Patent ID: RE42238

Claim:
A combination counterweight assembly and personal flotation device for providing heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly combination comprising: a weight member a personal flotation device adapted to be worn by a person ; and means for attaching said weight member a weight member adapted for securement to a the personal flotation device, said weight member having no moving parts while secured to the personal flotation device such that all parts of the weight member remain in a fixed non- movable position at all times with respect to the personal flotation device while the personal flotation device is adapted to be worn by the person during the person's underwater travels; the personal flotation device adapted to be worn by the person; wherein said weight member rotates the person to at least help to ensure heads up surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated; wherein said weight member is a combined ballast and signaling device ; wherein said weight member is secured to said personal flotation device such that it is non- releasable by a person while the personal flotation device is worn by the person .