Aquatic flotation device with easy mount and dismount
OwnerTodd Robert Warzechainventor
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Abstract
An improved aquatic flotation device particularly useful for dogs. The preferred embodiment of the device includes a relatively flat rectangular platform supported by two floats located on opposite sides of the platform. Each float is connected by two or more straps to the platform. The device is designed so that it can be thrown from shore or from a boat, and land in a manner that the platform is submerged about 1 to 8 inches without a load, and approximately 2 to 15 inches with a load. When a person or a dog attempts to crawl onto the platform, the platform will tip toward the animal to permit the animal to climb aboard the platform. The platform will then stabilize in a level position. The device thus allows for mounting and dismounting with little or no assistance from an outside source.
Claims31
A flotation device comprising:
- a non-buoyant foldable perforated platform;
- a first flotation means;
- a plurality of first connection means, such that the first connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the first flotation means;
- a second flotation means, and
- a plurality of second connection means, such that the second connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the second flotation means.
A flotation device comprising:
- a non-buoyant perforated platform;
- a first flotation means, such that the first flotation means has an upper portion and a lower portion such that the buoyancy of the upper portion is different from the buoyancy of the lower portion;
- a plurality of first connection means, such that the first connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the first flotation means;
- a second flotation means, such that the second flotation means has an upper portion and a lower portion such that the buoyancy of the upper portion is different from the buoyancy of the lower portion;
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- a plurality of second connection means, such that the second connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the second flotation means.
A flotation device comprising:
- a rectangular, non-buoyant, perforated platform, the platform having a first edge with a plurality of strap attachment slots, a second edge,
- a third edge with a plurality of strap attachment slots, and a fourth edge,
- with at least one of the platform edges containing at least one hand-hold means;
- a first float having a first end, a second end, a length greater than the first edge of the platform, an upper portion, and a lower portion such that the upper portion has a greater buoyancy than the lower portion;
- a second float having a first end, a second end, a length greater than the third edge of the platform, an upper portion, and a lower portion such that the upper portion has a greater buoyancy than the lower portion;
- at least two first float straps attaching the first float to the first edge of the platform, each strap looped through a corresponding first edge attachment slot such that the strap may rotate at least 180 degrees about the first edge, and each strap having an adjustment means to adjust the distance between the first edge and the first float;
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- at least two second float straps attaching the second float to the third edge of the platform, each strap looped through a corresponding third edge attachment slot such that the strap may rotate at least 180 degrees about the third edge, and each strap having an adjustment means to adjust the distance between the third edge and the second float.
A flotation device comprising:
- a non-buoyant perforated platform;
- a first flotation means;
- a plurality of flexible and adjustable first connection means, such that the first connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the first flotation means;
- a second flotation means, and
- a plurality of flexible and adjustable second connection means, such that the second connection means attach at least two points along a first portion of the periphery of the platform to the second flotation means, and such that the first connection means and the second connection means are equally adjustable in order to permit the platform to be supported horizontally at various adjustable depths when the device is placed in water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.