James Preston Oxenham
Engineers in Littleton, CO
License number
Colorado 14943
Issued Date
Jul 1, 1977
Renew Date
Sep 1, 2009
Expiration Date
Aug 31, 2011
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
562 E Arden Crk E ARDEN CR, Littleton, CO 80126
Professional information
Personal Flotation Device Apparatus With Hand-Held Tool
US Patent:
2001004, Dec 6, 2001
Filed:
Oct 26, 1999
Appl. No.:
09/427295
Inventors:
DAVID W. SANSO - LAKEWOOD CO, US
JAMES PRESTON OXENHAM - HIGHLANDS RANCH CO, US
JAMES PRESTON OXENHAM - HIGHLANDS RANCH CO, US
International Classification:
B63C009/08
US Classification:
441/088000
Abstract:
An end portion of an elongate personal flotation device includes a hand-held tool. In one embodiment, a hand-held tool head assembly has a mounting cup with a cylindrical wall and a flat cup base. The cup is fitted over an end portion of a flexible, cylindrical, noodle-type flotation device. In an alternative embodiment, a squeeze-ball bladder pumping device in located within an end portion of an elongate personal flotation devise formed of resilient deformable material such that, when the end portion is squeezed, a stream of fluid id expelled through an orifice in a surface of the end portion. In another embodiment, the end portion is of a paddle tool shape and may be used to propel a flotation device user through the water in which the device is afloat.