Class 441/132 - U-shaped buoyant member

Subclass of Class 441 - Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Definition: Device wherein the buoyancy means is horseshoe shaped.
No. of patents: 30
Last issue date: 01/29/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7322868	Water devices and methods for making and using such devices Water devices and methods for making and using such devices are described. The devices contain a main part for buoying a user's body and a part for supporting the body. The supporting part is releasably connected to the main part by a mechanism which is easily adjus...	01/29/2008
7025418	Positionable floating chair A floating chair includes a buoyant member attached to a seat member (“seat”) for maintaining the seat above water. A maneuvering device is operatively attached to the seat. A battery and a CPU are in communication with the maneuvering device. A solar panel is i...	04/11/2006
7008281	Child carrier floatation enhancement A floatation enhancing structure for providing improved flotation of a baby seat, a car seat, or a child/infant carrier includes a buoyant collar that is attached to the seat or carrier generally horizontal to the plane of the seat in repose. A vertical hoop or buoy...	03/07/2006
6929521	U-shaped float tube with stabilizing frame A float tube or watercraft comprised of a generally U-shaped inflatable flotation chamber having two generally parallel and laterally disposed leg portions and a rearward portion. The leg portions are preferably formed integrally with the rearward portion. The inven...	08/16/2005
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
6837765	Flotation device A flotation device includes an elongate buoyant body and an outwardly extending seat disposed intermediate first and second longitudinal ends of the buoyant body. The flotation device is configured to buoyantly support a user in both a reclining and a sitting positi...	01/04/2005
6749475	U-shaped float tube with stabilizing frame This invention is of a float tube or watercraft comprised of a generally U-shaped inflatable flotation chamber having two generally parallel and laterally disposed leg portions and a rearward portion. The leg portions are preferably formed integrally with the rearwa...	06/15/2004
6746293	Floating, steerable spa chair A floating steerable spa chair (10) is provided. The floating, steerable spa chair (10) includes an upper hollow frame (12) having at least one air inlet (16) and a plurality of air outlets (18) formed therein. The spa chair (10...	06/08/2004
6692322	Flotation device for water activities A flotation device to be worn for water activities includes first and second buoyant end portions and a clamping member that may be multi-sectional. The clamping member passes from an abdominal region of a user between the user's legs to a back region of ...	02/17/2004
6491558	Dual pontoon float A dual pontoon float having a pair of inflatable pontoons joined together by a rigid floatation seat which secures the pontoons in parallel and symmetrical alignment; an upper inflatable horseshoe body having arms is releasably secured to the pontoons by ...	12/10/2002
6276979	Floating water chair A floating chair is provided which is made up of a U-shaped mesh seat which has, along the outer edge of the hemispherical portion of the U-shape, a sewn tube which is of the correct inside diameter to allow a commonly used cylindrical closed cell foam wa...	08/21/2001
6250983	Personal watercraft The present personal watercraft is comprised of a hull with a center portion, and a pair of elongated side pontoons extending substantially behind the center portion. A rear-facing seat is arranged on the rear of the center portion. The rear of the hull b...	06/26/2001
6168489	Float tube with pontoons A float tube has a pair of separate side-by-side pontoons, each comprising a pontoon cover and an inflatable bladder. A generally U-shaped support, having a separate cover and bladder, is mounted on top of the pontoons. The support has a pair of arms whic...	01/02/2001
6142839	Motor mounting system for an inflatable boat A mounting system for an inflatable boat of the type having opposed first and second tubular gunwale sections extending from a tubular U-shaped stern section including a band horizontally positionable on a rearward surface of the U-shaped stern, a first s...	11/07/2000
6045423	Pool chair A floating chair including a generally U-shaped float portion with arms and a base wall which define an opening into which a longitudinally oriented primary body portion having an upper backrest portion, a middle sling portion and a forward footrest porti...	04/04/2000
6039572	Float platform for aquatic instruction and therapy The invention is a float platform for aquatic instruction and therapy for use in swim training facilities that includes three basic components, a frame and first and second flotation arms. The frame has a base platform with a first end wall, a second end ...	03/21/2000
6027393	Recreational foam float with squirting device A water toy apparatus includes an elongated buoyant torso having first and second ends. A head is defined on the first end of the torso. First and second arms are connected to an intermediate location on the torso. The first and second arms include first ...	02/22/2000
5947782	Motorized tubular flotation apparatus A propulsion apparatus is mounted on at least one end of a flexible tubular flotation member which is mountable about the body of the user. The propulsion apparatus is capable of propelling the tubular member and the user in the water. In one embodiment, ...	09/07/1999
5688153	Inflatable floating chair An inflatable floating chair comprising a floatation means for providing support, a seat, and an adjustable seat support means for supporting said seat at various positions relative to said floatation means whereby the inflatable floating chair accommodat...	11/18/1997
5571036	Flexible tube floating sling The present invention provides an improved floatation support comprising one or more buoyant flexible foam tubes having first and second ends. A sling having first and second sides is connected to the first and second ends of the foam tube(s) so that they...	11/05/1996
5520561	Pool float and method of making same A pool float (10) and method of joining a generally rectangular sheet (31) of netting and an elongated generally cylindrical flotation member (20) into the pool float (10) by forming sleeve segments from the sheet of netting (31) and deforming and captive...	05/28/1996
5443409	Water saddle A water saddle is formed of a unitary member of expanded plastic such as polystyrene having closed cells on it surface. The saddle includes a center seat located between end sections. The center of the seat portion is narrower than the end sections and in...	08/22/1995
5217400	Personal flotation device A flotation device (10) for sportsmen which includes a U-shaped flotation tube assembly (11) having a pair of opposing parallel legs (12 & 14) which are encased by a fabric outer covering (20) and has attached thereto a flexible seating platform (18). Fle...	06/08/1993
5171178	Personal flotation device A floatation device (10) for sportsmen which includes a U-shaped flotation tube assembly (11) having a pair of opposing parallel legs (12 & 14) which are encased by a fabric outer covering (20) and has attached thereto a flexible seating platform (18). Fl...	12/15/1992
5004296	Floating lounge chair A floating lounge chair that can also be used on land. A relatively light weight rigid panel acts as a base for an elongated air cushion, such that the person can be fully supported in a reclining position on the cushion. A U-shaped rigid plastic foam arm...	04/02/1991
4828522	Aquatic exerciser The invention provides a bicycle-like pedal exerciser in a flotation structure designed for use in water. Two crescent shaped inflatable tubes are oppositely affixed in a fold-in frame horizontally disposed point to point. Hinged frame sections exposed be...	05/09/1989
4662852	Floating, reclining lounge mechanism A floating, reclining lounge (10) including a mechanism to permit it to be easily adjusted in the aquatic environment without the need for manually applied lifting force. In one embodiment, the mechanism includes a slotted bracket (30) with resilient sock...	05/05/1987
4320590	Dredging device The spoil line of a dredger is kept afloat by a series of spaced floatation elements in the form of tire carcasses, the beaded mouths of which have been spread until the distance between the edges of the mouths is greater than the radial distance from the...	03/23/1982
4115888	Pool float propelling apparatus A carrier float is adapted to be propelled while floating in a pool of water. A manual control on the float operates control valves that control escape of propellant fluid from two outlets in such relation that forward propulsion and steering are achieved...	09/26/1978
3984888	Adjustable floating chair An adjustable floating lounge chair which may be adjusted by an occupant while the arrangement is floating in the water to support an occupant in various positions between an upright seated position and a fully reclining position in which the seat is supp...	10/12/1976

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