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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tony W. Mears, Longmont, CO (US);
Nicolae Toderica, Longmont, CO (US);
Valerica Grigore, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Float Rail, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 9/04 ;
Abstract
A device for floating a watercraft in a body of water with the watercraft having a water line is provided. The device comprises an inflatable first flotation bladder mountable adjacent the waterline and an inflatable second flotation bladder adjacent the first flotation bladder wherein upon inflation of the first flotation bladder and the second flotation bladder, the first flotation bladder directs the second flotation bladder in a general direction into the water.