Abstract: A self-inflating swimming aid comprises a flotation member having a core of open cell foam closely encompassed in a waterproof casing of impermeable plastic. An inflation valve allows fluid communication with the foam core through the cover. The device is inflated by opening the valve so that the foam core may assume its expanded shape, and is deflated by compressing the foam core to force the air out of the flotation member through the valve. Once the flotation member is deflated to a desirable size and shape, the valve may be closed and the device may be folded or rolled up for storage.

Abstract: An inflatable flotation device includes one of more pockets for receiving and retaining a lighting element or elements. The lighting elements may be readily inserted into and removed from the pockets so that the user may select the location of the elements. The user may also choose the direction of the light beam emanating from each element. The lighting elements are water-tight in construction and fully submersible, and may be controlled remotely by low-frequency signals that allow the user to selectively activate each element and control the color of its light beam.

Abstract: A submersible toy whose density is less than water, and whose design and construction allow the toy to glide forward, when released underwater, at a slight upward angle as the toy rises to the surface of the water. The toy includes a single wing, slidable along a channel within the body, that produces variations in movement of the toy depending on the selected position of the wing relative to the body of the toy.

Abstract: Recreational flotation devices are generally described. The flotation device may comprise inflatable portions of different size that aid a user in achieving a sitting position.

Abstract: An inflatable display assembly includes a base member to which the inflatable body is permanently attached. The base member has a channel therethrough, one end of the channel being affixed to an opening in the fabric of inflatable body. An external air blower unit may be removably attached to base member at one end of said channel to provide a flow of air through the base member and then into the inflatable body.

Abstract: This invention relates to children's toys, and particularly to an array of toys that may be attached to a baby boat or stroller, or may be used independently in or out of a bathtub, pool, or other body of water, to stimulate and entertain a child by providing a simulated control panel or dashboard panel of a boat or other vehicle.

Abstract: Recreational flotation devices are generally described. The flotation device may comprise inflatable portions of different size that aid a user in achieving a sitting position.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rotatable connector assembly, also referred to as a two-part connector assembly that allows connection of one object or member bearing one part of the assembly to another object or member bearing the other part of the assembly, and further allows rotation of the members with respect to each other in a plane parallel to the plane of the assembled connector, assures that the two connector members remain attached under load and shear forces, and permits ready detachment of the connector members from each other.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rotatable connector assembly, also referred to as a two-part connector assembly that allows connection of one object or member bearing one part of the assembly to another object or member bearing the other part of the assembly, and further allows rotation of the members with respect to each other in a plane parallel to the plane of the assembled connector, assures that the two connector members remain attached under load and shear forces, and permits ready detachment of the connector members from each other.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rotatable connector assembly, also referred to as a two-part connector assembly that allows connection of one object or member bearing one part of the assembly to another object or member bearing the other part of the assembly, and further allows rotation of the members with respect to each other in a plane parallel to the plane of the assembled connector, assures that the two connector members remain attached under load and shear forces, and permits ready detachment of the connector members from each other.