Inflatable Water Rescue System with Secure Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water rescue systems lack secure fixation to boats or watercrafts, do not conserve interior space, and often lack essential equipment like first aid kits, making them less effective and unsafe for multiple rescues.
Innovation Solution
A water rescue system comprising tubular elements made of fiberglass or plastic, housing inflatable boats with integrated first aid kits and automatic inflation devices, secure connection means to various boats, and safety features like handles and safety locks, ensuring secure fixation and efficient deployment without reducing boat interior space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid rescue board is mounted on the back of a watercraft, then the rescued person can be secured, but the person is subject to bumps and splashes due to water motion and interior space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an inflatable boat made of flexible rubber material instead of a rigid rescue board. The inflatable boat can be folded into a compact form for storage, maximizing interior space, and inflated to full size during rescue operations to provide a secure platform for the rescued person.
Solution Approach 2:
The rescue device transitions from a static folded state to a dynamic inflated state. The inflatable boat can be quickly deployed by inflating the rubber boat body, transforming from a compact storage form to a functional rescue platform, allowing rapid response while maintaining space efficiency.
2Volume of moving object
If an inflatable life boat is used, then space is saved by folding and storing, but the device lacks secure fixation to the watercraft
Solution Approach 1:
The rescue system is divided into separate functional components: the inflatable boat body, the air producing device, and the connection means. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the boat folds for storage, the air device remains compact, and the connection means provides secure attachment to the watercraft.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection means acts as an intermediary element that secures the inflatable boat to the watercraft without requiring the entire device to be large or complex. This intermediate component provides reliable fixation while maintaining the compact, space-saving design of the overall system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If rescue equipment is added to the watercraft, then rescue capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple rescue functions into a single integrated device: the inflatable boat body provides the rescue platform, the air producing device enables automatic inflation, and the connection means secures it to the watercraft. This merging of functions into one compact unit improves adaptability while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate equipment pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The inflatable boat serves multiple functions: it acts as a rescue platform, a life raft, and a secure mounting point for first aid equipment. The connection means allows the same device to be attached to various types of watercraft. This multi-functionality increases adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
4Extent of automation
If a self-inflatable life boat is used, then automatic inflation is achieved, but the device lacks integrated first aid equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the automatic inflation capability with integrated first aid equipment within the same inflatable structure. The first aid kit is positioned inside or on the inflatable boat, combining automated rescue deployment with comprehensive medical support in a single versatile system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a safe, aerodynamic, and versatile water rescue solution that can be securely fixed to a wide range of boats, conserves space, and includes essential equipment like first aid kits, enhancing rescue operations with ease of use and cost-effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
an air producing device (11) provided with the rubber boat body (10)
Data Source
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AI summary
Water rescue system (1) comprising at least a tubular element (2, 4) connectable to crafts, wherein the tubular element (2, 4) comprises a housing (2a, 4a) for an inflatable boat (3, 5).