Floating toy construction with improved safety features
View Patent ↗According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a construction for a float, the construction comprising a flotation device having a top portion, a bottom portion and an opening disposed through the top portion and the bottom portion, a seat portion located proximate the bottom portion of the flotation device, and a side wall coupled between the seat portion and an edge of the opening, wherein the seat portion is configured to support a user at a location proximate the bottom portion of the flotation device.
1. A construction for a float, the construction comprising:
a flotation device having a top portion, a bottom portion and an opening disposed through the top portion and the bottom portion, the opening having a perimeter;
a seat portion located proximate the bottom portion of the flotation device and having a perimeter; and
a side wall coupled between the seat portion and the perimeter of the opening;
wherein the seat portion is configured to support a user at a location proximate the bottom portion of the flotation device;
wherein the side wall is beveled from the perimeter of the opening to the perimeter of the seat portion; and
wherein the perimeter of the seat portion is larger than the perimeter of the opening.
2. The construction of claim 1 , wherein the side wall comprises a first portion coupled to the flotation device around the perimeter of the opening and a second portion coupled to the perimeter of the seat portion.
3. The construction of claim 2 , wherein the side wall extends downward from the perimeter of the opening towards the bottom portion of the flotation device.
4. The construction of claim 1 , further comprising a keel coupled to the bottom portion of the flotation device.
5. The construction of claim 1 , wherein the keel is weighted with water.
6. The construction of claim 1 , further comprising a size compensator, wherein the size compensator is configured to be inserted into the flotation device through the opening and located proximate the seat portion.
7. The construction of claim 6 , wherein the size compensator is removable from the flotation device.
8. The construction of claim 6 , wherein the size compensator includes at least two pieces.
9. The construction of claim 6 , wherein the size compensator is inflatable.
10. The construction of claim 1 , wherein the flotation device is an inflatable tube having a cross sectional diameter of between eight to ten inches.
11. A construction for a float, the construction comprising:
a flotation device having a top portion, a bottom portion and an opening disposed through the top portion and the bottom portion;
a seat portion located within the opening; and
a size compensator, wherein the size compensator is configured to be inserted into the flotation device through the opening and to be located proximate the seat portion;
wherein the size compensator is further configured to encompass a portion of a user supported by the seat portion;
wherein the size compensator is removable from the flotation device; and
wherein the size compensator is inflatable.
12. The construction of claim 11 , wherein the size compensator includes at least two pieces.
13. The construction of claim 11 , further comprising a side wall coupled between an edge of the opening and an edge of the seat portion, wherein the seat portion is located proximate the bottom portion of the flotation device.
14. The construction of claim 13 , wherein the side wall extends downward from the edge of the opening towards the bottom portion of the flotation device.
15. The construction of claim 13 , wherein the side wall is beveled in relation to the top and bottom portions of the flotation device.
16. The construction of claim 11 , wherein the flotation device is an inflatable ring having a cross sectional diameter of between eight to ten inches.
17. The construction of claim 11 , further comprising a keel coupled to the bottom portion of the flotation device.