CPC B63B 34/50 (2020.02) [B63B 5/24 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of assembling a floatation device comprising:
providing a casing comprising:
an upper fabric layer;
a lower porous layer, opposite to the upper fabric layer; and
a plurality of dividers, each of the plurality of dividers being connected at a first end to the upper fabric layer and at a second end to the lower porous layer;
wherein a portion of edges of the upper fabric layer and portion of edges of the lower layer are fixed together and another portion of edges of the upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer are connected by a zipper, the upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer defining a chamber therebetween, and the plurality of dividers dividing the chamber into a plurality of sleeves;
installing a plurality of foam floatation members in a respective sleeve of the plurality of sleeves;
closing the zipper to form a floatatable platform;
wherein the upper fabric layer is a woven, water-resistant fabric;
wherein the lower porous layer includes yarns coated with a synthetic plastic polymer;
wherein the lower porous layer includes apertures that range between 0.5 mm2 and 1.5 mm2.
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