Granted Patent B2

US 9,415,845 · App. 12/837,746 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. A seat construction for a float, the seat construction comprising:

an upper layer made of a first plastic material;

a lower layer made of a second plastic material; and

a middle layer interposed between the upper layer and the lower layer, wherein the upper layer, middle layer, and lower layer are configured, in combination, to support a user placed on the seat construction,

wherein the middle layer is comprised of a reinforced plastic material configured to increase the strength and integrity of the seat construction to prevent structural failure of the seat construction while the user is placed on the seat construction,

wherein the upper layer and the lower layer are bonded together around an outer edge of the seat construction, and

wherein the first plastic material of the upper layer is transparent so as to make the middle layer visible to the user.

2. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the upper layer, the lower layer and the middle layer each include at least one pair of aligned apertures.

3. The seat construction of claim 2 , wherein the upper layer and the lower layer are bonded together around the circumference of each aperture.

4. The seat construction of claim 3 , wherein the lower layer is folded over at least one of the middle layer and the upper layer around the circumference of each aperture.

5. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the first plastic material and the second plastic material are Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).

6. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the reinforced plastic material is PVC mesh.

7. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the reinforced plastic material is laminated PVC.

8. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the upper layer has a smaller diameter than the lower layer.

9. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the middle layer has a smaller diameter than the upper layer and the lower layer.

10. The seat construction of claim 9 , wherein the middle layer is encompassed entirely by the upper and lower layers.

11. The seat construction of claim 1 , wherein the lower layer is configured to be bonded to a flotation device.

12. A method for constructing a seat for a float, the method comprising:

interposing a middle layer of reinforced plastic material between an upper layer of plastic material and a lower layer of plastic material, wherein the upper layer, lower layer and middle layer are configured, in combination, to support a user placed on the seat, wherein the reinforced plastic material of the middle layer is configured to increase the strength and integrity of the seat to prevent structural failure of the seat while the user is placed on the seat, and wherein the upper layer of plastic material is transparent so as to make the middle layer of reinforced plastic material visible to the user; and

welding the upper layer of plastic material to the lower layer of plastic material around an outer edge of the seat.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the layer of reinforced plastic material, the upper layer and the lower layer each include at least one pair of aligned apertures, and wherein the method further comprises welding the layer of reinforced plastic material, the upper layer and the lower layer to each other around an edge of each aperture.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises folding the lower layer over at least one of the layer of reinforced plastic material and the upper layer around an edge of each aperture.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising welding the lower layer to a flotation device around an edge of the lower layer.

Assignments (10)