| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 441106000 | For torso | 55 |
| 20080242170 | Flotation device - A flotation device including an elongated body portion with a substantially rectangular shape capable of fitting around a user's midsection. This elongated body portion is made of buoyant material and has an exterior shell made of substantially semi-elastic material. The semi-elastic material can be extended to form a tighter fit around the user's midsection. The flotation device of the present invention also includes at least two adjustable side straps attached to the elongated body portion. Each adjustable strap extends in a longitudinal direction and along the major dimension of the elongated body portion. These adjustable side straps can be adjusted for a tighter or looser fit around the midsection. The flotation device also features a two-part adjustable bottom strap having a first end attached to a front section of the elongated body portion, and having a second end attached to a back section of the elongated body portion. The first end and the second end can then be fastened through the user's legs to engage corresponding male and female buckles. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080254694 | Buoyancy and Rescue Device - There is described herein apparatus for providing buoyancy and/or facilitating rescue of a person or object. The apparatus includes a tubular sleeve for securing the apparatus around at least a portion of a person or an object wherein longitudinal extension of the sleeve causes the diameter of the sleeve to contract radially to grip the person or object or a portion thereof and wherein longitudinal compression of the sleeve causes the diameter of the sleeve to expand. The apparatus may further include attachment means coupled to the tubular sleeve for attaching the apparatus to rescue equipment and/or for providing a handle and/or at least one flotation means coupled to the tubular sleeve. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080311808 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE WITH CLOSURE ENVELOPE - Two zippered panels attached to a personal flotation device with at least one panel being attached at an offset to an edge of the personal flotation device and at least one panel being stretchable. When zipped together the two panels provide a smooth exterior surface for the personal flotation device. The stretchability of the panels allow for a close fit of the personal flotation device while maintaining freedom of movement. The offset of the panels allows for the attachment of closures to the surface of the personal flotation device within the envelope formed by the panels. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090233506 | Bladder of inflatable floating-assistant vest and manufacturing method of the same - The present invention relates to a bladder of floating-assistant vest in which a chest bladder and a back bladder are provided and fit with the ergonomic of human being's shoulder; the waterproof fabric blanks are tailored so a W-shaped sheet member composed by the two tailored waterproof fabric blanks is formed, the top end of the concave collar located at the center of the sheet member is provided with a rear sheet, the two ends of the rear sheet are respectively provided with a front sheet that downwardly and tiltingly extends, and a connecting sheet is upwardly and tiltingly extended from each bottom end of the front sheets, then the edge of the W-shaped sheet members is sealed so a hollow bladder member is formed; the shoulder portions of the two ends of the collar are tilted with an angle by the two front sheets closing to each other. When the bladder is desired to be fabricated to an inflatable floating-assistant vest, the rear sheet and the two front sheets are connected with a direct or an indirect fashion, and an open/close device is connected to the inner ends of the two front sheets of the bladder so as to achieve: (a) when the two front sheets are buckled, a shoulder shape that fit the ergonomic of human being's shoulder is formed on the shoulder portion; and (b) the inflatable float-assistant vest has a chest bladder and a back bladder communicating with each other. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090258554 | Electrically powered balanced buoyancy and velocity of movement controllable life-preserving vest and transport system - An electrically powered and balanced buoyancy and velocity of movement controllable life preserving vest and transport system. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100087112 | STRUCTURE OF LIFE JACKET - A life jacket structure includes a life jacket body, at least one set of hanging devices, a blowing tube and an inflation starting device. An inflatable airbag is sewed onto an internal side of the body, and the body further includes at least one pair of strap holes disposed on corresponding position on both sides. Both ends of the hanging device are connected onto the corresponding strap holes of the life jacket. The blowing tube is installed at an appropriate position of the life jacket body and penetrated through the life jacket into the inflatable airbag. The inflation starting device is installed on the life jacket and disposed on the same side of the blowing tube, and further includes an inflation cylinder and a starting mechanism. The starting mechanism is provided for receiving a start signal to start inflating the life jacket by the inflation cylinder. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100240272 | Canine flotation apparatus - An improved canine flotation apparatus that uses a segmented panel construction and varying densities of foam within the panels of the apparatus to comfortably and evenly float canines of a wide variety of weights and dimensions. The chest yoke panel and belly panel cradles the canine in the apparatus, helping to keep the head above water. The chest yoke panel further provides a measure of insulation around the heart and lungs, permits easier lifting of the canine due to the more secure fit and facilitates more natural movement by the canine in the water. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110097953 | QUICK DETACH INFLATABLE LIFEJACKET - A personal flotation is provided having a body harness portion and an inflatable lifejacket portion. The body harness portion is positionable on a wearer. The lifejacket is positionable about the neck of the wearer, where the lifejacket portion is removably secured to the body harness portion with a quick release connector. The lifejacket can be removed from the wearer by decoupling lifejacket portion from the body harness portion, and removing the lifejacket portion from about the neck of the wearer. The body harness portion will remain positioned on the wearer. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120171912 | FLOTATION DEVICE WITH WATERPROOF SPEAKERS AND POCKET - A flotation device including hardwired waterproof speakers and one or more waterproof pockets is disclosed herein. The flotation device may be a vest including one or more internal foam pads that provide flotation. The waterproof speakers may be integrated into the shoulders of the vest, for example, in the shoulders on the front or back of the vest. The speakers may be wired internally through the vest to the waterproof pocket, in which an amplifier and/or a handheld media device may be stored. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120225599 | Training and safety device for open water swimming - An open water training and safety device includes a flexible hollow cover having an internal cavity, and a flexible wall defining at least first and second compartments. An amount of buoyant floatation material is mounted in the first compartment. The buoyant material is sized to provide buoyancy for a swimmer supported by the device when floating in the water. The second compartment may be a pocket sized for carrying swimming accessories therein. The cover is closable so that the swimmer may selectively open and close the two compartments. Advantageously a hydration pack is mounted or mountable in one of the compartments. An elongate towing tether is mountable at a base end of the tether to the cover, for example by means of a harness which includes a pair of straps. The tether is adapted at a distal end thereof, distal from said base end, to be releasably mounted to the swimmer for towing said device behind the swimmer. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120244768 | FLOTATION VEST HAVING AN INTEGRAL WORK SURFACE - A fishing vest is provided having a degree of flotation to assist the angler in the water and also having an auxiliary pack located in the front of the vest which provides an integral and portable work surface for creating or repairing fishing flies and lures and also provides integral storage for tools and fishing tackle. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130005203 | Foldable flotation device - A vest type flotation device having means for holding the flotation device in a folded configuration for transport and storage. In one embodiment a transport and storage strap member is attached substantially at its outer end to one of the right and left sides. The transport and storage strap member has a first portion of a first releasable locking member set attached thereto adjacent its inner end. A second portion of the first releasable locking member set is attached to one of the right and left front portions of the device. A second portion of a second releasable locking member set is attached to the right or left side of the device opposite the side to which the outer end of the transport and storage strap member is attached. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140017964 | Pull-over life vest with half-zip - A pull-over life vest with half-zip has a zipper disposed on the front panel with a closed-end and an open-end. Preferably, the zipper has a beginning closed-end located in the vertical and horizontal center of the front panel and a terminating open-end located at the vertical and horizontal lower edge of the front panel. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140057511 | QUICK DETACH INFLATABLE LIFEJACKET - A personal flotation is provided having a body harness portion and an inflatable lifejacket portion. The body harness portion is positionable on a wearer. The lifejacket is positionable about the neck of the wearer, where the lifejacket portion is removably secured to the body harness portion with a quick release connector. The lifejacket can be removed from the wearer by decoupling lifejacket portion from the body harness portion, and removing the lifejacket portion from about the neck of the wearer. The body harness portion will remain positioned on the wearer. