AU2001275951A1 - Buoyant and ballast assemblies for personal flotation devices - Google Patents

Buoyant and ballast assemblies for personal flotation devices

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AU2001275951A1
AU2001275951A1 AU2001275951A AU7595101A AU2001275951A1 AU 2001275951 A1 AU2001275951 A1 AU 2001275951A1 AU 2001275951 A AU2001275951 A AU 2001275951A AU 7595101 A AU7595101 A AU 7595101A AU 2001275951 A1 AU2001275951 A1 AU 2001275951A1
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Prior art keywords
buoyant
flotation devices
personal flotation
ballast assemblies
ballast
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Abandoned
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AU2001275951A
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Robert M. Carmichael
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Individual
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Priority claimed from US09/618,333 external-priority patent/US6666622B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/641,932 external-priority patent/US6558082B1/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of AU2001275951A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001275951A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/11—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses
    • B63C9/125—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments
    • B63C9/1255—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/30—Ballast
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C2009/085—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like comprising ballast means, e.g. solid ballast

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
AU2001275951A 2000-07-18 2001-07-17 Buoyant and ballast assemblies for personal flotation devices Abandoned AU2001275951A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/618,333 US6666622B1 (en) 1992-04-17 2000-07-18 Personal flotation device with eccentric fixed and mobile ballast and buoyant members
US09618333 2000-07-18
US09/641,932 US6558082B1 (en) 1996-05-13 2000-08-18 Combined ballast and signalling device for a personal flotation device
US09641932 2000-08-18
US09/827,831 US20020009335A1 (en) 2000-07-18 2001-04-06 Vertically eccentric, horizontally symmetric, mobile and fixed buoyant in combination with mobile and fixed ballast as a type a personal flotation device
US09827831 2001-06-06
PCT/US2001/022442 WO2002006114A1 (en) 2000-07-18 2001-07-17 Buoyant and ballast assemblies for personal flotation devices

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AU2001275951A1 true AU2001275951A1 (en) 2002-01-30

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AU (1) AU2001275951A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002006114A1 (en)

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