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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Ralph E. Steger, Baxley, GA (US);
David Carter, Hazlehurst, GA (US);
Hedstrom Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
A personal flotation device, includes a shell defining a cavity having a first portion and a second portion for each receiving a buoyant element where the first and second portions are relatively moveable. Aa fastener for releasably interconnecting the first and second portions having a first and a second part such that when interconnected relative movement of the first and second portions is limited. A safety device is connected to the second portion and is associated with the first part of the fastener for redundant interconnection of the first and second portions in the event that the fastener is unintentionally disconnected.