Class 441/38 - With shelter

Subclass of Class 441 - Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Definition: Device including a structure mounted on the floor or platform of
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 04/15/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7357688	Floatation apparatus and method A portable floatation apparatus comprising a platform, a ramp, and a buoyancy structure non-removably attached to the platform. At least one buoyancy structure may be removably attached under the platform to adjust the buoyancy of the floatation apparatus. The platf...	04/15/2008
7331839	Floating water toy The lower portion (12) of a water toy (10) is buoyant and floats on a body of water (FIG. 1). An upper portion (14) of the toy includes an inner cavity (32) sides to receive the head (34) of a user. The user sights through a...	02/19/2008
7249568	Boat camper A boat camper vessel 10 has a pair of pontoons 12, 13 joined by a bridge 44 that provides the deck of the vessel. A main canopy 22 stores in the bow when not is use. The raised canopy 22 is supported by ribs 220 and it exten...	07/31/2007
7247077	Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame m...	07/24/2007
7222580	Enclosure incorporating adjustable releasable fastener An enclosure is removably securable to a support member including a first part of a releasable fastener. The enclosure includes a panel of material sized to enclose the support member. A flexible flap is affixed to the panel, and a second part of the releasable fast...	05/29/2007
7156033	Inflating aircraft flotation device A flotation device for maintaining an aircraft in a floating and stable condition is provided. The flotation device comprises at least one flotation bladder mounted to the aircraft and an inflation mechanism for inflating the flotation bladder. A method for maintain...	01/02/2007
7069874	Davit-launched life raft Life raft (1) launched by davit (7) and comprising for this purpose hanging means (4, 5) able to be held in a hook (6) suspended from the davit (7), this raft (1) being fitted out with equipment comprising at least one load ...	07/04/2006
7063582	Reversible life raft comprising removable shelters A dual-sided, or reversible, inflatable rescue and safety raft consists of an inflated grille provided with mesh netting spanning open regions to accommodate personnel, manually releasable locking devices that close access openings in the netting to permit personnel...	06/20/2006
7056178	Amphibious tent An amphibious tent capable of floating on water surface without capsizing includes three or more floats as a skeleton thereof in addition to the components of a normal tent, power equipment installed to a base of the tent to form a lifeboat, and screens that can be ...	06/06/2006
6634914	Self-righting whitewater raft An inflatable raft has an inflatable hull of catamaran type. The hull has parallel spaced fore-and-aft pontoons centrally of its length between elevated transverse bridges at the ends of the hull. The pontoons and bridges are connected by inclined connect...	10/21/2003
6623322	Inflatable dinghy cover An easily inflated cover protecting occupants of a small vessel, preferably an inflatable dinghy, includes: (a) a flexible canopy comprised of a central canopy portion having side edges for contacting opposite sides of the vessel, a forward canopy por...	09/23/2003
6375529	Reversible life raft and method therefor The present invention is an inflatable, reversible life raft with a raft body including upper and lower inflatable, peripherally disposed bladders defining a closed geometric shape. The raft body also includes upper and lower inflatable masts in pneumatic...	04/23/2002
6325688	Liferaft A liferaft has a floor (52) surrounded by one or more inflatable tubes (50, 51). Two canopies (54a, 54b) are provided, one (54a) covering one side of the floor (52) and the other (54b) covering the other side of the floor (52). When the liferaft is deploy...	12/04/2001
6209149	Inflatable swimming pool with a sun shield An inflatable swimming pool assembly includes an inflatable swimming pool with a peripheral wall that has a top surface, a first half and a second half. A sun shield has a flexible sunshade portion with two opposite sides, which are formed respectively wi...	04/03/2001
6206743	Liferaft A reversible liferaft having two canopies (4a, 4b), one on each side, and an inflatable column (13), which supports the upper canopy (4a) when the liferaft is floating on water. The column (13) preferably has a narrow center (12) and wider extremities (3a...	03/27/2001
6080027	Flotation device Compact and light weight deployable flotation devices with improved elasticity, tensile strength, shear strength, and puncture resistance using higher quality materials and sequencing of layers of polymer coating with greater mechanical strength in outer ...	06/27/2000
5993275	High-capacity life raft High-capacity life raft (1, 10) comprising an inflatable peripheral edge (2) forming a tubular buoyancy chamber and a central bottom (3) secured thereto, characterized in that the said central bottom (3) comprises at least one region (4) forming a platfor...	11/30/1999
5967869	Self-righting inflatable life raft A self-righting inflatable life raft having a raft body formed by inflatable sidewalls, a floor above a bottom of the sidewalls, a line of rotation of the raft defined by the outer perimeter of the raft body about which the raft body rotates on the surfac...	10/19/1999
5921831	Auxiliary device for inflatable life rafts An auxiliary device for an inflatable life raft, wherein the life raft has a flotation body, including at least one support tube and a bottom and further having a roof structure, including an inflatable support and a cover, has at least one bracket positi...	07/13/1999
5921830	Aviation auto-inflatable life raft The present invention involves an inflatable life raft for use in an aircraft. The life raft comprises an air providing device, a floor, a buoyancy tube, and a canopy. The buoyancy tube is disposed about the floor. The canopy protects survivors located on...	07/13/1999
