Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2007-08-28
Vasudeva, Ajay (Department: 3617)
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
C002S455000, C002S463000, C002S464000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10859184
ABSTRACT:
A vest with air bag is a durable survival vest with shoulder pads and a front chest protector having ventilation holes therethrough and an attached air bag. The vest includes a shell defining a neck opening, a torso opening, and a pair of opposed arm holes. The vest also has a chest protector attached to the shell and an air bag attached to the chest protector. The air bag is configured to expand in front of a torso of a user. The vest includes a cartridge/canister, an activator, and a D-ring. The vest may include a power source, a sensor, a die marker, a cartridge/canister, an activator, a positioning device, a communication device, an antenna, control logic, and a communication bus. The D-ring is configured to operatively engage the activator to release breathable gas from the cartridge/canister when the D-ring is pulled by a user.
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Litman Richard C.
Vasudeva Ajay
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