WO2007067077A1 - A floatation aid having two inflatable tubular parts branching off from one inflatable tubular part - Google Patents
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- WO2007067077A1 WO2007067077A1 PCT/NZ2006/000318 NZ2006000318W WO2007067077A1 WO 2007067077 A1 WO2007067077 A1 WO 2007067077A1 NZ 2006000318 W NZ2006000318 W NZ 2006000318W WO 2007067077 A1 WO2007067077 A1 WO 2007067077A1
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- tubular part
- person
- tubular
- flotation aid
- inflatable
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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
- 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
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- a floatation aid having two inflatable tubular parts branching off from one inflatable tubular part
- This invention relates to a flotation aid suitable for use by humans in a body of water.
- flotation aids such as ring like live savers or life jackets to keep a person afloat in a body of water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a0 flotation aid which gives the public a useful alternative to many known devices.
- a flotation aid having an inflatable first tubular part, an inflatable second tubular part branching off the first tubular part, and an inflatable third tubular part also branching off the first tubular part;
- an attachment arrangement eg straps and clips which enables an end
- each of the second and third tubular parts to be releasably secured to the first tubular part
- the flotation aid being formed so that when it is inflated and in use the first tubular part is able to extend from the front of the torso of a person directly5 downwards so that an inflated portion of the first tubular part passes, as one piece,
- the flotation aid being formed such that when it is in normal use, fully inflated and worn by a person as indicated above in a body of water significantly too deep for the person to stand in, the person is held in a substantially upright orientation with his or her head out of the water.
- the flotation aid is substantially open sided.
- the first tubular part comprises first and second tubular compartments which are joined by a seam and, after a point where the seam terminates, diverge into the second and third tubular parts.
- the first tubular part is open to the second and third tubular parts.
- a strap extending from the second tubular part to the third tubular to prevent these from moving apart to an undesirable degree (for example to prevent them from slipping off the shoulders of a wearer).
- Figure 1 is a front view of a flotation aid suitable for use by an adult
- FIG. 1 shows the flotation aid when worn by an adult.
- a flotation aid having an inflatable first tubular part 1 , an inflatable second tubular part 2 branching off the first tubular part 1 , and an inflatable third tubular part 3 also branching off the first tubular part.
- the first tubular part 1 comprises two tubes 4 and 5 joined to one another by a central seam 6.
- the two tubes 4 and 5 may or may not be open to one another.
- the seam 6 may comprise synthetic welding.
- the two tubes 4 and 5 continue to the back of the flotation aid where the seam ends and they diverge to provide the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3.
- the first tubular part is releasably attachable to the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3 by way of length adjustable strap and clip/buckle arrangements 7 and 8.
- Figure 2 demonstrates the way the flotation aid is worn by a person 9 when in a normal in-use disposition.
- the first tubular part 1 extends from the mid front torso part of the person and proceeds directly downwards so that an inflated portion of the first tubular part passes, as one piece, between the person's legs in contact with the person's crutch. From there the first tubular part 1 extends directly up the rear of the person, as one piece, until the central seam ends as at 10. At that point the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3 proceed up the person's back and over the person's shoulders respectively, forward to where they terminate at the mid front torso part 11 , but slightly above the highest front point 12 of the first tubular part 1.
- the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3 are releasably attached to the first tubular part at two points by way of the length adjustable clip/strap and buckle arrangements 7 and 8 to ensure that the flotation aid is securely fitted to the person 9.
- an elastic strap 13 extends between the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3 so as to restrict the degree to which they can be spaced from one another proximate the shoulders and thus prevent them from slipping off the shoulders.
- the flotation aid is formed so that when it is in normal use, fully inflated, and worn in the manner described above, with the wearer in a body of water significantly too deep to stand in, the wearer is held in a substantially upright orientation with his or her head out of the water.
- the dimensions of the first, second and third tubular parts 1 , 2 and 3 are thus able to accommodate inflation sufficient to achieve that, at least with an adult of average size.
- the flotation aid may be manufactured to accommodate people of smaller or greater size, for example young children, although the strap and clip/buckle arrangements 7 and 8 enable the flotation aid to function with a reasonably wide range of users.
- the sides 14 of the flotation aid are open to make it relatively easy to put on one's body and enable free movement of the arms.
- the fact that the first tubular part 1 passes between the wearer's legs and is fastened to the second and third tubular parts 2 and 3 means that flotation aid cannot readily come away from the body, even in the absence of side fasteners.
- there may be side fasteners for example straps and buckles/clips, extending laterally from a front portion to the rear portion of the first tubular part above and around the wearer's hip or hips.
- the flotation aid may have a valve or valves (not shown) so that it can be blown up and subsequently deflated when desired.
- valve or valves may be associated with a protruding mouth piece so that the wearer can inflate it while it is worn.
- the flotation aid may be provided with a canister of pressurized gas to inflate the first, second, and third tubular parts 1 , 2 and 3.
- the flotation aid is primarily made from a suitable durable flexible woven synthetic material.
- the material may be brightly coloured and or have reflective parts.
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US12/096,611 US20090203274A1 (en) | 2005-12-08 | 2006-12-06 | Floatation aid having two inflatable tubular parts branching off from one inflatable tubular part |
AU2006323285A AU2006323285A1 (en) | 2005-12-08 | 2006-12-06 | A floatation aid having two inflatable tubular parts branching off from one inflatable tubular part |
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AU104951B2 (en) * | 1938-03-14 | 1938-09-08 | Thomas Severn Arthur | An improved buoyancy device |
US3570030A (en) * | 1969-02-03 | 1971-03-16 | Gentex Corp | Life saving buoyancy system |
US6620010B2 (en) * | 1997-03-04 | 2003-09-16 | Central Coast Capital Corporation | Buoyancy aid |
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US728745A (en) * | 1903-03-07 | 1903-05-19 | William N Morrison | Life-preserver. |
US2223880A (en) * | 1938-03-14 | 1940-12-03 | Ardern Arthur Thomas | Buoyancy device |
US4047255A (en) * | 1976-05-04 | 1977-09-13 | Kiefer James E | Flotation hiking harness |
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US346599A (en) * | 1886-08-03 | Donald | ||
AU104951B2 (en) * | 1938-03-14 | 1938-09-08 | Thomas Severn Arthur | An improved buoyancy device |
AU225992B2 (en) * | 1957-05-01 | 1958-10-30 | George Cole Richard | Improvements in devices for ensuring buoyancy ofthe human body |
US3570030A (en) * | 1969-02-03 | 1971-03-16 | Gentex Corp | Life saving buoyancy system |
US6620010B2 (en) * | 1997-03-04 | 2003-09-16 | Central Coast Capital Corporation | Buoyancy aid |
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