Patent ID: 8231421

Claim:
An inflatable wet suit comprising: a torso section having a back pocket; a bladder assembly positioned within the back pocket, the bladder assembly comprising an inflatable bladder bag and an inflator valve adapted for operative connection with a compressed gas canister; a rip cord having one and other ends with the one end being connected to the inflator valve, the rip cord extending over a shoulder region of the torso section so that the other end thereof is graspably positioned adjacent a front portion of the torso section; and a canister pouch within the back pocket of the torso section for receiving the gas canister therein, wherein the canister pouch includes a front wall attached to the torso section along side and bottom edges thereof with a top edge being unattached to the torso section so as to define a pouch space with an open upper end, and wherein the front wall includes at least one cut-out region to allow manual manipulation of the gas canister positioned in the pouch space.