Patent ID: 8720644

Claim:
A safety device for use in protecting an aboveground pool ladder from unintended use by a child and as an emergency flotation device, the aboveground pool ladder comprising a pair of rails and a plurality of rungs, and the safety device comprising: a hollow body portion comprising a top, a bottom, a pair of sides, an inside surface, and an outside surface, wherein the body portion is buoyant; and a first and a second side rail element each attached to one of the pair of sides for abutting at least a portion of the pair of rails, a first and a second channel embedded within the body portion which penetrate the top of the body portion and extend inwardly from the top of the body portion toward the bottom without penetrating the inside surface, the outside surface, or the bottom; and a removable attachment portion, wherein the removable attachment portion comprises a first and a second hook element located within the first and the second channels and extends through the top of the body portion for adjustably engaging one of the plurality of rungs; and a securing element attached to the first and the second side rail elements.