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US 2012/0291182 A1Published application
Floatation device for cap
OwnerGregory V. Kovandainventor
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Abstract
A floatation device for attachment to a cap for preventing the cap from sinking when dropped in a body of water. The floatation device includes a planar sheet of buoyant material and an adhesive layer adhered to one side of the sheet. A removable release liner is disposed on the adhesive layer such that the release liner can be removed to expose the adhesive layer for attachment of the sheet to the bill of the cap.
Claims14
A floatation device for attachment to a bill of a cap for preventing the cap from sinking when dropped in a body of water, said floatation device comprising:
- a sheet of buoyant material;
- an adhesive layer adhered to a first side of said sheet;
- and
- a removable release liner adhered to a second side of said adhesive layer such that said release liner can be removed to expose the adhesive layer for attachment of said sheet to the bill of the cap.
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A combined cap and floatation device comprising:
- a cap including:
- a rounded body having a front edge;
- and
- a bill having a rear edge attached to said front edge of said body such that said bill extends outwardly from said body, said bill further including a front edge, side edges, and an underside surface;
- and
- a floatation device attached to said bill for preventing the cap from sinking when dropped in a body of water, said floatation device including:
- a sheet of buoyant material having a front edge, a rear edge, and side edges;
- and
- an adhesive layer adhering said sheet to said underside surface of said bill, wherein said sheet is dimensioned to substantially cover said underside surface of said bill of said cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.