Safety Poncho

US Patent Issued In 1997

Flying is one of the safest forms of transportation in the 21st century, but our inventor would like to make it even safer. He says that many airline injuries occur during aircraft taxiing, take-off and turbulence. His solution? The Safety Poncho, so that everyone can now have their own personal airbag. In use, it slips over your head and is self-inflating using a tiny compressed air canister. We like this idea if our plane is headed for a crash landing, but since taxiing takes place before you leave the runway and turbulence can hit unexpectedly at any time during your flight, that means to be safe, you have to blow up your bladder bag before beginning departure.

The Safety Poncho is a sure conversation starter and it will guarantee the person in front of you won't be reclining their seatback into your personal space. Balancing food trays and trips to the bathroom will make this a very entertaining flight, indeed. And, if your seat mates blow up their bags too, you won't even have to worry about moving at all, because all of you will be wedged into your seats tighter than a can of soaring sardines.
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