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140099846 | MARKER AND RECOVERY DEVICE - A marker and recovery device has a body for securing to a torso and an arch secured to the body at spaced locations. The arch is extendable from a stored to a deployed condition. In the deployed condition, the arch extends from the torso of the wearer to function as a visible marker. The arch facilitates recovery of the wearer. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140134903 | SAFETY BELT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a safety belt ( | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140162514 | Free Float Personal Floatation Device - A comfortable personal floatation device that provides adjustable buoyancy to a wearer for water activities. One or more foam-like tubes are worn on the upper back of the wearer. The wearer places an arm in each of the respective arm holes and secures the floatation device with an attachment piece across the chest. The floatation device is can be configured for many applications, is lightweight, easy to use, and does not restrict movement of the wearer's arms or legs. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140349532 | Floatation Garment Assembly - A floatation garment assembly promotes buoyancy of a wearer in water while being less restrictive than a conventional life jacket. The assembly includes a main body having a front section, a rear section and a pelvic section coupled together. The pelvic section is coupled to and extends between a bottom of the front section and a bottom of the rear section. The main body has an open top end and a pair of leg openings extending into the main body. The leg openings are positioned adjacent to the pelvic section. The main body includes a floatation member constructed of a buoyant material for promoting buoyancy of the wearer in water. A first strap is positionable around the main body between the front section and the rear section for securing the main body around a lower body of a wearer. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150031255 | FLOTATION VEST HAVING AN INTEGRAL WORK SURFACE - A fishing vest is provided having a degree of flotation to assist the angler in the water and also having an auxiliary pack located in the front of the vest which provides an integral and portable work surface for creating or repairing fishing flies and lures and also provides integral storage for tools and fishing tackle. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150044922 | SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT VEST INCORPORATING FLOTATION BLADDER - A survival vest may include a vest body. The vest body may include a bladder containing pouch extending through left front, left shoulder, scapular, right shoulder and right front sections. That pouch may include a bladder release gap. A plurality of equipment attachment loops may be located on exterior faces of the vest. An inflatable bladder may be contained within the bladder containing pouch and may be configured to expand outside the bladder containing pouch through a bladder release gap upon inflation so as to push a left abdominal section of the vest body to the left and push a right abdominal section of the vest body to the right. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150064998 | Personal Flotation Device - This disclosure is generally drawn to systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods, related to personal flotation devices (PFDs). Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods relate to PFDs having one or more integrated tethers that may allow a PFD (and its wearer) to be coupled to another PFD (and its wearer) via the integrated tether(s). In some examples, a personal flotation device may include a vest including a buoyant component adapted to float in a body of water, and at least one tether. Each tether may include a first end fixed to the vest and a second end detachably coupled to the vest. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150104989 | SAFETY BELT SWIM TRAINER - A safety-retrieval system comprised of three components, a life jacket with reinforced tethering points, a waist belt with tethering points to be worn around a secondary person's waist, and a tethering line/leash to connect the life jacket to the waist belt. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150307171 | LIFE JACKET HAVING ADDITIONAL LIFESAVING MEANS AND LIFESAVING MEANS FOR ARRANGEMENT IN BUOYANCY AIDS OR LIFE JACKETS - The invention addresses the basic problem of providing a lifesaving means | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160068241 | INFLATABLE VEST WITH REPOSITIONABLE COLLAR - According to one aspect, embodiments of the disclosure provide for an inflatable vest comprising an inflatable body member having an upper edge area to be located near the neck of the wearer of the vest, a collar member removably attachable to the vest at the upper edge area of the body member by means of a first attachment means, and a second attachment means located at a portion of the body member other than the upper edge area for secure re-location of said removable collar member. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160090159 | LIFE JACKET AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A life jacket according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a cover forming a receiving compartment; a plurality of buoyant layers which are respectively formed of flexible buoyant material and are disposed in a laminated state within the receiving compartment; and a fixing member for connecting the buoyant layers to one another and is fixed to the cover. | 03-31-2016 |
