Floating devices assembled from plastic bottles or aluminum cans
US5658178A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B3/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Frames for flotation devices are described with integrally incorporated attachment sites for the air tight attachment of recycled plastic bottles, aluminum beverage cans, or other bouyant containers. Several embodiments of flotation devices made with such frames are described including floating mattresses, a raft, a baby seat, a bouy, a pool pillow, and a bumper. The devices discussed are easy to transport and to stow. Further, they are inexpensive and provide an incentive to recycle used bouyant bottles and cans for making the flotation devices of this invention.
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