Yacht preserver
AssigneeYacht Preserver, Inc.
InventorJeremy Williams
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Abstract
A nonlimiting example of a yacht preserver includes a handle, an inflator device connected to an upper end of the handle and an inflatable bladder connected to a lower end of the handle. In this nonlimiting example, the inflator device includes a gas canister that is connected to the inflatable bladder by a tube and is configured to deliver gas to inflate the bladder upon activation. The yacht preserver may be used to seal an opening of a yacht by placing the uninflated bladder near the opening in the yacht and activating the inflator device allowing the bladder to expand to seal the opening.
Claims19
A system for sealing an opening in a yacht, comprising:
- a handle;
- the handle having an elongated shape extending from an upper end to a lower end;
- an inflator device connected to the handle at a position proximate to the upper end;
- the inflator device having a gas canister and an activation device;
- an inflatable bladder attached to the lower end of the handle;
- a hose having one end connected to the inflator device and a second end connected to the inflatable bladder;
- wherein the hose is connected to the inflator device at a connection point more proximate to the upper end of the handle than the lower end;
- wherein upon activation of the activation device, the inflator device is configured to pass pressurized air from the gas canister through the hose to the inflatable bladder, thereby inflating the inflatable bladder and thereby sealing the opening in the yacht.
A method of installing a device to prevent a yacht from sinking and removing said device comprising;
- providing the device, the device including:
- a handle;
- the handle having an elongated shape extending from an upper end to a lower end;
- the handle having a hand grip at the upper end;
- an inflator device connected to the handle at a position proximate to the handle;
- the inflator device having a gas canister, an activation device;
- an inflatable bladder attached to the lower end of the handle;
- a hose having one end connected to the inflator device and a second end connected to the inflatable bladder;
- wherein the hose is connected to the inflator device at a connection point more proximate to the upper end of the handle than the lower end;
- reaching over a side of a yacht using the handle;
- placing the inflatable bladder within an opening in the exterior side of a hull of the yacht from the exterior side of the hull of the yacht;
- inflating the inflatable bladder by activating the activation device;
- wherein activating of the activation devices causes the inflatable bladder to be inflated within the opening in the exterior side of the hull of the yacht using pressurized air from the gas canister thereby sealing the opening in the exterior side of the hull of the yacht.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.