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US 9,802,685 B2Granted
Flotation safety system
OwnerDavid G. Kentinventor
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Abstract
An improved flotation safety system includes a self-righting plate carrier with inflatable tactical aid. The system herein may advantageously be used by military personnel including covert war fighters, combat swimmers, maritime airborne operations personnel, and others. The flotation safety system herein includes buoyancy compensators to offset the wearer's equipment load and emergency self-righting flotation to provide positive buoyancy to the wear.
Claims50
A tactical garment safety system, comprising:
- a front carrier configured to be worn over a front portion of a human torso;
- a rear carrier configured to be worn over a rear portion of a human torso;
- first and second spaced apart shoulder straps, each of said first and second spaced apart shoulder straps securing an upper end of the front carrier to an upper end of the rear carrier;
- a first inflatable member received within the front carrier;
- a second inflatable member received within the rear carrier;
- a conduit providing a fluidic coupling between the first inflatable member and the second inflatable member;
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- a first inflation valve in fluid communication with the conduit for inflating the first and second inflatable members.
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A tactical garment safety system, comprising:
- a front carrier configured to be worn over a front portion of a human torso;
- a rear carrier configured to be worn over a rear portion of a human torso;
- first and second spaced apart shoulder straps, each of said first and second spaced apart shoulder straps securing an upper end of the front carrier to an upper end of the rear carrier;
- a first side panel extending between said front carrier and said rear carrier;
- a second side panel opposite the first side panel and extending between said front panel and said rear panel;
- a first inflatable bladder housed within the first side panel when the first inflatable bladder is in a deflated condition;
- a second inflatable bladder housed within the second side panel when the second inflatable bladder is in a deflated condition;
- the first inflatable bladder having a first portion extending in front of a wearer and a second portion extending behind the wearer when the first inflatable bladder is inflated;
- the second inflatable bladder having a third portion extending in front of the wearer and a fourth portion extending behind the wearer when the second inflatable bladder is inflated;
- a first fastener disposed on the first portion;
- a second fastener disposed on the third portion;
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- the first and second fastener elements being releasably attachable to each other to fasten the first portion to the third portion in front of the torso of the wearer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.