Jeffrey R Betz

US Patent:

20040082237, Apr 29, 2004

Filed:

Apr 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/413924

Inventors:

Michael Farmer - Troy NY, US
Cecilia Domingos - Ballston Lake NY, US
Michael Lobsinger - Cohoes NY, US
Jeffrey Betz - Cohoes NY, US

Assignee:

Orca Gear - Ballston Lake NY

International Classification:

B63C009/08

US Classification:

441/106000, 441/118000

Abstract:

A personal flotation device that may be worn alone, as well as fitted into a separate garment, such as a jacket or vest. The personal flotation device may include a wearable inflatable bladder that is selectively adjustable into a retaining configuration that fits to a wearer and into a loosened configuration that is removable from the wearer. A closure system maintains the bladder in the retaining configuration. A first component of a releasable attachment system may be provided with the wearable inflatable bladder, whereby the first component is attachable to a complementary second component of the releasable attachment system that is provided on a separate garment to integrate the inflatable bladder and the separate garment.

US Patent:

20100015867, Jan 21, 2010

Filed:

Jul 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/174452

Inventors:

Jeffrey R. Betz - Cohoes NY, US
Michael J. Lobsinger - Cohoes NY, US

International Classification:

B63C 9/11

US Classification:

441 92, 441106, 441 90

Abstract:

A personal flotation device may include a chest portion, an abdominal portion, and a connecting portion positioned between the chest portion and the abdominal portion. The width of the connecting portion may be smaller than the width of both the chest portion and the abdominal portion. The connecting portion may extend only from a center region of the chest portion. The chest portion, abdominal portion and connecting portion may be arranged to together form an approximately I-shaped portion. The personal flotation device may be secured to a garment.