Marine Safety Device

a safety device and safety technology, applied in life-saving, vessel safety, anchorage, etc., can solve the problems of easy loss of sight of floating people, person may not have floatation, and may not be particularly found,

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-12
SPENCER ROSS
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[0011]The present invention provides an assembly which offers life saving protection for unwanted immersion of a person in the ocean and other water bodies. The present invention further provides improvements in life saving floatation de

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There are two main difficulties which occur when a person falls into water either from a boat, wharf, sea platform or other marine structure.
The first danger is that the person may not have floatation provided by for example, a life vest to sustain life until rescue.
The second is that the person may not be found particularly if the sea state is treacherous in which case it is easy to lose sight of a floating person.
However, even though a person is wearing a life jacket there remains the danger of losing sight of a person overboard.
This is a safety problem whether or not the person is wearing a life jacket or not.
Such rings, once deployed, are very difficult to see both for the personnel on the boat and also for the person in the water.
In high seas it is easy to

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[0023]Referring to FIG. 1 there is shown an exploded view of a the buoyancy mast assembly 1 according to one embodiment of the invention. Assembly 1 comprises an envelope 2 shown unfolded and including closure flaps 3, 4, 5 and 6. Envelope 2 may be closed by engagement between flaps 3 and 5 and 4 and 6. Flap 4 includes a velcro strip 7 which engages corresponding velcro strip 7a located on an opposite face of flap 6. Likewise velcro strip 24 engages corresponding velcro strip 25 located on an opposite face of flap 3. Tab 8 provides a locking closure of envelope 2. All components to be described below are contained in the envelope by the above folding regime. Assembly 1 further comprises an inflatable mast 11 having a first end 13 which when the mast is fully inflated provides a visual indicator for search and rescue personnel. At opposite end 14 mast 11 is anchored to and preferably integrally attached to cover envelope 2 via a zipper 10. This connection may be effected by alternati...

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Abstract

A marine safety device for deployment in water upon unwanted entry by a person into the water to indicate the location of and to provide buoyancy for that person; the assembly comprises a cover for retaining components of the device as an undeployed package, an inflatable mast having a proximal end which engages the cover and a distal free end, means for inflation of the inflatable member upon contact between the device and a body of water. A weight is located at or near the proximal end of the inflatable member to bias the inflatable member to a generally upright position. The device further comprises means to enable a person in the body of water to gain floatation from the assembly via at least one grippable member attached to the inflatable member. The device when deployed, sits in the body of water so that at least part of the inflatable member remains exposed to view above a top water level to enable rescuers to pinpoint the location of the person in the water and to enable a person in the water to use the inflatable member as a buoyant safety device.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present invention relates to the field of marine safety and rescue devices, and more particularly to apparatuses which offer life saving protection for unwanted immersion of a person in the ocean and in other water bodies. The present invention further relates to improvements in life saving floatation devices having dual inflatable chambers each defined by opposing membranes. The invention further provides a combined inflatable marker buoy and rescue device for use in particular though not exclusively in the event of a person being washed or falling overboard.PRIOR ART[0002]There are in existence a wide variety of floatation device used on marine craft for the purpose of water rescue and to increase survival times in the event of unwanted immersion of a person in water and in particular the ocean. There are two main difficulties which occur when a person falls into water either from a boat, wharf, sea platform or other marine structure. The first danger is that t...

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IPC IPC(8): B63C9/20B63C9/18B63B21/48B63C9/08
CPCB63C9/20B63C9/0005
Inventor SPENCER, ROSS
Owner SPENCER ROSS
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