Patent ID: 6478647
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A personal flotation system for allowing a user to float in the water, the personal flotation system comprising:a body member having an upper surface, said body member comprising a buoyant material such that said body member is adapted for floating in water, said upper surface of said body member being adapted for supporting a portion of a body of the user when said body member and the user are in water; a neck member having a top surface, said neck member comprising said buoyant material such that said neck member is adapted for floating in water, said top surface of said neck member being adapted for supporting a head and neck of the user when said neck member and the user are in water; said body member having an aperture extending between said upper surface and a lower surface, said aperture of said body member being adapted for permitting a portion of the body of the user to extend through said aperture for supporting the body of the user in water; said aperture of said body member being substantially centrally positioned in said body member, said body member being adapted for evenly supporting the portion of the body of the user contacting said upper surface of said body member when said body member and the user are in water; a support member comprising said buoyant material such that said support member is adapted for floating in water, said support member being adapted for supporting a portion of a body of a youth; said support member having a peripheral wall, said peripheral wall of said support member being positionable within said aperture of said body member such that said support member is substantially coplanar with said body member for minimizing occupied space of said support member and said body member when said neck member and said body member are stored; said support member having a bore extending through said support member, said bore of said support member being adapted for permitting the portion of the body of the youth to extend through said bore of said support member for supporting the body of the youth in water; said neck member having a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall of said neck member being positionable within said bore of said support member such that said neck member is substantially coplanar with said support member and said body member for minimizing occupied space of said neck member, said support member and said body member when said neck member, said support member and said body member are stored; said neck member having an orifice extending through said neck member, said orifice of said neck member being adapted for permitting a portion of the neck and head of the user to extend through said neck member for preventing pressure points between said neck member and the neck and head of the user, said buoyant material of said neck member being flexible such that said neck member is bendable for positioning said orifice of said neck member comfortably around the neck of the user.