Patent ID: 7337744

Claim:
A boat safety float system comprising: A boat, said boat having a hull; At least one watertight inflatable flotation bladder, said at least one bladder being made from air tight heavy duty balistic materials that are thermo bonded and welded at each seam, said at least one bladder having at least one cell separator dividing said at least one bladder into at least two inflatable cells, said at least one bladder further having an inflation fitting for each cell; At least one storage compartment for receiving said at least one bladder provided on said hull clear of the normal waterline of said boat, said at least one storage compartment having a front, a back and a length, said at least one storage compartment having a rubber sealed bladder release slot extending along the length and the front of said at least one compartment; At least one fabric mounting strip mounted to the side of said at least one bladder, said at least one mounting strip having mounting holes with reinforcement grommets for receiving a fastener, said fastener securely mounting said at least one mounting strip and said at least one bladder within the at least one storage compartment at the back of said at least one storage compatment; A pressurized cylinder containing compressed gas, said cylinder having an emergency inflation valve with a cord or handle for activation by an occupant of said boat, said cylinder further having a manual shut off valve and a pressure line; At least one gas hose attached to each inflation fitting and an inflation hose connected to each gas hose and to said pressure line; Wherein the boat safety float system is activated by an occupant in an emergency such that compressed gas passes through said pressure line, said gas hose, said inflation hose and said inflation fitting so as to expand said at least one bladder out of said at least one storage compartment along said hull forming at least one large round float on one side of said boat.