Abstract: A floating cooler configured in accordance with a predetermined creature configuration is provided which includes a buoyant thermally insulated housing, the housing including a bottom portion, a side portion connected to the bottom portion and extending upward therefrom and forming an open enclosure therebetween, wherein the open enclosure defines a cavity and the housing includes an exterior configuration which is generally shaped as a portion of a torso characteristic of the predetermined creature.

Abstract: A floating cooler includes a container, a first lid, and a second lid. The container includes a bottom and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom. The bottom includes an inside layer, an outside layer, and an insulating layer is disposed between the inside and outside layers. The peripheral wall includes an inside wall, an outside wall, and a combination insulation/air bag layer disposed between the inside and outside walls. A water drain is preferably attached to the peripheral wall at an end, near the bottom thereof. A pair of free swinging handles are disposed on each end of the peripheral wall at substantially a top thereof. The first lid is pivotally attached to the top of the peripheral wall. The first lid is retained against the top of the peripheral wall with a pair of locking latches. An opening is formed through the first lid, the opening is sized to receive the second lid. The second lid is pivotally attached to the top of the first lid.

Abstract: A cooler chest is mounted into a lower container which allows the chest to float without tendency for upending or taking on water. The lower container provides openings for resting items such as drink cans and cups, loose change and keys while one plays in the water. The lower container is of such size and buoyant volume as to support the chest when it is filled with water without allowing the items on the lower container to become wet.

Abstract: A lidded container for lobsters or like crustacean comprises a container formed of plastics material having sidewalls, endwalls and a bottom wall and a lid formed of plastics material which is adapted to be hingedly secured to the container sidewalls to move between an open position and a close position. The lid has a top wall formed of a series of upwardly projecting ribs defining wells to receive and retain therein ice which, when melted, passes through perforations in the bottom faces of the wells to circulate about the lobsters. The water then exits through apertures in the sidewalls, endwalls and bottom wall of the container.

Abstract: A floating beverage holder for use in water sports. The beverage holder contains a plurality of cavities for holding cans or bottles, and has sufficient volume to provide the required buoyancy and which can support the beverage holder on water when the beverage holder contains combinations of cans and bottles. The design of the beverage holder makes the floating beverage holder virtually un-tipable. A housing is provided in the larger beverage holders for storage of food, ice, or bathing supplies.

Abstract: A floating beverage cooler is provided including a floatable base and a cooler removably coupled to the base. The base has at least one recess formed therein for releasably receiving a beverage therein. The cooler and base further have a coupling mechanism for precluding the separation thereof.

Abstract: A Floating Fisherman's Accessory which is fabricated of Styrofoam.TM. measuring approximately 3 feet in length, 4 inches in height and 18 inches in width which includes several openings which extend into the water including a large opening for placement of the 5 gallon bucket, two sealed storage areas, one for storing cold drinks, and one for storing fishing equipment and tackle, a pair of metal skids runs along a bottom length on each side of the device allowing the device to be pulled across terrain without damaging the live bait bucket, the device also includes accessory drink holders and fishing pole holders.

Abstract: This invention relates to a flexible, collapsible, floating container (1) for receiving and holding liquids such as oil recovered from oil spills. Specifically, the invention relates to a continuous, sealed, collapsible container having an upper portion which has a positivebuoyancy to maintain an upright position of the container while collapsed and when filled with oil. A rigid ring (2) with a valve (4) for introducing the liquid is located in the upper portion. A stabilizer to prevent rotation and provide stability may be attached to a lower portion of the container. A strengthening layer, such as nylon mesh (16) could be added to surround the container (1), as well as a harness for lifting the container out of the water. The container (1) expands and floats as it becomes filled.

Abstract: A thermally insulated floating beverage container holding device is disclosed which has an elongate body member having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall closing the side wall to form a chamber for receiving a typical round bottle or aluminum can beverage container therein. The side wall has an upper portion that is substantially thicker than the remaining portion of the side wall to provide floation for the holding device, and a weight is suitably secured to the bottom of the holding device to proide sufficient stability that the device holds a beverage container upright both when immersed in water so that neither will beverage spill from the container nor will water get into the container to contaminate the beverage, and when the device is placed on a dry surface.

Abstract: A container which is suitable for retaining lobsters and similar catches in a live condition comprises a container body and a lid which can be secured in place to close the container body, both the body and lid being of synthetic polymeric material(s). The lid has one or more sealed chambers in it which are of sufficient total capacity to render the lidded container buoyant when full. Thus the catch of lobsters or the like may be retained in a live condition and secure against escape while the container is floated, for example alongside a fishing boat or fish quay.

Abstract: A fish catch chest comprising a boat-shaped hull capable of floating upon a top surface of a body of water. A receptacle has an open top with a compartment therein and is integral with the boat-shaped hull. The compartment will hold fish caught by a skin diver in the body of water. A lid is for closing the open top of the receptacle and sealing the compartment.

Abstract: A selectively floatable minnow bucket, including at least one wall, a gate, a plurality of openings and at least one floatation mechanism, the wall and gate defining a hollow cavity for maintaining live bait, the openings allowing the flow of water in and out of the bucket in order to maintain a fresh water supply to the live bait, and the floatation mechanism including at least one wall, a hollow channel, and plugs or stopcocks, into which substances of various densities such as water, air, or sand are introduced to affect the buoyancy of the minnow bucket.

Abstract: An insulated retainer (10) for a beverage container. The retainer (10) is comprised of a cylindrical sleeve (12) with an open top (16) and open bottom (18), the bottom (18) having a flexible base (14), thereby providing stability to the beverage container.

Abstract: A lower density fluid that is substantially immiscible and is floating on the surface of a body of a higher density fluid is collected, separated and stored in the top part of a container having a roof, peripheral walls of flexible fluid-impermeable material and an opening in the bottom. The container is kept afloat in the body of higher density fluid by a floatation collar, and a submersion ring imparts shape to the peripheral walls. A mixture of fluids is skimmed from the surface of the body and is pumped into the container through inlets near the bottom. The lighter density fluid separates and floats in the top part of the container, and the higher density fluid is displaced through the opening in the bottom.

Abstract: A floating roof tank is provided having a fixed vertical pole disposed through an opening in the floating roof. The vertical pole serves as both a gauging pole and an anti-rotational pole. The gauging pole is perforated to allow the free flow of liquid into and out of the gauging pole. A float is disposed within the gauging pole. The float has a pair of spaced-apart seals which effectively prevent the escape of vapor from within the tank through the gauging pole. Other seals effectively prevent the escape of vapor from within the tank around the periphery of the gauging pole and around the periphery of the roof itself. The gauging pole, in combination with the double sealed float, provides the operator of the tank with the ability to sample the tank from the top of the gauging pole, rather than having to stand on the floating roof itself.