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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322074 | Cylinder band for buoyancy regulator A cylinder band for immobilizing an air cylinder on a buoyancy regulator includes a belt, a buckle and a coupler adapted to couple the belt and buckle. The buckle has a pair of parallel supporting walls, which have longitudinally opposite first ends and second ends.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288011 | Personal floatation device Personal floatation devices for use in supporting an individual in a face up and horizontal position along the surface of the water are disclosed. An illustrative personal floatation device may include a main body, at least one upper inflatable floatation member for... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7169001 | Life jacket A buoyancy device has a rear buoyancy area interconnected to a pair of lateral under arm buoyancy areas by a pair of front buoyancy areas, and combining to form a simulated W-shape when viewed in a plan view. The provision of the lateral or underarm buoyancy areas f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150668 | Buoyancy garment A clothing item such as a shirt is combined with a concealed and entrapped bladder which can be inflated in the event of an emergency. The shirt can be of fashionable appearance and the buoyance function disguised to make the buoyancy device more attractive to those... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7059924 | Personal flotation device A personal flotation device that may be worn alone, as well as fitted into a separate garment, such as a jacket or vest. The personal flotation device may include a wearable inflatable bladder that is selectively adjustable into a retaining configuration that fits t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047966 | Lifesaving floatation and breathing device This lifesaving floatation and breathing device comprises first and second inflatable bags having similar bag volumes, and a mouthpiece communicating with both bags. A pressurized gas cylinder filled with breathable gas is mounted to one of the bags. This pressurize... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037155 | Personal flotation devices Personal flotation devices for water activities, which devices include a pair of front panels divided by a zipper for easy ingress and egress by the wearer and fitted with multiple clips for adjustment to the size of the user and attachment to other flotation device... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7024891 | Life vest A method for making a life vest includes knitting or weaving, wherein a material including synthetic filament, synthetic monofilament and elastic yarn is combined by a double weft knitting machine to make a textile for the life vest, and dyeing and sewing. Appropria... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014520 | Internal body encircling belt for personal floatation devices The present invention comprises a system for a buoyant material, a cover, and a belt arranged between the cover and the buoyant material. The belt is stitched to the cover at at least one location. In accordance with further aspects of the invention, the belt is sti... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6971935 | Flotation swimsuit and method for construction thereof A flotation swimsuit is provided for providing strategically distributed buoyancy to a wearer. The flotation swimsuit includes a form-fitting torso covering which includes a retaining pocket for enclosing a unitary flotation element. The unitary flotation element in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6620010 | Buoyancy aid A buoyancy aid for use in the surf or water which does not restrict body movement is shown. The buoyancy aid also allows the individual or person to remain afloat in a substantial upright position. A buoyancy aid for maintaining the torso of a person in a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6592417 | Diving jacket A diving jacket 1 includes a back-plate 22, shoulder belts 6 and a waist belt 7. The waist belt 7 includes a pair of belt members 32, 33 each having a circumferentially rear end region 46 is fixed to an associated connector plate 31 made of a material har... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6579138 | Buoyancy regulator for diving A buoyancy regulator for diving includes a cylinder band for fixation of an air cylinder. The cylinder band comprises a belt-like part and a buckle which is formed with a plurality of band insertion slits arranged in a longitudinal direction of the cylind... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6503114 | Diving jacket A diving jacket includes a back-plate 22 and a pair of waist belt members respectively having circumferentially rear end regions fixed to the back-plate 22 by a means of associated connector plates 31. Rear end regions 37 of the respective connector plate... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6478510 | Dive vest A dive vest that includes a torso-engaging member with a waistband, an air bladder contained throughout the torso-engaging member, beaded weight pads quickly releasable from the waistband, a scuba tank carrier plate attached to the torso-engaging member, ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6168488 | Life jacket A life jacket includes a float member and at least a cloth layer adhered on the float member. The float member is made of a floatable material, having a head hole in an intermediate lateral portion, a front float portion, a rear float portion, and a shoul... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5911612 | Foldable, inflatable flotation device with improved retention means A personal flotation device in the form of a vest having two chest portions that are interconnected by a neck portion. The vest fits over a user's head and is secured to the user by way of a belt and a chest strap. The vest is inflatable by the user and i... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5855497 | Life jacket with flexible life line A new life jacket with flexible life line for allowing a user to have a life line conveniently located on their life jacket so that the line can be easily accessed during a rescue. The inventive device includes a life jacket with a top, a bottom, and fron... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839933 | Inflatable life vest An inflatable life vest is provided including a vest and an inflatable bladder situated therein. Next provided is an air actuation mechanism comprising a mounting assembly which includes a threaded opening in communication with the inflatable bladder. In ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5766114 | Infant walking and swimming aid The present invention is an infant walking and swimming aid comprising a harness having at least one adjustable shoulder strap, a lower adjustable body belt, an upper adjustable body belt, at least one crotch strap, and a high back belt. The infant walkin... