Patents Examined by Sherman Bainger
  • Container for pneumatic inflatable life raft, and pneumatic inflatable life raft equipped with same
    Patent number: 6869326
    Abstract: A rigid container having a generally horizontal elongated and non-parallelepiped shape, for containing a pneumatic inflatable life raft in deflated and folded state, is detailed. The container may be formed by two respectively upper and lower mutually assembled half-shells. The lower half-shell has, on its outer convex face, a zone with generally planar axial surface whereby the container can rest in stable position on a subjacent substantially planar support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Zodiac International
    Inventor: Alain Richard