Patent ID: 7125301
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: A41D,B63C

Abstract:
1. A personal flotation unit for supporting a person in a generally sitting position in the water, with the person's head and part of the person's torso above the water, said flotation unit having: a) a rear panel comprising at least one block of flotation material, said rear panel having upper, lower, left, and right edges; b) a front panel comprising at least one block of flotation material, said front panel having upper, lower, left, and right edges, said front panel being generally T-shaped with side sections forming the arms of the T and whose left and right edges form the front panel left and right edges, and with a stem section having a minimum width; c) a seat comprising flexible material, said seat having a back edge attached to the rear panel's bottom edge and a front edge attached to the front panel's bottom edge; and d) strapping connecting the left edge of the front panel to the left edge of the rear panel and the right edge of front panel to the right edge of the rear panel.