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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph E. Steger, Baxley, GA (US);
Assignee:
Hedstrom Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/08 ;
Abstract
A personal flotation device is provided with a shell including a pair of elements joined to form a continuous pocket for receiving buoyant materials. The shell has a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first and second end portions have a first part and a second part. Each second part has a strap connected thereto, such that the straps extend away from the second parts to a first coupler defining a neck hole. The intermediate portion has a strap extending away therefrom to a second coupler. Connecting the first and second couplers defines a pair of opposing armholes.