Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Body supporting buoyant device – With seat
Patent
1991-12-20
1995-05-02
Avila, Stephen P.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Body supporting buoyant device
With seat
114123, 114363, 441129, B63C 908
Patent
active
054114250
ABSTRACT:
A floatation unit comprised of a generally rectangular air bag, and having an inflation hose and valve, is disclosed. Four grab loops project from the four corners of the air bag, two of the corners also including hooks for engaging a water craft's gunwale, the other two of the corners including cinch straps. A pair of the floatation units is used to stabilize a water craft by engaging the hooks of each to opposing gunwales of the craft, and tensioning their cinch straps beneath the craft. A pair of floatation units is also used to displace space with a water craft, thereby reducing its likelihood of sinking if swamped. For displacement, each of the pair of units is hooked to a thwart within the water craft, and their cinch straps are tensioned between them to suspend the units securely between the thwarts. A pair of the units may also support a seat panel between them, the seat panel having corner loops through which the cinch straps pass. A person can be supported substantially upright in the water on the seat panel. Upright support is also possible if a person passes each leg through a gap between an air bag and its cinch straps, the straps of each unit being attached to one another of the same unit. And, a single floatation unit may support a person in a generally prone position in the water if the person's torso is through a gap between the air bag and the attached cinch straps, the upper chest and arms being atop the air bag while the hips and legs hang free for kicking.
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Avila Stephen P.
Gerber Joseph E.
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