Patent ID: 6537119
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A personal floatation device comprising a front floatation member adapted to generally overlay a wearer's chest region, a collar floatation member adapted to at least partly surround a neck region of the wearer, said collar floatation member being articulated to said front floatation member for relative movement with respect thereto between a first position wherein a front portion of said collar floatation member and said front floatation member work in tandem to make use of the combined floatation capacity thereof, and a second position wherein said collar floatation member extends at an angle relative to said front floatation member to safely maintain the head of the wearer substantially above water, and a harness for attaching said front floatation member and said collar floatation member on the wearer's body, wherein said collar floatation member is seated on top of said front floatation member with said front portion projecting forwardly of said front floatation member, said front floatation member acting as a stopper to prevent said collar floatation member from collapsing against a front surface of said front floatation member.