Inflatable lifesaving belt

A lifesaving apparatus suitable for being applied about the upper torso and under the arms of an individual in the water comprising an elongated belt having a central inflatable portion and first and second inflatable end portions, an elongated inflatable chamber defined continuously between said first and second end portions and said central portion, said first and second inflatable end portions being of a greater diameter than said central portion to create a relatively greater buoyancy when inflated than said central portion, a first means extending from said first end portion for fastening said first end portion proximate to said second end portion prior to inflation to form a ring in circling engagement about the individual, inflation means for selectively inflating said chamber, an alignment indicia means on said central portion of said belt for selectively aligning said central portion of said belt relative to a specific portion of the backside of the individual so that when said apparatus is applied and said chamber is inflated, said central portion extends substantially along the back portion of the shoulders of the individual and said first and second end portions provide primary buoyancy relative to the frontside of the individual, and handle means mounted along said central portion of said belt and extending outwardly therefrom for being engaged from the backside of the individual when the apparatus is applied.