Safety device and inflating apparatus therefor

A technology of safety devices and inflatable equipment, which is applied in the direction of inflatable life-saving equipment, ship safety, transportation and packaging, etc., and can solve the problems of difficult wearing and discomfort of life jackets

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-07-10
ZACTILL INTPROP
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[0007] However, these lifejackets are difficult to don and are not suitable for recreational swimmers surfing in the water, or people engaged in some other type of water recreational activity

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[0092] In the following description, the same reference numerals will be used to refer to the same components.

[0093] figure 1 A first embodiment of the safety device is shown, generally designated by the reference numeral 10 . In use, the safety device 10 is used to keep a user afloat in a body of water in an emergency situation (eg, if the user falls from a marine vessel).

[0094] The safety device 10 comprises an item worn by a user, here in the form of a garment 12, in particular a surfing suit. The garment 12 of this embodiment is made of polyester. Polyester is suitable because it first provides thermal insulation to the user when immersed in water, and secondly protects against UV rays from sunlight.

[0095] The garment 12 also includes a visibility-enhancing colored portion 14 made of fluorescent material. In use, the colored portion provides enhanced visibility for the user floating in the body of water. This feature is used to help rescue groups find users w...

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A safety device (10) including an article to be worn by a user (12) and an inflatable bladder (16) which is in use attached to the article. The safety device further includes an inflating apparatus (18) for in use inflating the inflatable bladder with an inflating product. The inflating apparatus comprises an inflating product compartment (20) for storing the inflating product and a frangible valve (24) for deterring flow of the inflating product from the inflating product compartment. An actuator (34) is provided for rupturing the frangible valve thereby allowing inflating product to flow from the inflating product compartment to the inflatable bladder.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to mounting devices and more particularly to safety devices for keeping a user afloat in a body of water in an emergency situation. The invention also relates to an inflator for the safety device. Background technique [0002] Every year, more than one million people die from drowning. In the vast majority of drowning incidents, victims do not intend to enter the water, but instead fall into the water by accident, for example, being swept away from a pier by a high wave. [0003] In terms of water recreation, cruising in a small motor boat ranks high on the list of activities that drowning people do while drowning. Such drowning accidents frequently occur due to the capsizing of the boat or the victim falling into the water after a collision with other boats or floating objects. Victims are often unable to obtain their life jackets or are exhausted from treading water by the time help arrives. [0004] Another factor t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B63C9/08B63C9/105B63C9/15
CPCB63C9/08B63C9/1055B63C9/1255B63C9/155B63C9/18B63C9/24B63C2009/0041B63C2009/007B63C2009/131B63C9/081B63C9/20
Inventor 大卫·约翰·阿沙尔德
Owner ZACTILL INTPROP
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