Class 441/81 - Tossable apertured member (e.g., ring)

Subclass of Class 441 - Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Definition: Device comprising a buoyant flotation device adapted to be thrown
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 04/27/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7704112	Portable personal self-operating life tube A portable personal self-operating life tube is disclosed, in which when a user is drowned in water due to a marine disaster or a fire and sinking of a ship, it automatically operates, so the user can save his life by just wearing the tube, and the tube is able to k...	04/27/2010
7326123	Golf swing training device A training device for strengthening the swing muscle groups of a golfer while enhancing proper muscle memory, wherein the device includes a hollow ball having a meridian line that divides the ball into two visually distinct hemispheres, and further including a pair ...	02/05/2008
7326122	Golf swing training device A training device (10) for strengthening the swing muscle groups of a golfer while enhancing proper muscle memory wherein, the device (10) includes a hollow ball (21″) having a meridian line (22) that divides the ball (21) into t...	02/05/2008
7285032	Flying disk rescue device A hand thrown flying disk used in rescuing individuals in distress comprising of a length of line (10) of which one end is connected to an anchoring clip (11) and a handle (14). With the use of double sided adhesive pads (28 & 24) ...	10/23/2007
7189129	Life saver buoy A life saver buoy comprising a life line attached to a ring-shaped buoyant body, the buoyant body having a central aperture and a peripheral groove formed in an outer periphery of the body for winding the line therearound. The line extends through a radial bore in t...	03/13/2007
7147528	Collapsible flotation device A device comprises a spring and a sleeve. The spring is configured to form a closed loop. The spring is moveable between a coiled configuration when the spring is collapsed and an uncoiled configuration when the spring is expanded. The spring defines a circumference...	12/12/2006
7128629	Throwable emergency response automatic inflatable personal flotation device An automatic inflatable personal flotation device configured to be thrown to a person in a body of water to assist that person with staying afloat while waiting to be rescued. The flotation device is provided in a substantially baton-shaped configuration having a ha...	10/31/2006
7089876	Floating electronic platform for swimming pools and spas A stable, manually portable floating electronic platform for use in pools and spas is equipped with recesses for receiving beverage containers and is equipped with any of a variety of electronic audio/visual entertainment devices that are powered by an on-board batt...	08/15/2006
7044820	Balls with gripping handles A ball comprises a body having an outer surface of sufficient extent to define a volume sufficient to accommodate at least a portion of each of four fingers of a person's hand. The ball has at least one indentation in the surface, the indentation having a depth suff...	05/16/2006
7004807	Throwable emergency response automatic inflatable personal flotation device An automatic inflatable personal flotation device configured to be thrown to a person in a body of water to assist that person with staying afloat while waiting to be rescued. The flotation device is configured with a body member having a handle configured to be eas...	02/28/2006
6935911	Aquatic alarm, security and rescue station An aquatic rescue apparatus including a base, housing connected to the base which includes at least one alarm mechanism contained therein, a triggering mechanism positioned on the housing and connected to the alarm mechanism, and a flotation device releasably connec...	08/30/2005
6926570	Rescue apparatus A rescue apparatus includes a flexible element and a sleeve element. The flexible element may be a rope or tube used to allow the sleeve element to reach a victim. The sleeve element includes at least one pneumatic pillow. The victim inserts an appendage into the sl...	08/09/2005
6918206	Floating island planting system An improved floating island planting system comprising a float ring formed as a circular walled member of closed-cell polyethylene foam, and a garden planter formed in a bowl configuration with a collar of greater diameter than the float ring. The bowl of the garden...	07/19/2005
6908353	Collapsible mat assemblies An assembly has a foldable frame member that has a folded and an unfolded orientation, a sheet material covering portions of the frame member when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, and one or more floatation devices. The floatation devices can be atta...	06/21/2005
6629867	Spooled rapidly deployable life line A rapidly deployable personal flotation device for waterborne vessels consisting of a top half having a raised center portion and a bottom half having a raised center portion, the two halfs being joined together at the center by a spacer to form a spool f...	10/07/2003
6352461	Water rescue device and method A water rescue device which can be easily secured to the arm of a victim, thereby, enabling the victim to be pulled from the water without having to grasp onto the device is provided. The water rescue device has a floatation member with an aperture extend...	03/05/2002
6213832	Personal flotation device and related system for maintaining human body in partially-submerged horizontal position A personal flotation device is configured and sized so that it is adapted to be positioned beneath a person's body to cause the person to be suspended in equilibrium in a partially-submerged state. The device includes a ring-shaped body and a plurality of...	04/10/2001
6119409	Expanded structures and method for forming Expanded structures are formed by cutting a series of concentric rings or sections from a single block or sheet of solid material. The "rings" need not be circular, but may be any regular or irregular geometric or other shape as desired, so long as they a...	09/19/2000
