# US 7,465,207 B2 · Wearable personal floatation boating cushion apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,465,207 B2 - Document ID: US7465207B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/602,119 - Filed: 2006-11-20 - Published: 2007-06-14 - Granted: 2008-12-16 - Earliest claimed: 2005-12-14 - Inventors: Bradley Whitney - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7465207B2 ## CPC - B63C 9/115: using solid buoyant material - B63C 9/30: Floatable furniture - B63C: LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52) ## Abstract A life jacket which can be configured into various functional seat cushions for use on airplanes and boats. This life jacket contains one to three sections of various types of cushioning enclosed within water proof covers and connected by flexible hinges which allow the life jacket to be folded into various seat configurations. This life jacket also contains adjustable belts that can be used in the seat configurations or the life jacket configuration to fasten to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A life jacket comprising a. a first section comprising a first buoyant cushion enclosed within a first water-proof cover wherein the first buoyant cushion further comprises an opening large enough to allow the head of a user to pass through the first buoyant cushion; b. a plug for the opening of the first buoyant cushion wherein a first end of the plug is connected to the opening edge on the first buoyant cushion by a first hinge which allows a second end of the plug to move in either direction away from the first buoyant cushion through the opening; c. a second section comprising a second buoyant cushion enclosed within a second water proof cover; d. a second hinge connecting a first end of the first buoyant cushion to a first end of the second buoyant cushion which allows the first buoyant cushion to be folded onto a first side or a second side of the second buoyant cushion; e. a first strap and a second strap connected to a first side of the first buoyant cushion on opposite sides of the opening and further connected to the first side of the second buoyant cushion, wherein the first strap and the second strap allow the user to be fastened to the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion; f. a third section comprising a third buoyant cushion enclosed within a third water proof cover; g. a third hinge connecting a second end of the second buoyant cushion to a first end of the third buoyant cushion which allows the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to be folded onto a first side or a second side of the third buoyant cushion; h. a first adjustable buckle belt on the first side of the third buoyant cushion; i. a second adjustable buckle belt on the second side of the third buoyant cushion, wherein the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt each fasten around the first side of the third buoyant cushion, further wherein the user may be fastened to the third buoyant cushion with the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt; j. means for adjusting the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt so as to allow various size users to be fastened to the third buoyant cushion; k. means for attaching the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to the first side of the third buoyant cushion when folded onto the first side of the third buoyant cushion; l. means for attaching the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to the second side of the third buoyant cushion when folded onto the second side of the third buoyant cushion; and m. means for attaching the life jacket to a seat frame. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1 wherein any one of the first, second or third water proof covers is reflective. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1 wherein the first buoyant cushion comprises a single piece of buoyant material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, wherein the first buoyant cushion comprises several pieces of buoyant material. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1 wherein the second buoyant cushion comprises a single piece of buoyant material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, wherein the second buoyant cushion comprises several pieces of buoyant material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1 wherein the third buoyant cushion comprises a single piece of buoyant material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, wherein the third buoyant cushion comprises several pieces of buoyant material. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, wherein the user can wear the life jacket while sitting, standing, or in the water. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1 wherein the third buoyant cushion comprises an additional external layer of softer cushioning. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, wherein the first adjustable buckle belt comprises an indicator that it is a life jacket. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The life jacket of claim 1, further comprising pictured instructions.