Hand-held portable and inflatable Personal flotation device

Abstract

This stick type portable inflatable personal floating device is designed to help a victim escape from under the water quickly or to keep him/her at the surface of the water easily until rescuers come. This device is designed by minimizing size to maximize portability. Thus, because of the small size, it can save a lot of space to store and enable to give a lot of freedom for those who carry it. All of the structures and parts are designed to be simplified and hand-worked for minimizing the possibility of malfunction in use. The usage is also simple and can be earned intuitively. Because of the minimal size, it can be stored even in a small vehicle such as a boat or car. And, because of the light weight, it can be stored in airplane as a lifesaver. And, a diver can carry it conveniently when diving because of the compact size.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand-held portable and inflatable Personal flotation device comprising:
 a strap attached to the bottom of the main body of the floating device;   an adjusting part of said strap to tighten said strap on a user's wrist to prevent this device from slipping off the user's wrist. This assembly of said strap part is attached to the bottom of the main body of this device;   an assembly of the main body: inside of the lower part of the stick type body, a small charged gas storage which contains compressed gas is installed. The upper part of this gas storage is connected to a gas valve which has a push-and-turn unlocking system for use. By using this gas valve, the gas can flow into the air bag which is located on the opposite side of the gas storage to inflate it. In a preserving condition, the air bag is folded inside of a stick type plastic case to minimize its volume.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly of inflatable floating life-saving device of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior of the upper case of the main body of the device is colored with yellow to make it easy to find. And, on the surface of the case, three big red arrow marks are attached to show right direction, so the user can remove the case quickly. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly of inflatable floating life-saving device of  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable air bag is colored yellow to be found easily on the surface of water by rescuers. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly of inflatable floating life-saving device of  claim 1 , wherein the outside of the lower part of the body is a handle. It is covered with a rubber type material to prevent it from slipping from the hand in the water. This handle part has a wave shape to make it easy to grip. It has a half-circle shaped protective part. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly of inflatable floating life-saving device of  claim 1 , wherein at the bottom of the main body of this device, there is an inlet for charging gas. It can be also used to check the pressure of the gas in the storage.