Safety Flotation Buoy System
AssigneeD2 Investments, LLC
InventorDave Paul Goode
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to a safety flotation buoy system. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a buoy system comprising a designation member and a buoyancy structure coupled to the designation member. The designation member may include a cylindrically shaped flexible rubber region and a lengthwise opening. The opening may be oriented substantially normal to the water surface. The lengthwise orientation of the buoyancy structure may be aligned with the opening of the designation member. The buoyancy structure may be configured to be submerged below the designation member and the water surface so as to enable the formation of an air bubble within an internal region of the designation member.
Claims20
A buoy system comprising:
- a designation member configured to partially float above a water surface, wherein the designation member includes a flexible rubber region and an opening, and wherein the opening is oriented substantially normal to the water surface;
- and
- a buoyancy structure coupled to the designation member, wherein the lengthwise orientation of the buoyancy structure is aligned with the opening of the designation member, and wherein the buoyancy structure is configured to be submerged below the designation member and the water surface.
A buoy system comprising:
- a designation member configured to partially float above a water surface, wherein the designation member includes a flexible rubber region and an opening, and wherein the opening is oriented substantially normal to the water surface;
- and
- a buoyancy structure coupled to the designation member, wherein the lengthwise orientation of the buoyancy structure is aligned with the opening of the designation member, and wherein the buoyancy structure is configured to be submerged below the designation member and the water surface, wherein the lengthwise orientation of the buoyancy structure is longer than the lengthwise orientation of the designation member.
A method for supporting a buoy on a water surface without compressed air comprising the acts of:
- providing a designation member with a flexible rubber region and an opening;
- providing a buoyancy structure with a conical lengthwise shape;
- lengthwise aligning the buoyancy structure with the designation member;
- coupling the buoyancy structure to the designation member;
- submerging the buoyancy structure and part of the designation member below the water surface;
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- forming an internal air bubble within the flexible rubber region of the designation member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.