6019651	Flotation device and method of using same A flotation device for rescue of individuals in distress in static or swift water or under icy conditions. A preferred embodiment includes a throwable disk having an annular groove wherein the disk is divisible into a pair of separate, positively buoyant ...	02/01/2000
5772484	Floatation toy device A floatation toy device includes a cylindrical elongated member, a variable buoyancy collar and an attachment collar. The floatation toy device provides for an improved and variable buoyancy of the floatation toy device by the user....	06/30/1998
5562512	Rescue device A rescue device adapted to be thrown long distances through the air with the rescue device having a first asymmetrical-annular member having a cross sectional shape in the form of a airfoil with the outer peripheral edge forming a trailing edge of the air...	10/08/1996
5458515	Device for winding up a line around the circumference of a life-buoy A device for winding up a line around a circumference of a life-buoy includes a life-buoy body with an annular groove defined therein. This annular groove receives a line in a plurality of overlaying windings. Supports are provided around the life-buoy bo...	10/17/1995
5433637	Throwable airfoil floatation device A floatation device in the shape of a throwable airfoil, similar to the shape of a FRISBEE.RTM. brand toy, which can also be used as a cushion to sit upon. The device is comprised of a supporting structure which attaches to a bottom surface of a floatatio...	07/18/1995
5295884	Float assembly The invention relates to a float assembly of the kind for use in childrens' swimming pools, the assembly having a core with a plurality of buoyant rings threaded thereon, the buoyant rings being made of plastics foam and being of two different outside dia...	03/22/1994
4976642	Life ring A life ring is disclosed which is adapted to fit generally about the waist of a person and to secure their arms so as to prevent them from accidentally slipping out of the ring as they are pulled from the water. The life ring comprises a generally rigid i...	12/11/1990
4861300	Pool flotation device A recreational flotation device for swimmers, includes a central body-supporting loop and two or more flotation pontoons. All parts are substantially cylindrical having a circular cross-section throughout their lengths. Other anatomically-shaped flotation...	08/29/1989
4549871	Lifesaving ring Disclosed is a lifesaving ring having a buoyant ring means with gripping sections which are sized for convenient grasp in the hand of a thrower. The plurality of gripping sections are preferably each sized differently so that different persons can have a ...	10/29/1985
4540372	Life preserver A life preserver comprising a buoyant toroidal body having spaced yieldable strap members disposed within the body and accessible through the central opening of the body, a length of strap extending around the inner periphery of the toroidal body and oper...	09/10/1985
4538998	Swimming and life saving device The subject matter of the invention is a swimming and rescue aid having a disk shape for securing to the upper arm and comprising at least a one flat ring disk, the thickness of which is small relative to its outer diameter. The disk is elastic at least i...	09/03/1985
4523913	Buoyant emergency life saving device A safety flotation device comprising an emergency rescue and life saving buoy for boats which is formed of a flotation body having a ring-type, hollow plastic body generally filled with lightweight plastic foam and which also includes compartments for tet...	06/18/1985
4498880	Hurlable water rescue aid Hurlable, water rescue aid 10 comprising an initially collapsed, gas-inflatable buoyancy element 12, a ball-shaped bracket 24 supporting the buoyancy element in collapsed condition generally within the locus of the bracket, a compressed gas supply 32 with...	02/12/1985
4464132	Life preserver A life preserver comprising a buoyant toroidal body having spaced yieldable strap members surrounding at least a portion of the toroidal body, a length of rope extending around the inner periphery of the toroidal body and passing through the central porti...	08/07/1984
4449947	Flotation device A flotation device such as a life buoy comprises a flotation member in the form of a buoyant body of foamed plastic material having a support surface extending about a perimeter thereof. A retrieval member is connected to the flotation member and is in th...	05/22/1984
4424043	Flotation device A water recreational device is the subject of the present invention. The device includes a generally curvilinear flotation member which has an inner section of relatively rigid construction characterized by an ability to support the weight of one or more ...	01/03/1984
4416640	Life ring An improved life ring has a ring buoy with a rope connected at its one end to the buoy. Releasable retaining devices at several locations around one side of the buoy hold the rope in coiled fashion on the buoy but release to free the coil, without snaggin...	11/22/1983
4059859	Life ring Life ring having apertured main body of foamed plastic with a secondary ring rigidly attached to it by connecting members....	11/29/1977
4033276	Support for life ring and associated retrieval line A support is disclosed for retaining a life ring and its associated line in a ready position for emergency use and includes a frame having vertically slidable portions adapted to be held in a spaced apart open position by the insertion of the life ring be...	07/05/1977
4017927	Ring buoy This invention relates to a ring buoy (life preserver) consisting of a toroid or doughnut-shaped ring of a plastic foam, preferably but not necessarily of polystyrene foam, provided with an integral tough, wear-resistant and weather-resistant outer film o...	04/19/1977
3945067	Quick-release storage of a life ring and lifebuoy markers A quick-release device for storing a ring buoy and lifebuoy markers. The ring buoy rests against the end wall of a frame and is normally held there by a swingable pivoted ramp with its center of gravity well beyond the pivot. When stowed, the ramp snugly ...	03/23/1976

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Class 441/81 - Tossable apertured member (e.g., ring)