous compartments.

Abstract: An inflatable toy construction that allows an inflated yet flat or non-bulbous center section of a toy to be flanked by inflated, bulbous parts. The center section is formed by an I-beam construction that is modified to allow free flow of air between the flat center section and the bulbous parts of the toy which flank the center section. The modification includes baffle walls that do not extend across the entire center section so that air can move from a center section compartment defined by a pair of baffle walls to other compartments defined by other baffle walls that also do not extend completely across the center section. The modification further includes a substantially imperforate wall that surrounds and defines the center section, which wall is provided with a pair of apertures to provide fluid communication between the interior space of the center section and the spaces defined by the bulbous portions of the toy.