Combined life preserver cushion and tote bag
OwnerJohn A. Vandenberginventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises generally square buoyant cushions. A separate fabric skirt is attached to each side of each cushion. Each skirt has fastening means so the skirts on one cushion can be fastened to the skirts on another cushion. If the cushions are stacked one on top of another, and the skirts of the stacked cushions are connected together, the skirts are sufficiently long so the buoyant compartment formed by the facing surfaces of the cushions and the connected skirts of the cushions will have sufficient volume for storing emergency supplies. In another configuration the skirts on the cushions can be connected together in side by side relationship to form a chain of buoyant cushions or a raft which can support a number of people so they will not drift apart in the water.
Claims11
A combined aquatic safety device and tote bag comprising a pair of rectangular buoyant cushions stacked one on top of the other, each cushion comprising a top surface and a generally rectangular planar bottom surface, said top and bottom surfaces on each cushion connected together by four side surfaces, the bottom planar surfaces on the stacked cushions facing each other, four separate rectangular skirts on each cushion extending out beyond each of the four edges of the said bottom surface of the cushion, the length of the part of the skirt connected to each edge of the bottom surface of a cushion selected so each skirt can be bent transverse with respect to the bottom surface of the cushion without affecting the other skirts, means on each skirt on one stacked cushion adapted to be connected to another skirt on the other cushion, the width of each skirt sufficiently long so that if the cushions are stacked one on top of the other and the skirts are bent transverse to the bottom surface of the cushion so the skirts extend toward each other, and overlap each other enough to be attached together by said connecting means to form a supply compartment between the facing bottom surfaces of cushions with walls of the supply compartment defined by the overlapping connected skirts on the stacked cushions.
An aquatic safety device comprising a plurality of rectangular buoyant cushions, each cushion comprising a rectangular top surface and a generally planar rectangular bottom surface, said top and bottom surfaces on each cushion connected together by four side surfaces, four separate rectangular skirts on each cushion, each rectangular skirt connected to an edge of the bottom surface of the cushion and substantially in the plane of the bottom surface of the cushion and extending out beyond the edge of said bottom surface of the cushion, means on each skirt on one cushion for attachment to another skirt on another cushion, the width of each skirt long enough so if the cushions are close enough together and the skirts extend toward each other in the plane of the bottom surface of the cushion, the skirts overlap each other sufficiently so the skirts can be attached together to hold the cushions in side by side relationship whereby the cushions form a raft formed from any number of cushions, so persons holding on to the raft will not drift apart.
A combined aquatic safety device and a tote bag comprising a pair of substantially identical rectangular buoyant cushions stacked one on top of the other, each cushion positioned so the bottom surface of each cushion faces each other, said top and bottom surfaces connected to each other by four side surfaces attached to the edges of said top and bottom surfaces, separate rectangular skirts secured to each of the said bottom surfaces and extending out beyond each of the four edges of said bottom surface of each cushion, skirt fastening means releasably secured to each of the said skirts in such a way that the skirts on one cushion can be connected to the skirts on another cushion to form an emergency storage compartment defined by the facing bottom surfaces of cushions and side walls formed by the connected skirts of the cushions, a skirt of each cushion being initially unconnected together to serve as the mouth of the compartment so that supplies can be inserted in the compartment and then the pair of unconnected skirts can be connected together to close the mouth of the compartment to hold the supplies inside the compartment.
A combined aquatic safety device and tote bag comprising a pair of rectangular cushions stacked one on top of the other, said cushions having a top surface and a bottom surface, and stacked so the bottom surface of each cushion faces each other, said top and bottom surfaces connected together by four side surfaces, four separate rectangular skirts, each rectangular skirt connected to an edge of the bottom surface of the cushion and substantially in the plane of the bottom surface of the cushion and extending out beyond the edge of the bottom surface of the cushion, the length of the part of the skirt being connected to the edge of the bottom surface of the cushion in such a way that each skirt can be bent transverse with respect to the bottom surface of the cushion without affecting the other skirts, means on each skirt for connection to another skirt, the width of each skirt sufficiently long so that if the cushions are stacked one on top of the other and the skirts are bent transverse to the bottom surface of the cushion so the skirts on one cushion extend toward the skirts on another cushion, the skirts overlap each other enough so they can be connected together by said connecting means to form a supply compartment between the facing bottom surfaces of cushions with walls of the supply compartment defined by the said connected skirts, whereby blankets, food and beverages can be stored in said compartment, said means for connecting said skirts together arranged so the skirts can be partially disconnected to permit the stacked cushions to be opened transverse to each other so one cushion can serve as a cushioned seat and the other cushion can serve as a cushioned back rest, while the blanket, food and beverages carried in the compartment are available for use.
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