Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water rescue or life protecting apparatus – Personal flotation device
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-13
2006-06-13
Basinger, Sherman (Department: 3617)
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
Personal flotation device
C441S107000, C441S117000, C441S118000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07059924
ABSTRACT:
A personal flotation device that may be worn alone, as well as fitted into a separate garment, such as a jacket or vest. The personal flotation device may include a wearable inflatable bladder that is selectively adjustable into a retaining configuration that fits to a wearer and into a loosened configuration that is removable from the wearer. A closure system maintains the bladder in the retaining configuration. A first component of a releasable attachment system may be provided with the wearable inflatable bladder, whereby the first component is attachable to a complementary second component of the releasable attachment system that is provided on a separate garment to integrate the inflatable bladder and the separate garment.
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Betz Jeffrey R.
Domingos Cecilia M.
Farmer Michael W.
Lobsinger Michael J.
Basinger Sherman
Float Tech Inc.
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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