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US 2007/0153507 A1Published application
Personal floatation device with water activated light
AssigneeThe Coleman Company, Inc.
InventorsKevin J. Tarter, Darin M. Webb
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Abstract
A personal floatation device that includes contacts that close a circuit when the personal floatation device is in water. The closed circuit provides a connection between batteries and a lamp, lighting the lamp. The personal floatation device is buoyant so that it floats when dropped in the water.
Claims13
A personal floatation device, comprising:
- a buoyant main body;
- a circuit connected to the main body;
- a power supply connected to the circuit;
- a lamp connected to the circuit;
- water contacts connected to the circuit, the circuit being configured to provide power to and turn on the lamp when the contacts come in contact with water, and wherein at least one of the circuit, the power supply, the lamp, and at least one water contact is integrated into the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.