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Water actuated inflatable float device

CA 1237949 A · Owner: Trip-Saver Inc. · Inventors: Heitkamp, Lawrence F. Iii; Heitkamp, John J. Jr.

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A flotation device including an inflatable member a, compressed gas source including a container therefore with a port therein, means normally sealing the port a body member, having a bore extending therethrough means connecting the port, of the compressed gas container to the body member adjacent the bore and in registration therewith, a piston member positioned in the bore and movable therein between a first position engaging the means sealably closing the port in the compressed gas container and a second position spaced from the sealing means, the piston member having means thereon capable of rupturing the means sealably closing the port in the compressed gas container in the first …

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  • Granted June 14, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 14, 2005.
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FiledOctober 2, 1985
GrantedJune 14, 1988
Term endedJune 14, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237949 A
Classification (IPC)B63B22/22

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedOct 2, 1985Patent grantedJune 14, 1988Term endedJune 14, 2005

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