US Patent 7677940 Swimmer's safety apparatus

The swimmer's safety apparatus is worn around a user's waist or proximal thereto and is selectively inflated. The apparatus has a small rigid case with spaced apart rigid housings, each rigid housing holding an inflation device with compressed gas therein. Upon selection, each inflation device is separately released and inflated via a separate rotating handle for each. The compact device is provided in embodiments which can be attached to clothing, included in clothing, or worn about the waist in either attachment fashion or included with an optional belt.