Shark repellent
OwnerBrian Chase Watsoninventor
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Abstract
Some embodiments may be of spearfishing apparatus fitted with at least one magnet configured to repel sharks away from the spearfishing apparatus. The spearfishing apparatus may be one or more of: a spearfishing shaft, a spearfishing tip, and/or a spearfishing gun. Some embodiments may be of personal floatation devices (PFDs) fitted with at least one magnet configured to repel sharks away from the PFDs. Some PFDs may be fitted with a tethered drop-down magnetic apparatus to protect lower extremities of a wearer of such PFDs. Such magnets may be electromagnets powered by batteries in some embodiments.
Claims9
A personal floatation device fitted with at least one magnet that is configured to repel sharks away from the personal floatation device;
- wherein the personal floatation device is configured to minimize unintentional submerging of a face of a wearer of the personal floatation device within water wherein the personal floatation device comprises at least one panel and at least one drop-down magnet apparatus;
- wherein the at least one drop-down magnet apparatus exists in two operational configurations, a deployed configuration and a non-deployed configuration, respectively;
- wherein the at least one drop-down magnet apparatus comprises:
- at least one magnet holder that is in physical communication with the at least one magnet;
- at least one tether that is in physical communication with both the at least one magnet holder and the at least one panel of the personal floatation device;
- wherein the at least one tether is an elongate flexible member;
- wherein in the deployed configuration, the at least one magnet holder is configured to sink below the at least one panel when the personal floatation device is in the water;
- wherein in the non-deployed configuration, the at least one magnet holder is removably attached to the at least one panel via attachment means.
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