# US 12,179,888 B1 · Recreational water float and method for manufacturing same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,179,888 B1 - Document ID: US12179888B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/434,339 - Filed: 2024-02-06 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2024-01-22 - Applicants: Shenzhen Jiaxin Technology Co., Ltd - Inventors: Penghui Xie - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12179888B1 ## CPC - B63B 34/52: Inflatable or partly inflatable - B63B 7/08: Inflatable (inflatable water sports boards B63B32/51; inflatable canoes, kayaks or the like being inflatable or having inflatable parts B63B34/22) - B63B 32/51: Inflatable boards, e.g. drop-stitch inflatable boards - B63C 2009/042: {inflatable} - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - 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 (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52) ## Abstract A water float includes a first part sheet, a middle part sheet, and a second part sheet. The three sheets are three parts of a single original sheet. The first part sheet and the second part sheet are respectively folded and sealingly connected to form a first and second inflatable floating chamber. The first inflatable floating chamber and the second inflatable floating chamber are configured to provide buoyancy in water, while the middle part sheet is configured to support user. When in use, fold and flip the first and second part sheet along centerline, stacking the first and second part sheet on top of each other, and then seal each edge of the first and second part sheet to form the sealed first and second inflatable floating chamber. A method for manufacturing a water float is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A water float, comprising a first part sheet, a middle part sheet, and a second part sheet, wherein the first part sheet, the middle part sheet, and the second part sheet are three parts of a single original sheet, a portion of the first part sheet is folded and sealingly connected along edges to form a first inflatable floating chamber, and a portion of the second part sheet is folded and sealingly connected along edges to form a second inflatable floating chamber, the first inflatable floating chamber and the second inflatable floating chamber are configured to provide buoyancy in water, and the middle part sheet is configured to support user; wherein the first part sheet, the middle part sheet, and the second part sheet are integrally formed; wherein the first part sheet comprises a first folding part and a first connecting part, the first connecting part is connected to an end of the middle part sheet, the first folding part is connected to the first connecting part, and an edge of the first folding part is sealingly connected to an edge of the first connecting part to form the first inflatable floating chamber; wherein the first folding part is provided with a first free end and two first side edges, the first connecting part is provided with two second side edges, the first free end is sealingly connected to an end of the first connecting part near the middle part sheet, and the first side edge is sealingly connected to the second side edge; wherein the middle part sheet is provided with a plurality of through holes in middle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The water float according to claim 1, wherein the second part sheet comprises a second folding part and a second connecting part, the second connecting part is connected to the end of the middle part sheet, the second folding part is connected to the second connecting part, and an edge of the second folding part is sealingly connected to an edge of the second connecting part to form the second inflatable floating chamber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The water float according to claim 2, wherein the second folding part is provided with a second free end and two third side edges, the second connecting part is provided with two fourth side edges, the second free end is sealingly connected to an end of the second connecting part near the middle part sheet, and the third side edge is sealingly connected to the fourth side edge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The water float according to claim 1, further comprising a first inflation valve, wherein the first folding part or the first connecting part is provided with a first air hole communicating with the first inflatable floating chamber, and the first inflation valve is sealingly connected to the first air hole and allows gas to enter or be expelled. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The water float according to claim 2, further comprising a second inflation valve, wherein the second folding part or the second connecting part is provided with a second air hole communicating with the second inflatable floating chamber, and the second inflation valve is sealingly connected to the second air hole and allows gas to enter or be expelled. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The water float according to claim 1, wherein the through holes are arranged in a rectangular array. ### Claim 7 A method for manufacturing a water float, comprising: providing a first part sheet, a middle part sheet, and a second part sheet, wherein the first part sheet, the middle part sheet, and the second part sheet are three parts of a single original sheet, folding a portion of the first part sheet and sealingly connect along edges to form a first inflatable floating chamber, and folding a portion of the second part sheet and sealingly connect along edges to form a second inflatable floating chamber, the first inflatable floating chamber and the second inflatable floating chamber are configured to provide buoyancy in water, and the middle part sheet is configured to support user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 7, wherein the first part sheet comprises the first folding part and the first connecting part, the first connecting part is connected to the end of the middle part sheet, the first folding part is connected to the first connecting part, and sealingly connect the edge of the first folding part to the edge of the first connecting part to form the first inflatable floating chamber. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 8, wherein the first folding part is provided with a first free end and two first side edges, the first connecting part is provided with two second side edges, sealingly connect the first free end to an end of the first connecting part near the middle part sheet, and sealingly connect the first side edge to the second side edge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 7, wherein the second part sheet comprises a second folding part and a second connecting part, the second connecting part is connected to an end of the middle part sheet, the second folding part is connected to the second connecting part, and sealingly connect an edge of the second folding part to an edge of the second connecting part to form the second inflatable floating chamber. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 10, wherein the second folding part is provided with a second free end and two third side edges, the second connecting part is provided with two fourth side edges, sealingly connect the second free end to an end of the second connecting part near the middle part sheet, and sealingly connect the third side edges to the fourth side edges. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 8, wherein the water float further comprises a first inflation valve, the first folding part or the first connecting part is provided with a first air hole communicating with the first inflatable floating chamber, and sealingly connected the first inflation valve to the first air hole and allows gas to enter or be expelled. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 10, further comprising a second inflation valve, the second folding part or the second connecting part is provided with a second air hole communicating with the second inflatable floating chamber, and sealingly connect the second inflation valve to the second air hole and allows gas to enter or be expelled. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of through holes are provided in a middle part of the middle part sheet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method for manufacturing a water float according to claim 14, wherein the through holes are arranged in a rectangular array. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The water float according to claim 1, wherein the first part sheet, the middle part sheet, and the second part sheet are made of an identical material.