U.S. patent application number 13/551692 was filed with the patent office on 2014-01-23 for dual pillow floatation device.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jeffrey Marcantonio. Invention is credited to Jeffrey Marcantonio.
Application Number | 20140024273 13/551692 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 49946927 |
Filed Date | 2014-01-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140024273 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Marcantonio; Jeffrey |
January 23, 2014 |
DUAL PILLOW FLOATATION DEVICE
Abstract
A floatation device having a body portion, a first pillow
portion attached to a first end of the body portion, and a second
pillow portion attached to a second end of the body portion is
provided. In this way, when a user laying on the floatation device
desires to change positions, for example, change from laying on the
back to laying on the stomach (or vice versa), yet desires to
continue to have the user's head elevated by a pillow portion, the
user can change position without dismounting the floatation
device.
Inventors: |
Marcantonio; Jeffrey; (Sugar
Hill, GA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Marcantonio; Jeffrey |
Sugar Hill |
GA |
US |
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Family ID: |
49946927 |
Appl. No.: |
13/551692 |
Filed: |
July 18, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
441/129 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B63B 34/50 20200201;
A47C 27/081 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
441/129 |
International
Class: |
B63B 35/73 20060101
B63B035/73 |
Claims
1. A floatation device comprising: a body portion; a first pillow
portion attached to a first end of the body portion; and a second
pillow portion attached to a second end of the body portion.
2. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein the body portion is
configured to support a user as the user shifts the user's body to
move from resting the user's head on the first pillow portion to
resting the user's head on the second pillow portion,
3. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the
first pillow portion and the second pillow portion is convex.
4. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the
first pillow portion and the second pillow portion is concave.
5. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the
first pillow portion and the second pillow portion is
detachable.
6. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein the body portion is
rectangular.
7. The floatation device of claim 1 wherein the body portion is
configured to be folded while inflated.
8. A method of changing positions on a floating device, the method
comprising: shifting body on body portion of floatation device to
move from resting head on a first pillow portion of a floatation
device to rest head on a second pillow portion of the floatation
device wherein the first pillow portion is attached to a first end
of the body portion and the second pillow portion attached to a
second end of the body portion.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein shifting body on body portion of
floatation device to move from resting head on a first pillow
portion of a floatation device to rest head on a second pillow
portion of the floatation device comprises while laying on back and
resting head on first pillow portion shifting body on body portion
of floatation device to move from resting head on a first pillow
portion of a floatation device to resting head on the second pillow
portion while laying on stomach.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein shifting body on body portion of
floatation device to move from resting head on a first pillow
portion of a floatation device to rest head on a second pillow
portion of the floatation device comprises while laying on stomach
and resting held on first pillow portion shifting body on body
portion of floatation device to move from resting head on a first
pillow portion of a floatation device to resting head on the second
pillow portion while laying on back.
11. The method of claim 8 wherein shifting body on body portion of
floatation device to move from resting head on a first pillow
portion of a floatation device to rest head on a second pillow
portion of the floatation device comprises, while laying on back
and resting held on first pillow portion, sitting up and straddling
the body portion of the floatation device, leaning forward, and
swinging legs behind and up onto the body portion near the first
pillow portion.
12. The method of claim 8 wherein shifting body on body portion of
floatation device to move from resting head on a first pillow
portion of a floatation device to rest head on a second pillow
portion of the floatation device comprises, while laying on stomach
and resting head on first pillow portion, sitting up and straddling
the body portion of the floatation device, leaning backward, and
swinging legs forward and up onto the body portion near the first
pillow portion.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This disclosure relates to a dual pillow floatation
device.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Existing floatation devices, such as the floatation device
described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,437,068, include only one or no pillow
portion for users to elevate their head. These devices are not
designed to allow a user to easily change positions, for example,
change from laying on the back to laying on the stomach (or vice
versa), yet continue to have the head elevated.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0003] FIGS. 1A, 1B, 1C illustrate an example of an existing
floatation device.
[0004] FIG. 2 illustrates an example floatation device according to
the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0005] Various implementations of this disclosure provide a
floatation device having a body portion, a first pillow portion
attached to a first end of the body portion, and a second pillow
portion attached to a second end of the body portion. In this way,
when a user laying on the floatation device desires to change
positions, for example, change from laying on the back to laying on
the stomach (or vice versa), yet desires to continue to have the
user's head elevated by a pillow portion, the user can change
position without dismounting the floatation device.