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5692710 | Inflatable restraint An inflatable restraint is disclosed, and includes an elongated poncho having therein an air-tight bladder and a cervical aperture for insertion of the head of the individual. A front portion of the poncho is adapted for juxtaposition with a rear surface ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5603646 | Expedition jacket A protective expedition jacket, including a vest with emergency inflation bladder; detachable sleeves secured to the vest sides and a full length waterproofing bib and storm collar secured to the front of the vest. The inflatable flotation bladder is supp... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5599219 | Inflatable bladder with internal brace for conforming the bladder to the body of a wearer An inflatable bladder for a buoyancy compensator or the like is provided with an internal brace which causes the inflated bladder to conform to the body of the wearer. The bladder includes a liner and a shell which are secured together to form an internal... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5588892 | Combination flotation device and swimming aid A personal flotation device is disclosed that maintains the user's face and head above the water level line, the flotation device having an anterior chest portion and an opposite posterior portion. At the top of the flotation device is a first shoulder po... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5459874 | Construction of flotation swimsuits Two embodiments of swimsuits providing flotation for the wearer of the suits are disclosed, in addition to methods of constructing such suits and a specialized tool facilitating the construction of such suits. The suits include a series of lower flotation... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5452477 | Item of swimming wear An item of swimming wear (10) arranged to be worn closely to the body of a user to provide or enhance buoyancy, which item (10) comprises a piece of flexible closed-cell foam material (12) combined with a piece of textile or plastics material (11).... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5335882 | Combination seat cushion and life vest particularly adapted to an aircraft chair A combination seat cushion and life vest particularly adapted for use as an aircraft chair includes a generally rectangular buoyant main rear panel and a buoyant segmented front panel hingedly joined to the rear panel in substantially covering relationshi... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5188552 | Swimming aid A swimming aid including a lower torso buoyancy device to be worn by the user which will impart buoyancy to the lower torso of the user. The lower torso buoyancy device is attached to and part of a rigid frame which is held onto the back of the user parti... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5184968 | Floatation swimwear A one-piece swimsuit having a lower pants portion and a two-ply upper portion is provided with a one-piece floatation member between the two plies of the upper portion of the floatation member. The floatation member may be of floatation foam rubber and ex... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4871338 | Personal floatation devices An improved personal floatation device composed of (a) a back panel to encircle the back and sides of a wearer, (b) a front panel and (c) a shoulder panel with a head opening which interconnects the front and back panel, and (d) straps for fastening the d... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4779554 | Rigid diver backpack with internal buoyancy compensator and ballast compartment A backpack is disclosed for use with scuba gear wherein the backpack includes a rigid housing substantially enclosing an air tank, an interior chamber vented to the surrounding water and formed by the rigid housing for receiving an inflatable buoyancy com... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4778307 | Buoyancy compensator with an adjustable strap A buoyancy compensator adjustment for a diver's buoyancy compensator having a backpack and a back portion terminating in side and shoulder portions. The shoulder portions and side portions are each secured by straps overlying the chest extending from the ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4694772 | Diver's buoyancy compensator belt A diver's buoyancy compensator belt to be used with a diver's buoyancy compensator of the type that allows for increases and decreases of air to be provided thereto, depending upon the amount of buoyancy that is required. The buoyancy compensator belt has... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4673366 | Exposure suit with an attached lifejacket An exposure suit 10 has an attached lifejacket (14) which includes a part-annular rear portion (17) within a sheath (26) secured across the back of the shoulders of the suit 10 and a front portion 16 which is secured at (19) to the chest center of the sui... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4668202 | Flotation garment A water ski vest is formed of EVA cross-linked polyethylene. The vest fits around the torso or over the shoulders of the wearer and is held in place by belts which extend around the vest. The belts extend through indented loops formed in the polyethylene ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4655718 | Personal flotation device with auxiliary pads A personal flotation device is provided with auxiliary pads for partially closing the arm openings. The pads are attached to the back of the flotation device, and a strap is attached to each pad. The pads can be maintained at the lower portion of the arm ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4654016 | Buoyant vest and method of making the same A buoyant vest in which two elongated foam members are encased in a single sheath of coated fabric to form the vest. A single strap secures the vest around the body of the wearer.... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4561853 | Buoyancy compensator, bladder, and process of manufacture The following specification discloses a buoyancy compensator bladder and method of manufacture therefor. The bladder has a plurality of gussets implaced therein in order to rigidify and maintain a pre-established general configuration to the bladder. A pl... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4555234 | Flotation vest construction A flotation vest includes a back panel and two front panels joined to the lower sides of the back panel. Each front panel includes a lapel portion which extends upwardly to join the back panel at an upper corner. An armhole is defined between each front p... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4551107 | Flotation garment A water ski vest is formed of EVA cross-linked polyethylene. The vest fits around the torso or over the shoulders of the wearer and is held in place by belts which extend around the vest. The belts extend through indented loops formed in the polyethylene ... | 11/05/1985 |
