Patent ID: 7004807

Claim:
An automatic inflatable personal flotation device for use in a body of water, comprising: a substantially baton-shaped body member having a handle section, an actuator section and a cylinder section; a handle at said handle section of said body member; a cylinder at said cylinder section, said cylinder containing a pressurized gas therein, said cylinder having a seal at a first end of said cylinder, said seal configured to be pierceable or frangible; a cylinder support bracket at said cylinder section to secure said cylinder on said body member; an inflator assembly at said actuator section, said inflator assembly at least partially disposed in a flooding chamber having one or more flooding openings connected thereto to allow water from said body of water to contact said inflator assembly, said inflator assembly configured to operatively contact said source of pressurized gas to release said pressurized gas therefrom; and a flotation bladder disposed about at least a portion of said body member and pneumatically connected to said inflator assembly, said flotation bladder configured to be filled by said pressurized gas when released from said source of pressurized gas.