Patent ID: 8591275

Claim:
A personal floatation sport garment, comprising: a front shirt portion secured to a back shirt portion along corresponding horizontal edges, said front and back shirt portions enclosing a user's upper torso and extending from a user's neck to his or her hips; and two arm portions laterally opposed and secured to said front and back shirt portions; and a sliding fastener for securing said garment to a user; and wherein said garment is constructed of an insulating layer, along with an inner liner layer attached to the inner surface of said insulating layer; a plurality of buoyancy pockets disposed along the interior of said front shirt portion and said back shirt portion and tightly enclosing sections of closed cell foam, wherein said pockets are watertight and sealed around the perimeter of each section of closed cell foam; said buoyancy pockets comprising a secondary layer of shirt material attached to said front or back shirt portion; and wherein said secondary layer is attached to an interior surface of said front or back shirt portion.