Floatation device having improved safety mechanisms
AssigneeOtteroo Corporation
InventorTiffany An-Ting Chiu
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Abstract
A floatation device having improved safety mechanisms is provided. In some embodiments, a floatation device is provided, comprising an inflatable ring that includes: an outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the outer air chamber; an inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the inner air chamber, wherein the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber are not in communication; a cut through the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring; a first plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the outer air chamber; and a second plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring.
Claims20
A floatation device, comprising:
- an inflatable ring that includes:
- an outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the outer air chamber;
- an inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the inner air chamber, wherein the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber are not in communication;
- a cut through the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring;
- a first plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the outer air chamber;
- and
- a second plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring.
A method for providing a floatation device, the method comprising:
- providing an inflatable ring that includes:
- an outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the outer air chamber;
- an inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the inner air chamber, wherein the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber are not in communication;
- a cut through the outer air chamber and the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring;
- a first plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the outer air chamber;
- and
- a second plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the inner air chamber of the inflatable ring;
- inflating the outer air chamber via the first valve;
- inflating the inner air chamber via the second valve;
- connecting the first plurality of fasteners to connect the opposing ends of the outer air chamber;
- and
- connecting the second plurality of fasteners to connect the opposing ends of the inner air chamber.
A floatation device, comprising:
- an inflatable ring that includes:
- a toroid-shaped outer air chamber having a first valve for inflating the toroid-shaped outer air chamber;
- a toroid-shaped inner air chamber having a second valve for inflating the toroid-shaped inner air chamber, wherein the toroid-shaped outer air chamber and the toroid-shaped inner air chamber are not in communication and wherein the toroid-shaped inner air chamber is formed such that an outer edge of the toroid-shaped inner air chamber is connected to an inner edge of the toroid-shaped outer air chamber;
- a cut through the toroid-shaped outer air chamber and the toroid-shaped inner air chamber of the inflatable ring that forms opposing ends of the inflatable ring;
- a first plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the toroid-shaped outer air chamber;
- and
- a second plurality of fasteners that detachably connect opposing ends of the toroid-shaped inner air chamber of the inflatable ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.