Personal flotation device
AssigneeG180, LLC
InventorCarolyn Yvonne Gardner Maldonado
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Abstract
A personal flotation device includes a burst zipper connected to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of the personal flotation device. The personal flotation device further includes an inflatable bladder sewn into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device. The seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell. The personal flotation device further includes strap components connected between the back panel and the left panel and the right panel. The strap components are configured to secure the left panel and the right panel to the back panel.
Claims18
A personal flotation device comprising:
- a burst zipper connected to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of the personal flotation device, wherein the burst zipper comprises a burst point with teeth that do not interlock;
- an inflatable bladder sewn into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device, wherein the seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell;
- and
- a plurality of strap components connected between the back panel and the left panel and the right panel, wherein the plurality of strap components is configured to secure the left panel and the right panel to the back panel.
A method comprising:
- connecting a burst zipper to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of a personal flotation device, wherein the burst zipper comprises a burst point with teeth that do not interlock;
- sewing an inflatable bladder into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device, wherein the seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell;
- and
- connecting a plurality of strap components between the back panel and the left panel and the right panel, wherein the plurality of strap components is configured to secure the left panel and the right panel to the back panel.
A system comprising:
- a burst zipper,
- an inflatable bladder, and
- a plurality of strap components,
- the burst zipper connected to a back panel, a left panel, and a right panel of a shell of a personal flotation device, wherein the burst zipper is configured to tear apart when the inflatable bladder secured to the shell is inflated, wherein the burst zipper comprises a burst point with teeth that do not interlock;
- the inflatable bladder sewn into a seam of the shell of the personal flotation device, wherein the seam extends through one or more of a neck panel, the left panel, and the right panel of the shell;
- and
- the plurality of strap components connected between the back panel and the left panel and the right panel, wherein the plurality of strap components is configured to secure the left panel and the right panel to the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.