Patent ID: 7189129
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A personal flotation device adapted to support a person in water, the flotation device comprising: a ring shaped buoyant body having an outer periphery and a central aperture, the body comprising symmetrical upper and lower annular sections separated by a radial plane of symmetry, and an annular groove formed in the outer periphery of the body, wherein the groove extends inwardly along the radial plane of symmetry from the periphery toward the central aperture, the groove extending along the entire circumference of the buoyant body; a life line having first and second ends, the first end coupled to the buoyant body and the second end being free and adapted to be held by a person; wherein the groove is sized to form a receptacle for accommodating the life line when the life line is wound around the buoyant body; and wherein at least one of the upper and lower annular sections has an arcuate surface extending from an inner diameter to an outer diameter of the body.