[0006] FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C illustrate an example of an existing
floatation device 10. As described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,437,068,
floatation device 10 is formed from at least two layers 12a, 12b of
flexible thermoplastic sheet material bonded together by heat
seals. The flotation mattress 10 includes an inflatable pillow
portion 14 formed by a heat seal 16 around the perimeter of the
pillow portion between the two layers of thermoplastic, with an
inflation valve 18 for inflating and deflating the pillow portion.
The floatation mattress 10 also includes a mat portion 22 formed by
a heat seal 24 around the perimeter of the mat portion between the
two layers of thermoplastic, with an inflation valve 26 for
inflating and deflating the mat portion. The mat portion 22
includes alternating rows 40 of generally sinusoidal heat seals
formed between the two layers of plastic sheet material that extend
transversely across the mat portion. As shown in FIG. 1C, while
inflated, the mat portion 22 is bendable longitudinally,
transversely and diagonally so that the mat portion 22 can be
rolled or folded either on itself or around the pillow portion. The
mat portion 22 also can cradle the portions of the body of a person
reclining on the inflatable mattress 10 in water.
[0007] However, the floatation device 10 is not designed to allow a
user to easily change positions, for example, change from laying on
the back to laying on the stomach (or vice versa), yet continue to
have the head elevated by pillow portion 14.
[0008] FIG. 2 illustrates an example floatation device 200
according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the
floatation device includes a first pillow portion 210a and a second
pillow portion 210b configured to support a user's head and a body
portion 215 configured to support a user.
[0009] In some implementations, the floatation device 200 is
rectangular. In some implementation, the floatation device 200 is
about 7.5 feet long and about 3 feet wide.
[0010] In some implementations, the floatation device 200 is
configured to be folded while inflated.
[0011] In some implementations, one or more of the pillow portions
is detachable.
[0012] In some implementations, one or more of the pillow portions
is inverted (i.e., concaved to form a depression).
[0013] The body portion 215 is constructed to support a user when a
user is in a sitting position and further constructed to support a
user as the user shifts the user's body to move from resting the
user's head on the first pillow portion 210a to resting the user's
head on the second pillow portion 210b (or vice versa).
[0014] For example, assuming the user is laying on the user's back
with the user's heard resting on the first pillow portion 210a, the
user may shift the user's body to move from resting the user's head
on the first pillow portion 210a to resting the user's head on the
second pillow portion 210b by first sitting up and straddling the
body portion 215 of the floatation device 200, leaning forward, and
swinging the user's legs behind and up onto the body portion 215
near the first pillow portion 210a. This movement will position the
user's head at or near the second pillow portion 210b of the
floatation device 200 while lying on the user's stomach. The body
portion 215 is constructed to support such movement.
[0015] As another example, assuming the user is laying on the
user's stomach with the user's head resting on the first pillow
portion 210a, the user may shift the user's body to move from
resting the user's head on the first pillow portion 210a to resting
the user's head on the second pillow portion 210b by sitting up and
straddling the body portion 215 of the floatation device 200,
leaning backward, and swinging the user's legs forward and up onto
the body portion 215 near the first pillow portion 210a. This
movement will position the user's head at or near the second pillow
portion 210b of the floatation device 200 while laying on the
user's back. The body portion 215 is constructed to support such
movement.
[0016] This disclosure is not limited to any particular movement of
the user's body to shift the user's body to move from resting the
user's head on the first pillow portion 210a to resting the user's
head on the second pillow portion 210b (or vice versa).
[0017] This disclosure is not limited to any particular material
for the floatation device 200. This floatation device 200 can be
constructed using any suitable material including, but not limited
to, canvas, vinyl, rubber, plastic, foam, or any other material or
combination.
[0018] This disclosure is not limited to any particular dimensions
for the floatation device.
[0019] Furthermore, this disclosure is not limited to any
particular construction of the body portion 215.
[0020] One of ordinary skill in the art, after the benefit of
reading this disclosure, would know how to make a floatation device
in accordance with this disclosure.
[0021] Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment"
or "implementation" or words of similar import means that a
particular described feature, structure, or characteristic is
included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus,
the phrase "in an embodiment" or a phrase of similar import in
various places throughout this specification does not necessarily
refer to the same embodiment.
[0022] Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions
set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to
which these inventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings
presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated
drawings.
[0023] The described features, structures, or characteristics may
be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In
the above description, numerous specific details are provided for a
thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled
in the relevant art will recognize, however, that embodiments of
the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific
details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In
other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations
may not be shown or described in detail.
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