Patents Assigned to Orca Gear
  • Publication number: 20040082237
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Orca Gear
    Inventors: Michael W. Farmer, Cecilia M. Domingos, Michael J. Lobsinger, Jeffrey R. Betz