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US 11,427,291 B2Granted
Man overboard rescue system
AssigneeC-Hero, LLC
InventorShane Michael Smith
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Abstract
A man over board rescue system 100 may comprise a main body 200 with the main body quickly and easily being attached and detached to a ship's bitt. Thus, the system may be quickly set up prior to departing and quickly put away at the end of a voyage. The system allows for the fast and efficient rescue of a person overboard without need for a rescuer to enter the water or to risk bodily injury in retrieving a person in the water. The system provides secure mechanical means allowing for a winch to be used in the support of a person which is a significant departure from the prior art.
Claims8
A man over board rescue system comprising:
- a) a main body (100), the main body comprising a tube channel (210) the tube channel attached to an upper spindle block (273) and an lower spindle block (270) with a spindle (267) disposed between the upper spindle block and the lower spindle block;
- the spindle attached to a spindle gear (265) with the spindle gear in geared attachment to a worm gear (260) with the worm gear attached to a handle (263);
- the spindle having a top end attached to a winch plate (225) with the winch plate attached to a winch (220) and the winch plate supporting a rope clutch 230;
- the spindle having a lower end attached to a spindle connector (275);
- b) a lift line (290) attached to the winch and the lift line in contact with a distal end of a davit (300);
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- c) a proximal end of the davit attached to the spindle connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.