The results list plastics as the primary materials: polyethylene for the larger marine buoy and plastic or plastic/nylon combinations for pool buoys and rings.
The buoys are used for marine marking, anchoring and fendering, and residential pool uses such as floating thermometers and pool safety rings.
Weights in the listings range from very light pool buoys around 0.3 pounds, to mid-weight safety rings about 2.4 pounds, up to larger marine buoys around 9.5 pounds.
Some white buoys include ropehold eyes (for example a 1.125 in. ropehold eye on a larger buoy). Pool thermometers come ready-to-hang on a white nylon cord, and safety rings have a permanently attached nylon perimeter grab rope.
Measured dimensions vary by product: the large marine buoy is listed as 27 inches tall; the pool thermometer is about 8.25 inches high by 2 inches wide; and the safety ring is listed as 3 inches high with a 21-inch diameter.
The pool safety ring in the listings is described as designed for residential swimming pool use and is explicitly noted as not Coast Guard approved.
The floating pool/spa thermometer lists an easy-to-read dual scale, the ability to read both air and water temperature, a removable floating top, and a shatter-resistant case.
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