Adjustable buoyant jacket

Claim 2

In a buoyant jacket an assembly including a right hand buoyant body, a left hand buoyant body, each of said bodies having a front edge and a back edge, a ring disposed between said back edges, and strap means having a first end and a second end, means for securing said first end to a first location adjacent to the back edge of one of said bodies, said strap means extending from said location through said ring and back over said first body and over said second body and through said ring to position said second end at a second location adjacent to the back edge of said second body, means for securing said second end at said second location and means located at the front of the jacket for adjusting the effective length of said strap means.

Claim 3

An assembly as in claim 1 including respective fabric tunnels on said bodies for receiving said strap means.

Claim 4

An assembly as in claim 1 in which said strap means comprises respective strap lengths and means for readily detachably connecting said lengths.

Claim 5

A buoyant jacket including a combination, a left hand buoyant body comprising a chest portion and a waist portion and front and back shoulder portions and means connecting said front and back shoulder portions, a right hand buoyant body comprising a chest portion and a waist portion and front and back shoulder portions and means connecting said shoulder portions, each of said bodies having a back edge and a front edge at its waist portion, and means for connecting said bodies and for releasably holding said jacket on the person of a wearer, said connecting means comprising a ring located between said back edges, strap means having an end secured to a location adjacent the back edge of said first body, said strap means extending through said ring and freely around said first body to a location adjacent said front edge thereof, means connecting said ring to said second body and means including strap length adjusting means for connecting said strap means to said other body.

Claim 6

A buoyant jacket including a combination, a left hand buoyant body comprising a chest portion and a waist portion and front and back shoulder portions and means connecting said front and back shoulder portions, a right hand buoyant body comprising a chest portion and a waist portion and front and back shoulder portions and means connecting said shoulder portions, each of said bodies having a back edge and a front edge at its waist portion, and means for connecting said bodies and for releasably holding said jacket on the person of a wearer, said connecting means comprising a ring located between said back edges, strap means having an end secured to a location adjacent the back edge of said first body, said strap means extending through said ring and freely around said first body to a location adjacent said front edge thereof, means connecting said ring to said second body and means including strap length adjusting means for connecting said strap means to said other body.

Claim 7

A jacket as in claim 4 in which said back shoulder portions have inner edges and adjustable means connecting said inner edges.

Claim 8

In a buoyant jacket, an assembly including in combination, a right hand buoyant body, a left hand buoyant body, each of said bodies having a front edge and a back edge, a ring disposed between said back edges, a first strap length, means for securing one end of said first strap length to a first location adjacent to the back edge of one of said bodies, said first strap length extending from said first location through said ring and back over said one body to position the other end thereof adjacent to the front edge of said one body, a second strap length, means for securing one end of said second strap length to a second location adjacent to the back edge of the other body, said second strap length extending from said second location through said ring and back over said other body to position the other end thereof adjacent to the front edge of said other body and means for adjustably connecting the other ends of said strap lengths.

Claim 9

In a buoyant jacket, an assembly including in combination, a right hand buoyant body, a left hand buoyant body, each of said bodies having a front edge and a back edge, a ring disposed between said back edges, a first strap length, means for securing one end of said first strap length to a first location adjacent to the back edge of one of said bodies, said first strap length extending from said first location through said ring and back over said one body to position the other end thereof adjacent to the front edge of said one body, a second strap length, means for securing one end of said second strap length to a second location adjacent to the back edge of the other body, said second strap length extending from said second location through said ring and back over said other body to position the other end thereof adjacent to the front edge of said other body and means for adjustably connecting the other ends of said strap lengths.

Claim 10

An assembly as in claim 6 including means for securing said one end of said first strap length to said first strap length adjacent to said first location.

Claim 11

An assembly as in claim 7 including means for securing said one end of said second strap length to said second strap length adjacent to said second location.

Claim 12

In a buoyant jacket an assembly including a first buoyant body having a first edge and a second edge, a second buoyant body having a third edge, means interconnecting said first and second bodies with said third edge adjacent to said second edge, said interconnecting means comprising a strap having an end secured to said first body at a location adjacent to said second edge, means disposed between said second and third edges for slidably receiving said strap, said strap extending from said end through said receiving means and in proximity to said first body to a location adjacent to said first edge, and manually operable means located adjacent to said first edge for adjusting the effective length of said strap to draw said second and third edges together.

Claim 13

In a buoyant jacket an assembly including a first buoyant body having a first edge and a second edge, a second buoyant body having a third edge, means interconnecting said first and second bodies with said third edge adjacent to said second edge, said interconnecting means comprising a strap having an end secured to said first body at a location adjacent to said second edge, means disposed between said second and third edges for slidably receiving said strap, said strap extending from said end through said receiving means and in proximity to said first body to a location adjacent to said first edge, and manually operable means located adjacent to said first edge for adjusting the effective length of said strap to draw said second and third edges together.

Claim 14

An assembly as in claim 9 in which said strap receiving means is a ring.

Claim 15

An assembly as in claim 9 including means forming a tunnel on said first body for guiding said strap.

Claim 16

In a buoyant jacket an assembly including a first buoyant mass having a first edge and a second edge, a second buoyant mass having a first edge and a second edge, means connecting said first and second buoyant masses to each other with said first edges adjacent to each other and with said second edges adjacent to each other, said connecting means comprising a strap having a free end adjacent said first edge of said first mass, said strap extending along said first mass and in proximity thereto toward said second edge of the first mass, means disposed between said second edges for slidably receiving said strap, said strap extending through said receiving means and back to a location on said first mass adjacent to said second edge, means for securing said strap at said location, means connecting said receiving means to said other mass, and manually operable means adjacent said first edges for adjusting the effective length of said strap concomitantly to adjust the distance between said first edges and the distance between said second edges.

Claim 17

In a buoyant jacket an assembly including a first buoyant mass having a first edge and a second edge, a second buoyant mass having a first edge and a second edge, means connecting said first and second buoyant masses to each other with said first edges adjacent to each other and with said second edges adjacent to each other, said connecting means comprising a strap having a free end adjacent said first edge of said first mass, said strap extending along said first mass and in proximity thereto toward said second edge of the first mass, means disposed between said second edges for slidably receiving said strap, said strap extending through said receiving means and back to a location on said first mass adjacent to said second edge, means for securing said strap at said location, means connecting said receiving means to said other mass, and manually operable means adjacent said first edges for adjusting the effective length of said strap concomitantly to adjust the distance between said first edges and the distance between said second edges.

Claim 18

An assembly as in claim 12 in which said receiving means is a ring.

Claim 19

An assembly as in claim 12 including a tunnel on said first mass for receiving said strap.