Flotation device

- Kelsyus, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of a flotation device according to another embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the flotation device illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the flotation device illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the flotation device illustrated in FIG. 1, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view.

The broken-jagged lines which define the boundary of the claimed design do not form part of the claimed design. The broken lines are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. In addition, the bottom view of the flotation device not shown forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flotation device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D642232
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 2010
Date of Patent: Jul 26, 2011
Assignee: Kelsyus, LLC (Virginia Beach, VA)
Inventors: Brian Edward Le Gette (Baltimore, MD), David Reeb (Columbia, MD), Alan Tipp (Baltimore, MD), Justin Saul Werner (Millersville, MD), Ronald L. Wilson, II (Catonsville, MD), Inna Alesina (Owings Mills, MD)
Primary Examiner: Zenia I Bennett
Attorney: Cooley LLP
Application Number: 29/375,004
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Swimming Or Flotation (D21/803)