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US 2011/0309085 A1Published application
Flotation/hydration device
OwnerEdwin L. Pattoninventor
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Abstract
A recreational and/or lifesaving device comprising a floating foam hull comprising cavities a which securely retain stores of bottled water easily for consumption over time, preventing dehydration of a person adrift. In another embodiment, the hull comprises at least one cut-out, which can be used by a wading fisherman to humanely store catch items alive.
Claims1
A flotation device comprising:
- a hull of a foam material comprising:
- polyurethane or polyethylene, said hull having a length in the range of from about 12 to about 60 inches, a width in the range of from about 12 to about 60 inches, an average thickness in the range of from about 2 to about 6 inches, and a circular, oval or polygonal cutout having a widest dimension in the range of from about 8 to about 20 inches;
- said hull comprising a bowed front;
- a netted enclosure extending through the cutout from the upper surface to the lower surface;
- a series of perimeter holes, symmetrically placed around the permeter of the hull, extending from the upper surface, through the lower surface:
- a line or rope, synthetic or natural, threaded around the perimeter of the hull through the series of perimeter holes;
- a single perimenter hole at the perimeter of the bowed front, said perimeter on the long axis of the hull;
- and
- a tether threaded upward through the single perimeter hole such that it is joined to the line or rope, optionally in the recesses of the hole in the single perimeter hole.
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