US Patent 10464727 Buoyant article carrier

A carrier for transporting and storing elongate, flexible, buoyant articles having a body having a pre-determined length and a pre-determined width, and adapted to encircle the plurality of buoyant articles, a fastener cooperating with the body for releasably maintaining the body in an encircled position relative to the plurality of the buoyant articles, and a float connected to the body for providing buoyancy to the carrier when not carrying the buoyant articles.