5919068	Life raft and method for activating the life raft In a method for activating a life raft, wherein the life raft has an inflatable bottom frame, a bottom connected to the bottom frame, an inflatable roof structure, including inflatable tubes connected to the bottom frame and a cover connected to the roof ...	07/06/1999
5800225	Aviation auto-inflatable life raft The present invention involves an inflatable life raft for use in an aircraft. The life raft comprises an air providing device, a floor, a buoyancy tube, and a canopy. The buoyancy tube is disposed about the floor. The canopy protects survivors located on...	09/01/1998
5766052	Combination child float/adult aquatic exercise device The floatation device is a combination of an adult water exerciser and a child float. The floatation device allows a child to float safely and securely on the water while an adult uses the device as a kickboard to push it or as a leg buoy to pull it. The ...	06/16/1998
5733158	Inflatable reversible life raft An inflatable life raft incorporates upper and lower canopies that are raised automatically above the upper or lower sides of the raft, respectively, depending on which side of the raft is facing upwardly when the raft is floating. The canopies each form ...	03/31/1998
5718612	Personal watercraft shelter A portable shelter (10) provides protection for users (18) of an individual float tube (12) or a pontoon style kick board (76). The shelter (10) comprises a covering 32 having transparent front panels (39), transparent side and rear panels (34,37), and tr...	02/17/1998
5690133	Floating sun shield A floating sun shield apparatus includes a frame having oppositely disposed longitudinal frame members and oppositely disposed transverse frame members. The frame members have a perimeter defining a user area. Also included is a canopy operatively coupled...	11/25/1997
5597335	Marine personnel rescue system and apparatus The present invention provides for an air, sea, or land deployed rapid response, self-propelled, autonomous or semi-autonomous marine vehicle (AMV) possessing a pair of extendible hydraulic cylinders encased in a pneumatic inflation chute, with an ability...	01/28/1997
5219307	Convertible recreational raft A convertible recreational raft that can be used on a pool or lake, comprising a floating raft defining a relatively large central opening to surround the users. By itself the buoyant raft provides recreational opportunities. A mesh material may be stretc...	06/15/1993
5048551	Floating insect screen A floating insect screen for personal use on a pool or lake comprising a floating base member defining a large central opening to surround the user, relatively upright vertical members attached to said base member, and a mesh material attached between and...	09/17/1991
4998900	Self-righting inflatable life raft A self-righting inflatable life raft including a raft body having inflatable sidewalls and an inflatable member extending from the raft body having a buoyant portion sufficient to provide lifting force to move the raft's center of gravity beyond its point...	03/12/1991
4828520	Modular liferaft A modular liferaft wherein the canopy, canopy support, floor pads if any, boarding ramp and at least one ballast are detachably attached to a liferaft hull and floor assembly. Modular construction facilitates maintenance and repair and may reduce the cost...	05/09/1989
4766918	Convertible, inflatable shelter apparatus A convertible, collapsible shelter apparatus for use on land and in a body of water comprises a buoyant vehicle in combination with a shelter assembly. The buoyant vehicle has (a) an inflatable frame, (b) a flexible member whose perimeter is sealingly att...	08/30/1988
4747797	Man overboard retrieval apparatus A life buoy 1 in the form of an inflatable ring with a floor 10 has a textile, invert cone keel 11 filled with water and held open by a ballast mass 14. Around the keel hangs an open mesh textile sea anchor 25. Steps 18, braced 20 to the keel, assist a ma...	05/31/1988
4678443	Inflatable liferaft An inflatable liferaft comprises an inflatable buoyancy tube side wall structure and a floor so secured at its periphery to the side wall structure that the inflated liferaft can be used when deployed on water either way up. An inflatable protective tube ...	07/07/1987
4650432	Convertible raft, tent and mattress A plurality of rod elements, an inflatable mattress and a cover are configured so that they can be assembled to form a stable raft having good flotation characteristics for supporting an adult individual while traversing a body of water. The components us...	03/17/1987
4533333	Helicopter extractable cold weather/water liferaft An inflatable liferaft improves disaster victims' chances of survival, pacularly in cold waters. Three inflatable ribs support a layered canopy from the sides of the raft to assure protection from the elements. A highly reflective coating or an equivalen...	08/06/1985
4527503	Spar buoy escape system for offshore platforms An offshore platform is shown in position over the seabed. An escape chamber in the form of a spar buoy is mounted on a platform and extends from the platform above the surface of the water to below the surface. A cable also extends between the buoy and a...	07/09/1985
4187570	Ship escape and survival system A personnel evacuation and survival device for individual crewmen aboard p having a quick don harness to which is attached a personnel lowering device and an automatically deployable encapsulating life raft. From an appropriate evacuation station aboard ...	02/12/1980
4001905	Improved stabilized survival raft A stabilized life raft utilizing a fluid filled depending buoy chamber for overall stabilization and including as improved features thereon a peripheral skirt chamber which fills with the raft supporting fluid upon deployment of the raft and serves as a t...	01/11/1977

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