US 11,439,245 B2Granted

Collapsible flotation device

AssigneeSpin Master Ltd.

InventorsBrian Edward Le Gette, David Reeb, Alan Tipp, Justin Saul Werner, Ronald L. Wilson, II, Inna Alesina

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Abstract

A collapsible flotation device is provided and includes an inflatable member forming a closed loop and defining at least in part a first opening within the closed loop. The inflatable member has a first portion positioned to be a back support and a second portion configured to be disposed beneath a leg of the user, a floor of the first opening being disposed between the first and second portions. The inflatable member defines a second opening providing access of a foot of the user to water. The second opening has a smaller axial length than the first opening such that a third, forwardmost portion of the closed loop is positioned to be a foot support member.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A collapsible flotation device, comprising:

a flexible membrane including an inner portion and an outer portion, the outer portion including a perimeter of the flexible membrane, at least the inner portion of the flexible membrane being formed with a mesh;
and
an inflatable member forming a closed loop and defining at least in part a first opening within the closed loop, at least a portion of the flexible membrane disposed across the first opening of the inflatable member
the inflatable member having a first portion configured to support a back of a user when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device and a second portion configured to be disposed beneath a leg of the user when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device, at least a portion of the flexible membrane being disposed between the first portion of the inflatable member and the second portion of the inflatable member, the first portion of the inflatable member having a height that is greater than a height of the second portion of the inflatable member when the inflatable member is inflated, wherein the entire inflatable member forms a single, contiguous inflatable chamber,
the inflatable member defining at least in part a second opening of the collapsible flotation device, the second opening providing access of a foot of the user to water when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device and the collapsible flotation device is partially submerged in or is on water.

2 more elements

A collapsible flotation device, comprising:

an inflatable member forming a closed loop and defining at least in part a first opening within the closed loop,
the inflatable member having a first portion positioned to be a back support so as to support a back of a user when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device and a second portion configured to be disposed beneath a leg of the user when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device, a floor of the first opening being disposed between the first portion of the inflatable member and the second portion of the inflatable member,
the inflatable member defining at least in part a second opening of the collapsible flotation device, the second opening providing access of a foot of the user to water in the second opening when the user is disposed on the collapsible flotation device and the collapsible flotation device is partially submerged in or is on water,
wherein the inflatable member has a longitudinal axis and the second opening has a smaller axial length than the first opening such that a third, forwardmost portion of the closed loop is positioned to be a foot support member so as to selectably support the foot of the user while the back of the user is supported by the back support.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/064,451Filed 6 Oct 2020 · continuation
Priority: 21 Feb 2003
Published: US 2021/0015265 A121 Jan 2021
Granted: 13 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A47C 15/006
Seating furniture for specified purposes not covered by main groups A47C1/00 or A47C9/00: floating seats
B63B 7/08
Having parts of non-rigid material: inflatable
B63B 2029/043
Furniture peculiar to vessels: seats; Arrangements thereof on vessels
A47C
Chairs

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