Life-saving diving buoy

Abstract

The present invention provides for a novel, but simply structured life-saving diving buoy that protects human lives by indicating presence of divers in a certain area while providing a dry storage compartment to store life-saving equipment useful to mark a submerged scuba diver's location while providing a dry compartment to store emergency and / or lifesaving equipment for when the diver comes to the surface and is far away from his boat.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableFEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not ApplicableSEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM[0003]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention relates to diving equipment and more particularly to a combination of a dive buoy and emergency and / or life-saving dry storage compartment useful to mark a submerged scuba diver's location while providing a dry compartment to store emergency or lifesaving equipment for when the diver comes to the surface and is at an unreachable distance from the nearest vessel or land. More particularly the present invention relates to a flag and buoy apparatus that includes a body having a dry compartment for storage of life-saving equipment. The flag and buoy apparatus also includes a pole assembly that extends vertically to support a flag, such as a diver's flag, the pole assembly being attachable to the body of the buoy. The body of the buoy comprising a hollow structure to provide a dry compar...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present invention solves the aforementioned problems by providing a dive buoy to both, alert boaters and rescuers of the presence of a diver, while providing safety and life-saving equipment for a diver who is at an unreachable distance from the nearest vessel or land, or the waves or surge are heavy enough to prevent him from being spotted; potentially preventing many deaths due to these types of accidents.

[0010]Advantageously, in accordance with the present invention, the buoy and life-saving equipment apparatus is designed so as to ensure compliance with the law, specifically wherein use of the dive flag is mandatory, while providing life-saving equipment to assist a person stranded at sea. This is achieved because when the person, for instance a diver, is left behind and / or gets somehow lost, the diver can reach the surface of the water, unseal the storage compartment and use any of the life-saving tools which will be contained in said compartment. By providing a storage compartment within the buoy structure, the diver will have access to potentially life-saving equipment without the need to carry it on him or herself, thus eliminating excess weigh for the diver, while ensuring safety and compliance with the law.

[0011]In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the buoy comprises a storage compartment which allows larger storage space than most diving carry on gear, thus providing potentially more safety equipment available for the diver in an emergency situation while not compromising the diver's freedom of movement due to excess gear.

Problems solved by technology

Diving activities have actually become a favorable pastime everywhere, but, regrettably, accidents in connection with diving activities have often occurred, sometimes with fatal results.

There have been a number of accidents resulting in death involving situations wherein dive boats have left behind divers in open waters.

The majority of these accidents related to divers being unintentionally left behind have occurred due to an inadvertent mistake.

The sudden development of a dangerous situation, allows little time for a diver to cope with it.

A diver involved cannot react quickly enough to save his own life or assist his fellow diver.

Thus, although they serve to alert others of the presence of a diver, they will be of little help if an unexpected incident should take place which leaves a diver behind at sea.

However, they all fail to solve the above mentioned problem in an efficient and economical way.

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