Patent ID: 7037155

Claim:
A flotation device for supporting a user in the water, comprising a pair of buoyant front panels; a closure connecting said front panels; a pair of side connecting panels extending from said front panels, respectively, for disposition beneath the arms of the user; a buoyant back panel connected to said side connecting panels; a buoyant bottom connecting panel extending from said front panels to said back panel for disposition between the user's legs and floating the user in the water wherein said front panels, said back panel and said bottom connecting panel are constructed of a buoyant expanded foam material and comprising a flexible cover enclosing said buoyant expanded foam material of said front panel, said back panel and said bottom connecting panel; (a) a buoyant head support panel hingedly affixed to said back panel for floating disposition beneath the user's head and supporting the user's head above the water and wherein said head support panel is constructed of an expanded foam material and comprising a flexible cover enclosing said buoyant expanded foam material of said heed support panel; and (b) a pair of shoulder straps extending from said front panels and a connecting strap connected to said shoulder straps and said back panel for positioning said shoulder straps over the shoulders of the user.