Patent ID: 8821206
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A flotation device for use in retrieving an object when dropped in water comprising: an attachment assembly to attach the flotation device to an object that is to be retrieved, a spray water-resistant holder having closed and opened conditions and an interior which defines an interior space; an inflatable body formed of a tubular substantially waterproof and air-impervious material having opposed ends, the inflatable body being attached to the interior of the holder and positioned in the interior space of the holder in a non-inflated state thereof, wherein inflation of the inflatable body from the non-inflated state and into an inflated state thereof responsively causes the holder to be opened from the closed condition to the opened condition thereof so as to allow the inflatable body to be deployed outside the interior space of the holder, wherein the inflatable body includes: