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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Jonathan Smith, Waterside, CA;
Michael O'connell, Grenville, CA;
Jonathan Smith, Waterside, CA;
Michael O'Connell, Grenville, CA;
Tulmar Safety Systems, Inc., , CA;
Abstract
An inflatable life preserver, capable of being in an inflated state and an uninflated state, is disclosed. The life preserver includes a structural overshell which defines the size and shape of the life preserver in the inflated state and a gas retention bladder fitted within the overshell. The overshell bears the expansion force of a gas within the bladder in the inflated state. The overshell defines inflatable side portions which are confined to sides of at least a portion of a chest area of a wearer, when the life preserver is in an uninflated state, and, which extend laterally over the chest area of the wearer, when the life preserver is in an inflated state.