Wristband alert flag for water sport safety

Abstract

Visual safety device providing a caution wristband and alert flag designed to protect a water sport participant from surrounding boat traffic. The safety device includes a rolled up banner attached to a wristband to be worn by a water sport participant. A downed water sport participant, such as a water skier, wakesurfer, wake boarder, or tuber, manually deploys and waves the alert flag while in the water to notify their boat operator of their location and increasing visibility to oncoming boaters. Once the water sport participant is in a safe position or back on a boat, the alert flag is simply wrapped back into a caution wristband.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application claims priority to (1) provisional patent application entitled “Wrist Band Alert Flag” filed on Apr. 24, 2021, having Ser. No. 63 / 179,229, which is hereby incorporated by reference, and (2) provisional patent application entitled “Hey Wave Rally Flag” filed on Nov. 19, 2021, having Ser. No. 63 / 281,400, which is hereby incorporated by referenceBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to water sport alert devices, and more particularly, to a releasable alert flag for easily locating a person in the water.Description of Related Art[0003]Water sports are very popular for people of all ages, and water safety is very important in water sports to prevent injuries, including possibly very serious injuries. Common water sports include water skiing, wakesurfing, wake boarding, and tubing. In all of these water sports, a person participating is such water sports is very li...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is for a lightweight and compact signaling device that can be easily stored and used. It has two highly visible colors, one for a caution state and the other for an alert state. This makes it easy for people to see and respond to the signal. Different colors can be used for different situations, making it even more versatile.

Problems solved by technology

In all of these water sports, a person participating is such water sports is very likely going to fall into the water at some point, and that person will be alone in the water until the operator of the boat pulling that water skier, wakesurfer, wake boarder, or tuber, can recover and get that person back into the boat.

During the time that person is alone floating in the water, the person is vulnerable to being hit by another motor boat, especially in a crowded lake with a lot of boat traffic.

Furthermore, sometimes even brightly colored clothing is not easily visible, especially in rough waves.

However, these flags remain with the boat and not with people floating in the water.

Hand signals are a part of boater safety classes, although these signals are not always visible or easy for younger riders to convey.

Because of the aforementioned factors, many water sport participants are too anxious to ride in crowded boating conditions.

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