Buoyant life-saving device
OwnerJames L. Cornforthinventor
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Abstract
A life-saving device adapted to be thrown to swimmers requiring aid consisting of a buoyant member loosely confined within a net-like web. The web is preferably buoyant and the opening in the web permits ready grasping thereof by the swimmer and the web also facilitates the device being accurately thrown considerable distances with safety.
Claims6
A life-saving device having, in combination, a sole buoyant member of sufficient weight to permit being thrown, and a flexible net-like web envelope surrounding and confining said buoyant member, said web being formed of a buoyant material and having openings of sufficient dimension to permit said web to be readily grasped through said openings, said web envelope being substantially larger than said buoyant member but small enough to effectively support a swimmer when the net is grasped whereby said web envelope is loosely disposed about said buoyant member when said member is floating permitting said web to float and spread away from said member on the surface of the water to facilitate grasping by a swimmer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.