Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Body supporting buoyant device
Patent
1994-11-18
1998-07-14
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Body supporting buoyant device
B63C 908
Patent
active
057795134
ABSTRACT:
A flotation apparatus comprises first and second float sections, as well as a hinge section formed of a flexible material which extends between and joins the first and second float sections. The first and second float sections are comprised of a closed cell foam covered by a water resistant material, and are both of substantially the same constant thickness. The hinge section, preferably nonbuoyant, is constructed entirely of the same type of water resistant material which covers the foam in the first and second float sections. An important feature of the invention is that the hinge section is longer than at least one, and preferably both, of the float sections. Because the hinge section is so much thinner and more flexible than the float sections, the greater length of the hinge section permits the flotation apparatus to be folded very compactly for transportation and storage, and also permits the apparatus to be used in a variety of alternative modes in addition to prone flotation, the alternative modes including a chair or a sling, for example.
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Burton Judith Ann
McKenzie Mary Bowes
Sotelo Jesus D.
Stout Donald E.
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