| 441107000 | With sleeve | 2 |
| 20150064999 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - An improved personal flotation device is disclosed. The personal flotation device comprises a shirt with sleeves, a torso flotation pad attached to the shirt and positioned around a user's torso, and two flotation sleeves attached to the shirt's sleeves on a user's arms. The torso flotation pad comprises a front flotation pad which is raised above the midriff area of the user and two graduated side pads which are wrapped around a user's torso. The raised position of the front flotation pad keeps a user's center of buoyancy above the user's center of gravity, raising the user higher up out of the water and preventing the user from flipping over into the water. The flotation sleeves are positioned high on a user's arms to further increase a user's freeboard while permitting freedom of movement. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20180021631 | INFLATABLE SWIMWEAR | 01-25-2018 |
| 441108000 | With buoyancy means substantially encircling the torso | 7 |
| 20120149260 | LIFE PRESERVER - The present invention utilizes the resilient force (i.e. the force to deform when pressure is added and to return to the original shape when the pressure is removed) of an elastic member or bias member. A large pressure if added in advance to the elastic member or bias member disposed in a preserver body to set the preserver body in a thin and flat state. In an emergency, the resilient force of the elastic member or bias member causes water or air to be sucked into the preserver body. The volume of the preserver body is expanded by the air sucked in due to the resilient force of the elastic member or bias member or by gas generated by a chemical reaction between the sucked-in water and a foaming agent. The increased volume causes the preserver body to float, thereby enabling a wearer to breathe. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130323991 | FLOTATION DEVICE FOR IMPROVED SAFETY - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a construction for a flotation device, the construction comprising a pants portion configured to be worn on the lower body of a user, and an inflatable core coupled to the pants portion and configured to encircle the midsection of the user, wherein the inflatable core includes a first chamber and a second chamber, each chamber configured to encircle the midsection of the user and to be separately inflatable. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20150011135 | FLOTATION ASSISTANCE BELT - A flotation assistance belt is configured to fit beneath arms of a human user in order to provide buoyancy to the human user in water. The flotation assistance belt includes a belt mechanically coupled to a female fastener and a male fastener. A flotation tube is partially surrounding the belt and configured to bend forming a circle without plastic deformation while having the tensile strength to resist this bending causing the flotation tube to expand outward slightly when the female fastener and the male fastener are connected. Connecting the female fastener to the male fastener forms a circle configured to fit beneath the arms of the human user in order to provide the buoyancy to the human user in the water. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150011136 | Personal Flotation Device Having Selectively Inflatable Bladders - An improved structure for a personal floatation device that is relatively comfortable to wear when not in use includes a primary bladder that is shaped to extend about a waist of a user. The personal flotation device also includes a secondary bladder that is in fluid communication with the primary bladder and is shaped to extend upwardly from the waist across a stomach of the user. Lastly, the personal flotation device includes a tertiary bladder that is in fluid communication with the secondary bladder and is shaped to is adapted to across the front of a chest of the user. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20160075417 | FLOTATION DEVICE - A flotation device is arranged to receive a compressed air cylinder. The flotation device includes an expansion part arranged to be expanded by compressed air and a guide for supplying compressed air from the compressed air cylinder to the expansion part. The expansion part is a silicone tube. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160121981 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - A personal flotation device in accordance with the present invention is disclosed. The personal flotation device is affixed to person's body using straps, and allows the person to “sit” in the water while swimming. The personal flotation device covers the person's lower torso providing leg and waist openings while allowing the upper torso's arm and neck regions to be exposed. | 05-05-2016 |
| 441111000 | And support passing over the shoulder | 1 |
| 441112000 | Having buoyancy means | 1 |
| 20120252291 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - A flotation device comprises a shoulder strap and a cross strap connected to the shoulder strap. There is an inflatable bladder extending along the shoulder strap and an inflation means for inflating the inflatable bladder. The shoulder strap is configured to extend over one shoulder of the user and under a first arm of the user. The first arm of the user is opposite to the said one shoulder of the user. The cross strap is configured to extend under a second arm of the user. | 10-04-2012 |
