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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth Scott Carpenter, Rowlett, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 2/104 ;
Abstract
A tether apparatus (,) has a tether (,), loops (,) formed from the tether (,), and clamps (,) maintaining the loops (,). The clamps (,) are operable to fail upon application of a predetermined amount of tension in the tether (,). The loops (,) may be placed in alternating orientations along the longitudinal axis of the tether (,). The tether (,) may comprise a strap (,) operable to couple flotation devices (,) to the loops (,).