Lifeguard positioning system
OwnerMaria Bella, Bret W. Johnsoninventors
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Abstract
A device and method of determining proper positioning of lifeguard stations at a swimming pool to minimize the risk of bather drowning. The method includes: positioning submersible devices or other objects at the bottom of a swimming pool according to an established grid or pattern; imaging the devices from different locations and different heights at the same locations; analyzing the images to determine the position and height of the locations which provide the best sightlines of the swimming pool from the surface of the water to the bottom of the pool shell; and positioning the lifeguard stations at the position and height of the locations determined by analyzing the images.
Claims18
A device for capturing images to facilitate the placement of lifeguard stations around a pool;
- the device comprising:
- a support member with multiple mounting stations provided thereon, the mounting stations being vertically aligned along a single vertical axis, the mounting stations are positioned at different elevations from a ground surface to conform to where eyes of a lifeguard are located depending upon heights of lifeguards or the lifeguard stations, the mounting stations are pivotably or rotatably mounted to the support member;
- imaging capturing equipment mounted on the mounting stations, the imaging capturing equipment having simultaneous shutter releases, the image capturing equipment and the mounting stations are configured to be positioned at a proper angle relative to a surface of water in the pool to properly capture images of objects in the pool;
- adjustable legs provided to allow the device to be free standing;
- a leveling measurement device, the leveling measurement device indicating when the support member is moved to a vertical position;
- wherein the device can be adjusted to position and maintain the support member in the vertical position.
A device for capturing images to facilitate the placement of lifeguard stations around a pool or other body of water, the device comprising:
- a support member with multiple mounting stations provided thereon, the multiple mounting stations pivot, move or rotate relative to the support member, the mounting stations are aligned along a single axis, the mounting stations are positioned at different elevations from a ground surface to conform to where eyes of a lifeguard are located depending upon heights of lifeguards or the lifeguard stations;
- imaging capturing equipment mounted on the mounting stations, the imaging capturing equipment having simultaneous shutter releases, the image capturing equipment and the mounting stations are configured to be positioned at a proper angle relative to a surface of water in the pool or the other body of water to properly, capture images of objects in the pool or the other body of water which simulate the refracted appearance of a human submerged bather/swimmer in the pool or the other body of water;
- a leveling measurement device, the leveling measurement device indicating when the support member is moved to a vertical position, thereby vertically aligning the mounting stations to prevent distortion or inaccuracy from the imaging capturing equipment based on vertical misalignment;
- wherein the device can be adjusted to position and maintain the support member in the vertical position and to allow the image capturing equipment to be positioned at an angle relative to the support member and relative to a surface of water in the pool or other body of water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.