| 441114000 | With buoyancy means on the back | 15 |
| 20090029611 | MULTIFUNCTION SAFETY GARMENT - A safety garment comprising; a garment body arranged for location on a torso of a wearer. The garment body includes openings to accommodate a wearers neck and arms and means for securing the garment to the torso of a wearer. The vest includes a space on the garment which receives and retains weights and a buoyancy apparatus providing means to allow a wearer to select a required amount of buoyancy. The vest also includes a harnessing assembly to allow attachment of the safety garment to a load line, the harnessing assembly allowing a user to be winched to safety allowing the garment to support the weight of a person wearing the garment. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090163095 | RESCUE HARNESS - A rescue harness including an inflatable bladder coupled with the harness near a harness upper back portion. The inflatable bladder is held in a stored position on the harness. In one example, the inflatable bladder includes at least first and second folds in the stored position. The first fold is configured to direction inflation of the inflatable bladder along a first direction away from a harness neck area. The second fold is configured to direct inflation of the inflatable bladder along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second folds are sized and shaped to direct inflation along the first direction and afterward direct inflation along the second direction. In another example, the rescue harness includes a deflector configured to direct the inflatable bladder away from the harness neck area during inflation and after inflation of the inflatable bladder. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20130065464 | Canine life vest with top dorsal fin - A pet life vest with a top dorsal fin is a safety floatation device for canines. The apparatus is comprised of two primary pieces; the life vest portion and the dorsal fin portion. Both portions contain internal closed cell structure floatation material and are flexible and form fitting. The life vest portion acts as a floatation device; the dorsal fin aids in floatation and visibility while also acting as a convenient handle to allow the owner easy access at anytime. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140080372 | SWIMMING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - The present invention is a swimming assistance device that includes a floating pouch with a front facing and a back facing, the floating pouch floats on a body of water that a user is in, an adjustable belt with a first end and a second end, where the first end of the adjustable belt is sewn on the front facing of the floating pouch, where the adjustable belt is wrapped around the user and a clamp buckle with a female portion and a male portion. The male portion is inserted into the female portion forming the clamp buckle, where the clamp buckle releasably secures the second end of the adjustable belt to the front facing of the floating pouch, thereby allowing the user to float in the body of water. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20160016043 | ENCLOSURE RELEASE FOR A BACKPACK WITH AN INFLATABLE AIRBAG - A backpack including a body including a first enclosure defining a first compartment and an opening, an inflatable balloon positioned within the compartment, a zipper, a balloon inflation system, and an actuator. The first enclosure includes at least a first restricting element. The zipper includes first and second fastener tapes attached to the enclosure at the opening. The zipper includes at least a first targeted zipper separation location aligned with the first restricting element. The balloon inflation system is coupled to the body and the inflatable balloon. The actuator is operably coupled to the balloon inflation system, such that upon actuation of the inflation system with the zipper in a closed position, the first restricting element concentrates a zipper separation force in a direction generally perpendicular to an engagement line of the zipper to separate the first and second fastener tapes of the zipper at the first targeted zipper location. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016044 | LEG STRAP ASSEMBLY FOR A BACKPACK WITH AN INFLATABLE AIRBAG - A backpack for carrying by a user includes a body, an inflatable balloon, a balloon inflation system, a balloon inflation system coupled to the body and to the inflatable balloon, an actuator operably coupled to the balloon inflation system, and a leg strap assembly. The body includes a support element and at least a first enclosure. The inflatable balloon is positioned within the enclosure. The leg strap assembly includes a leg strap fastener, a first leg strap having a first end coupled to the support element and a second end coupled to the leg strap fastener, and a second leg strap end having a first end coupled to the body and a second end releasably connectable to the leg strap fastener. The support element is coupled to the balloon such that, upon inflation of the balloon, tensile force is applied to the support element and to the leg strap assembly. