Inflatable swimming safety belt

a safety belt and inflatable technology, applied in the field of personal flotation devices, can solve the problems of unnecessary complexity in the design of the safety belt, the disadvantage of the prior art's disclosed safety belt, and the difficulty of use, so as to achieve the effect of providing buoyancy to the user's upper body and simple construction and design

a safety belt and inflatable technology, applied in the field of personal flotation devices, can solve the problems of unnecessary complexity in the design of the safety belt, the disadvantage of the prior art's disclosed safety belt, and the difficulty of use, so as to achieve the effect of providing buoyancy to the user's upper body and simple construction and design

US20080171481A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-17RUDICH DAVID
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[0019]The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, which are provided as illustrative examples of the invention so as to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. Notably, the figures and examples below are not meant to limit the scope of the present invention. Where certain elements of the present invention can be partially or fully implemented using known components, only those portions of such known components that are necessary for an understanding of the present invention will be described, and detailed descriptions of other portions of such known components will be omitted so as not to obscure the invention. Further, the present invention encompasses present and future known equivalents to the components referred to herein by way of illustration.

[0020]In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention and with reference to the Figures, an inflatable safety belt 100 is of belt-like configuration including a buckl...

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Abstract

An inflatable safety belt is disclosed. The inflatable safety belt includes a belt including a means for buckling the belt about a waist of a wearer, a pair of pockets disposed in spaced relationship along a length of the belt and oriented toward a top thereof, and a source of compressed gas in fluid communication with the pair of pockets and the belt, each of the pockets and the belt being inflatable into an inflated chamber extendable around the waist and about the front torso of the wearer's body.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to personal flotation devices and more particularly to a swimmer's safety belt that can be inflated to provide at least one and preferably two inflated chambers extendable to a position proximate the user's chest.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Inflatable personal flotation devices are well known in the art and are described in U.S. patents issued to Dennis Brown including U.S. Pat. No. 5,180,321, U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,512, U.S. Pat. No. 5,702,279, U.S. Pat. No. 6,036,562, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,394,866.[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 5,180,321 discloses a swimmer's safety belt including a substantially hollow belt, worn about the waist, and able to assume the shape of a life preserver in use, while allowing the wearer to swim to safety after entering the water. U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,512 discloses an inflatable swimmer's safety belt including a pair of belts, tethered together, to restrict the life p...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
17 Jul 2008
Publication
US20080171481A1
IPC
B63C9/15
CPC
B63C9/155
Inventors
RUDICH, DAVID