Patent ID: 7677940

Claim:
A swimmer's safety apparatus, comprising, in combination: a rigid case selectively worn approximately on a user's waist, the rigid case having a first end spaced apart from a second end; a first rigid housing disposed proximal to the rigid case first end; a second rigid housing disposed proximal to the rigid case second end; a first upper slot disposed within the first rigid housing; a first lateral lower slot disposed within the first rigid housing, the first lateral lower slot spaced apart from the first upper slot; a second upper slot disposed within the second rigid housing; a second lateral lower slot disposed within the second rigid housing, the second lateral lower slot spaced apart from the second upper slot; a pair of identical levers comprising a first lever and a second lever, each lever used in a mirrored position within each rigid housing, each lever rotatably fitted within each rigid housing, each lever comprising: a hollow circular body; a solid tapered handle extended tangentially from the circular body; a rounded end on the handle; a cap removably fitted to the circular body, the cap disposed opposite the tapered handle, the cap selectively trapped on the circular body by one of the rigid housings; a valve disposed on the circular body, the valve selectively tripped via rotation of the circular body within one of the rigid housings; a balloon within the circular body, the balloon pressurized with a compressed gas.