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016045 | AIRBAG RESCUE SYSTEM AND TRIGGERING DEVICE THEREFOR - An airbag rescue system employed as a life-saving system to enable a person to survive an avalanche or other situation, such as a water rescue. The airbag system includes an air movement device that takes the form of a source of compressed air or an electrically powered air mover, such as one that includes a bladed rotor for inflating the airbag with ambient air, such as 100% ambient air, for example. The system further includes a supporting device, such as a harness or a backpack, for supporting the inflatable airbag and the powered air movement device on a user in a ready position of the airbag rescue system. The system also includes triggering device that includes a trigger handle configured and arranged to initiate inflation of the inflatable airbag by being manipulated by the user. In the ready position of the airbag rescue system, while the airbag is not yet in a deployed position, the trigger handle is conveniently externally accessible for the user to trigger the inflation of the airbag. | 01-21-2016 |
| 441115000 | And front | 8 |
| 20080233817 | Swimming Aid Device - The invention relates to a swimming aid that is to be worn on the body and provides floatability. Said swimming aid comprises a dimensionally variable part that can be adjusted to the body size and is provided with a first, detachable closing means, with the aid of which the variable body size adjustment can be made, and at least one buoyancy element. The inventive swimming aid comprises an additional second, detachable closing means that can be detached without modifying the set body size adjustment of the dimensionally variable part. A swimming aid in the form of a jacket and a swimming aid encompassing a supporting belt system are particularly preferred embodiments. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090004938 | Buoyant Swim Garment - A swimsuit includes a vest provided with buoyant floatation members, a bottom portion in the form of swim trunks, and a coupling mechanism for selectively coupling the vest to the trunks. The vest may be uncoupled from the swim trunks to permit a user to remove the swim trunks while still wearing the vest, or to remove the vest while still wearing the swim trunks. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110244741 | PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE - A personal floatation device may include a body, a strap and a belt. The body may include front and back portions. One of the front and back portions may include a first closure member. At least one of the front and back portions may be at least partially formed from a material that is sufficiently buoyant to keep a user afloat in water. The strap may extend around at least a portion of at least one of the front and back portions to secure the body to the user. The belt may include a first end fixed to the body and a second end having a second closure member selectively engaging the first closure member. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120149261 | Water Sport Flotation Garment - A personal flotation garment device is provided for facilitating balanced flotation of a snorkeler swimming in a horizontal alignment or floating vertically. The garment comprises a front portion, a back portion, two laterally opposed arm portions and a plurality of buoyancy pockets. The garment may be formed in the shape of a shirt having a zipper extending vertically along the bisected center of said front portion to allow a user to don the garment. Buoyancy pockets enclosing closed-cell foam material are symmetrically disposed about the front and back portions. These buoyancy elements are balanced to allow a snorkeler to comfortably swim face down in a body of water. The garment may be constructed of an insulating layer and an elastic liner to promote contoured fit that provides thermal retention and UV protection. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130217281 | Buoyancy Vest - Apparatus for body surfing, and more particularly a body surfing buoyancy vest. The present invention relates to a buoyancy vest to be worn alone or under a body surfing suit or wetsuit which is able to regulate the buoyancy of the surfer to enable them to maintain maximum control and buoyancy balance in the water. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140087611 | UNFOLDED LIFE JACKET - Disclosed in the present invention is an unfolded life jacket which comprises a fixed floating body provided with a notch through which a user's head passes; straps comprising interconnecting straps attached to the fixed floating body, the interconnecting straps being tied with intermeshing loop straps to hold the user's body; a movable floating body comprising a front movable floating block and a rear movable floating block, to which the fixed floating body is attached, respectively, a rope being attached to the front movable floating block and the rear movable floating block, the rope being tied with the intermeshing loop straps, an adhesion part limiting the front movable floating block and the rear movable floating block on the intermeshing loop straps. It helps the user to keep in a vertical state in water so as to stabilize the gravity center and keep the head out of the water surface. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20150126086 | BUOYANCY VEST - A buoyancy control apparatus for body surfing includes a buoyancy vest to be worn alone or under a body surfing suit or wetsuit, the vest having a plurality of spaced pockets with access openings on the exterior surface of the vest, and a plurality of foam inserts sized for fitting into the pockets via the access openings. The body surfer can regulate their buoyancy by adding foam inserts to the pockets or removing foam inserts from the pockets to enable them to maintain desired control and buoyancy balance in the water. | 05-07-2015 |
