Stackable float assembly

1 . A float arrangement, comprising:

a plurality of first and second floats each including a body portion having a first side surface and a second side surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one strap receiving recess which extends into the outer surface, the first and second side surfaces being generally planar and forming an acute angle therebetween, the inner surfaces being non-planar and having an inner radius between a first inner edge and a second inner edge, and the outer surfaces being non-planar and having an outer radius between a first outer edge and a second outer edge, the first side surface extending from the first inner edge to the first outer edge, the second side surface extending from the second inner edge to the second outer edge, the inner radius being smaller than the outer radius, the at least one strap receiving recess forming a recess in the first outer edge and the second outer edge, and

the plurality of first and second floats arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, at least one row containing alternating first floats having the inner surface facing upwards and second floats having the outer surface facing upwards, such that the body portion of each of a plurality of the first floats is positioned laterally adjacent an inverted second float and vertically adjacent another first float, with the first side surface of each of the plurality of the first floats abutting a second side surface of the laterally adjacent and inverted second float, with the first outer edge of the first side surface of each of the first floats contacting the second side surface of the laterally adjacent second float at a midpoint along the second side surface between the second inner edge and the second outer edge of the second side surface such that the first outer edge is offset from the second inner edge and the second outer edge in the direction of the second side surface, with the first and second inner edges of the inner surface of multiple first floats contacting the outer surface of a vertically adjacent first float, and with at least one outer column of first floats or second floats having the respective at least one strap receiving recesses align vertically down the outer column.

2 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of first and second floats forms a stacked float shipping assembly.

3 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of first and second floats includes at least one column of a plurality of upright first floats.

4 . The float arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the acute angle is between 45 and 55 degrees.

5 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the inner and outer surfaces for each float of the plurality of first and second floats are arcuate.

6 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the inner surface for each first and second float is concave and the outer surface for each first and second float is convex.

7 . The float arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one strap receiving recess for each first and second float extends across the outer surface from the first outer edge to the second outer edge in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the outer surface.

8 . The float arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

each first and second float has a wedge-like shape as viewed from along a length thereof.

9 . The float arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

each first and second float has a hollow interior.

10 . The float arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

each first and second float is at least partially filled with a foam material.

11 . A float arrangement, comprising

a plurality of first and second floats arranged in a plurality of rows and columns, each of the plurality of first and second floats having a first side surface, a second side surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, and at least one strap receiving recess which extends into the outer surface, the first and second side surfaces being generally planar and forming an acute angle therebetween, the inner surfaces being non-planar and having an inner radius between a first inner edge and a second inner edge, and the outer surfaces being non-planar and having an outer radius between a first outer edge and a second outer edge, the first side surface extending from the first inner edge to the first outer edge, the second side surface extending from the second inner edge to the second outer edge, the inner radius being smaller than the outer radius, the at least one strap receiving recess forming a recess in the first outer edge and the second outer edge, and

a first float of the plurality of first and second floats being positioned laterally adjacent an inverted second float of the plurality of first and second floats and vertically adjacent another first float of the plurality of first and second floats, such that the first side surface of the first float abuts the second side surface of the inverted second float with the first outer edge of the first side surface of the first float contacting the second side surface of the laterally adjacent second float at a midpoint along the second side surface between the second inner edge and the second outer edge of the second side surface such that the first outer edge is offset from the second inner edge and the second outer edge in the direction of the second side surface, with the first and second inner edges of the inner surface of the first float contacting the outer surface of the another first float, and with at least one outer column of first floats or second floats having the respective at least one strap receiving recesses align vertically down the outer column.

12 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of first and second floats forms a stacked float shipping assembly.

13 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of first and second floats includes at least one row of a plurality of upright first floats and a plurality of inverted second floats disposed in an alternating configuration, the first float being one of the plurality of upright floats and the second float being one of the plurality of inverted floats.

14 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of first and second floats includes at least one column of a plurality of upright first floats, the first and the another first floats being floats of the plurality of upright floats.

15 . The float arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein

the acute angle is between 45 and 55 degrees.

16 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 12 , wherein

the first and second end surfaces for each first and second float are arcuate.

17 . The float arrangement in accordance with claim 11 , wherein

the inner surface for each first and second float is concave and the outer surface for each first and second float is convex.

18 . The float arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein

the at least one strap receiving recess for each first and second float extends across the outer surface from the first outer edge to the second outer edge in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the outer surface.

19 . The float arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein

each first and second float has a wedge-like shape as viewed from along a length thereof.

20 . The float arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein

the first and second floats are identical besides being positioned in inverted form with respect to each other.