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.

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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

[0013]The water visual safety device, which has been named by the inventors as the Hey Wave™ Water Sport Visibility Wristflag, is a caution wristband and alert flag designed to protect a water sport participant floating on the water from surrounding boat traffic. A downed water skier, wakesurfer, wake boarder, or tuber, for example, manually deploys and waves the alert flag while in the water notifying the passengers or driver of their boat of their location in the water and increasing visibility to oncoming boaters. Once the rider is in a safe position, the alert flag is simply wrapped back around the wrist into a caution wristband. Hey Wave™ Water Sport Visibility Wristflags are made entirely of quality all weather, high visibility materials designed for style and comfort to the water sport participant. The Hey Wave™ Water Sport Visibility Wristflag is for every boater pulling skiers, wakesurfers, wake boarders, or tubers. It was initially designed to increase rider safety for friends and family who were otherwise at the mercy of unaware boat traffic in crowded waters. The Hey Wave™ Water Sport Visibility Wristflag also provides a sense of security to younger riders who feel empowered using a new signaling device to communicate to other boaters and their captain while reducing the anxiety of the downed rider experience.

[0014]The Hey Wave™ Water Sport Visibility Wristflag also provides added safety measures and liability protection for water sport use or rentals of paddle boards, boogie boards, kayaks, rafts, sail boards, and waverunners. The safety benefits continue even in more controlled wat

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

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