Patent ID: 7465207

Claim:
A life jacket comprising a. a first section comprising a first buoyant cushion enclosed within a first water-proof cover wherein the first buoyant cushion further comprises an opening large enough to allow the head of a user to pass through the first buoyant cushion; b. a plug for the opening of the first buoyant cushion wherein a first end of the plug is connected to the opening edge on the first buoyant cushion by a first hinge which allows a second end of the plug to move in either direction away from the first buoyant cushion through the opening; c. a second section comprising a second buoyant cushion enclosed within a second water proof cover; d. a second hinge connecting a first end of the first buoyant cushion to a first end of the second buoyant cushion which allows the first buoyant cushion to be folded onto a first side or a second side of the second buoyant cushion; e. a first strap and a second strap connected to a first side of the first buoyant cushion on opposite sides of the opening and further connected to the first side of the second buoyant cushion, wherein the first strap and the second strap allow the user to be fastened to the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion; f. a third section comprising a third buoyant cushion enclosed within a third water proof cover; g. a third hinge connecting a second end of the second buoyant cushion to a first end of the third buoyant cushion which allows the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to be folded onto a first side or a second side of the third buoyant cushion; h. a first adjustable buckle belt on the first side of the third buoyant cushion; i. a second adjustable buckle belt on the second side of the third buoyant cushion, wherein the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt each fasten around the first side of the third buoyant cushion, further wherein the user may be fastened to the third buoyant cushion with the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt; j. means for adjusting the first adjustable buckle belt and the second adjustable buckle belt so as to allow various size users to be fastened to the third buoyant cushion; k. means for attaching the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to the first side of the third buoyant cushion when folded onto the first side of the third buoyant cushion; l. means for attaching the first buoyant cushion and the second buoyant cushion to the second side of the third buoyant cushion when folded onto the second side of the third buoyant cushion; and m. means for attaching the life jacket to a seat frame.