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Inflatable wearable flotation device

US4097947A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 1977
Grant dateJul 4, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 15, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63C9/1255
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inflatable wearable flotation device having flotation material in front and back panels and an inflatable bladder having sections located at said front panels and a collar section positioned over said back panel comprising a bladder section, and fastener means for maintaining said bladder sections flat when fastened and being unfastened by expansion of the bladder sections to permit inflation of the bladder.

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