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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:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Gary F. Bradley, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Gary F. Bradley, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Simula, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 908 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for maintaining a user afloat in a fluid environment is disclosed. The system includes multiple chambers such that if one chamber fails to operate, redundant chambers will function to maintain the user afloat in a face-up position. In a preferred embodiment, there are multiple activation mechanisms to ensure inflation of the chambers if a single activation mechanism fails to function.