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Patent 2184931 Summary

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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2184931
(54) English Title: AQUA-BAND
(54) French Title: AQUA-BANDE
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
Bibliographic Data
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A63H 23/10 (2006.01)
  • B63B 34/565 (2020.01)
  • B63C 09/08 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • ADAMSON, SCOTT M. (Canada)
(73) Owners :
  • SCOTT M. ADAMSON
(71) Applicants :
  • SCOTT M. ADAMSON (Canada)
(74) Agent:
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued:
(22) Filed Date: 1996-10-09
(41) Open to Public Inspection: 1998-04-09
Availability of licence: N/A
Dedicated to the Public: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data: None

Abstracts

English Abstract


A length of material, attached in specific areas to form 'loops' and used to connect
common recreational floatation 'tubes', used as water toys, together to form a
larger floatation device.


French Abstract

Cette invention concerne une attache formant des boucles et servant à relier des tubes de flottaison ordinaires servant de jouet aquatique pour constituer un dispositif de flottaison plus grand.

Claims

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Claims
Claim 1:
A flexible connecting 'band' consisting of a length of two (2) inch wide nylon
material that is sewn into multiple 'loops' to join two or more extruded polystyrene
tubes ('noodles') together to form a larger floatation device.
Claim 2:
A flexible connecting 'band' consisting of a length of two (2) inch wide vinyl
material that is sewn into multiple 'loops' to join two or more extruded polystyrene
tubes ('noodles') together to form a larger floatation device.
Claim 3:
The 'band' of claim 1 in which the nylon material is three (3) inches wide.
Claim 4:
The 'band' of claim 2 in which the vinyl material is three (3) inches wide.
Claim 5:
The 'band' of claim 2 in which the vinyl material is heat-sealed together.

Description

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SPeciffcation
A common recreational floatation device (water toy) is a ~Iylofo~ll or extruded
pol~ y.~ne tube, gwle.ally known as a 'water log' or 'pool noodle'. These
'noodles', which are av ~ le in various sizes, are tucked under a person's arms,either individually or in blln~ s, to aid in floating
This inveneion relata to a 'band' for attaching multiple 'noodla' together to
form a larger floatation device.
Each band may be made of a variety of ~ ial, such as nylon or vinyl, may be in
various lengths and widths, and have multiple 'loops' to accol,lll,odate two or
more tubes of varying sizes. The spacing b~ n the loop5 may be of various
Anc~
In dl~ ,S which illustrate the embo.l;...~ of this invention, Figure 1 is a top
view and Figure 2 is a view from the end.
Each band 'A' can freely adapt to, embrace and slide up and down a noodle 'B'.
Multiple bands may be r~ d to secure a number of noodles together.

Representative Drawing
A single figure which represents the drawing illustrating the invention.
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Event History

Description Date
Inactive: IPC assigned 2021-01-13
Inactive: IPC assigned 2021-01-13
Inactive: IPC expired 2020-01-01
Inactive: IPC removed 2019-12-31
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 1999-10-12
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 1999-10-12
Inactive: Cover page published 1999-09-30
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 1998-10-09
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 1998-04-09

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
1998-10-09
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
SCOTT M. ADAMSON
Past Owners on Record
None
Past Owners that do not appear in the "Owners on Record" listing will appear in other documentation within the application.
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Representative drawing 1998-04-22 1 2
Description 1996-12-16 1 24
Abstract 1996-12-16 1 6
Claims 1996-12-16 1 18
Drawings 1996-12-16 1 7
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1998-07-12 1 131
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 1998-11-08 1 184
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1999-07-11 1 120