Title:
VARIABLY CONFIGURED INFLATABLE PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE ALSO SERVING AS AN EMERGENCY DISTRESS MARKER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004041363
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An inflatable device that first helps a victim through the need for corrective turning during water entry by placing buoyancy high on the chest. After stabilization, a bladder (1) can then be configured improvements in the freeboard. The bladder (1) can be removed and converted into a distress marker.
Inventors:
COURTNEY WILLIAM L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/031573
Publication Date:
February 17, 2005
Filing Date:
October 07, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COURTNEY WILLIAM L (US)
International Classes:
B63C9/08; B63C9/125; B63C9/15; B63C9/20; (IPC1-7): B63C9/08
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