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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2008
Applicant:
Douglas J. Toth, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas J. Toth, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63C 11/02 (2006.01); B63C 9/08 (2006.01); B65D 30/20 (2006.01); B65D 30/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an air cell of a buoyancy compensator an outer protective bag has a section of double layer construction. In the double layer area, two panels of elastic material are each juxtaposed adjacent a panel of non-elastomeric material. The elastic panels are spaced at a distance of each other such that during expansion when the elastic panels are at their limit, there is still an adjacent layer of non-elastomeric protective material. If a sharp object penetrates the elastic panel, it will not puncture the inner air cell unless it can also pierce the protective bag non-elastic layer.