| 441116000 | And shoulder | 1 |
| 20090203274 | FLOATATION AID HAVING TWO INFLATABLE TUBULAR PARTS BRANCHING OFF FROM ONE INFLATABLE TUBULAR PART - A flotation aid having an inflatable first tubular part | 08-13-2009 |
| 441117000 | With buoyancy means on the front | 4 |
| 441118000 | And shoulder | 4 |
| 20100136862 | Vest personal flotation device saver - A vest-type personal flotation device saver includes: (a) a main body comprising: (1) a saver pillow portion, (2) two substantially mirror image saver tail portions extending from the pillow portion, and (3) a central open neck, (4) a gap extending down from the open neck between two closed sides of the tail portions, (5) a closed tail end pocket at the end of each saver tail portion, and (6) three closable, adjacent sides of the main body; (b) a releasable closure mechanism on the main body; (c) a releasable saver waist strap device attached to the saver tail portion; and (d) a locking mechanism on the main body adjacent the closure mechanism; and preferably (e) a conversion grab strap, (f) a storage pocket, and (g) a conversion flotation liner; wherein the main body has open and closed positions. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100136863 | Vest personal flotation device saver - A vest personal flotation device saver includes: (a) a saver pillow portion, and two substantially mirror image saver tail portions extending from the pillow portion, with at least four substantially parallel body strap slots; (b) a central open neck; (c) an open-ended gap extending down from the open neck between the two tail portions; (d) three closable, adjacent body sides; (e) a central main chamber; and (f) a releasable closure mechanism attached to each of the body sides; wherein the personal flotation device saver has an open position and a closed position. The vest-type personal flotation device saver may include a closed tail end pocket at the end of each tail portion, a releasable saver waist strap device attached to the tail portion; and a locking mechanism adjacent the closure mechanism. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100184344 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - This invention describes a buoyancy aid that is pre-formed from a buoyant foam plastic material and has an pre-formed internal tube that is sealed. The internal tube and the pre-formed buoyant foam are all shaped to provide support for a users head, and is designed to keep the users head above water. The buoyancy aid has an external covering that is selected to prevent chafing the user, as well as being water and mold resistant. The buoyancy aid is so designed as to be comfortable to the user, and enhance the wearers use of the buoyancy aid. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110009020 | FLOTATION DEVICE - A flotation device comprising an outer garment and an inflatable bladder comprising a neck region and at least one chest region, the inflatable bladder located adjacent an inner surface of the outer garment and wherein, in use, the inflatable bladder comprises one or more raised support chambers disposed around the neck region. | 01-13-2011 |
| 441119000 | With buoyancy means on the side | 2 |
| 20120289106 | TACTICAL FLOTATION SAFETY SYSTEM - A tactical flotation safety system having a tactical flotation safety vest attachment removably attached to a tactical vest. The tactical flotation safety vest attachment has two side panels adjustably attached at the back and which are secured at the front and back of the tactical vest with cover panels. The two side panels include inner flaps and outer flaps enclosing inflation bladders and inflation mechanisms. The inflation mechanisms are secured to the interiors of the side panels and connected to exterior handles. When necessary, a user may deploy the inflation bladders by pulling on the handles to activate a pressurized gas source, such as liquid carbon dioxide cartridges of the inflation mechanism thereby inflating the bladders to provide buoyancy to the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140322999 | TACTICAL FLOTATION SAFETY SYSTEM - A tactical flotation safety system having a tactical flotation safety vest attachment removably attached to a tactical vest. The tactical flotation safety vest attachment has two side panels adjustably attached at the back and which are secured at the front and back of the tactical vest with cover panels. The two side panels include inner flaps and outer flaps enclosing inflation bladders and inflation mechanisms. The inflation mechanisms are secured to the interiors of the side panels and connected to exterior handles. When necessary, a user may deploy the inflation bladders by pulling on the handles to activate a pressurized gas source, such as liquid carbon dioxide cartridges of the inflation mechanism thereby inflating the bladders to provide buoyancy to the user. | 10-30-2014 |
