Stabilizing Cap for Personal Flotation Device

摘要

A personal flotation device includes a shell and an inflatable bladder inside the shell. An inflator inside the shell is connected in fluid communication with the bladder for, when actuated, directing fluid under pressure into the bladder to inflate the bladder. A stabilizing cap on the shell maintains the inflator in a desired position inside the shell and helps to protect the inflator against damage. In one embodiment, the shell has a window, the inflator has an inflator status indicator, and the stabilizing cap maintains the inflator in a position inside the shell in which the inflator status indicator is visible through the window.

主权项

1. A personal flotation device comprising:
a shell having a window; an inflatable bladder inside the shell; an inflator inside the shell and connected in fluid communication with the bladder for, when actuated, directing fluid under pressure into the bladder to inflate the bladder, the inflator having an inflator status indicator; and a stabilizing cap on the shell for maintaining the inflator in a position inside the shell in which the inflator status indicator is visible through the window.