Water management systems for preventing water ingestion in electrically powered inflation systems
AssigneeAir Cruisers Company
InventorsChristian W. Thomson, Thomas W. Swierkocki
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Abstract
Systems to prevent water ingestion during use of an electrically powered inflation system for an inflatable device in order to ensure that the inflatable device remains either upright in the water during the inflation process, or that prevents water from entering the inflation system air intake during the inflation process, or combinations thereof.
Claims19
A water ingestion prevention system for an automatic electrically-powered inflator used in connection with an inflatable device, the automatic electrically-powered inflator comprising an inlet open to the atmosphere and configured to automatically inflate the inflatable device upon activation of the automatic electrically-powered inflator, the water ingestion prevention system comprising:
- one or more buoyancy devices associated with the automatic electrically-powered inflator and configured to maintain or move the inlet of the automatic electrically-powered inflator above water during inflation,
- wherein the one or more buoyancy devices comprise a water barrier positioned around the automatic electrically-powered inflator.
A water ingestion prevention system used in connection with an inflatable device, the water ingestion prevention system comprising:
- an inflator comprising an inlet open to the atmosphere;
- and
- one or more sensors associated with the inlet of the inflator, wherein if the inflator will ingest water, the one or more sensors provide a signal to the inflator not to inflate the inflatable device.
A water ingestion prevention system for an automatic electrically-powered inflator used in connection with an inflatable device, the automatic electrically-powered inflator comprising an inlet open to the atmosphere and configured to automatically inflate the inflatable device upon activation of the automatic electrically-powered inflator, the water ingestion prevention system comprising:
- one or more buoyancy devices associated with the automatic electrically-powered inflator and configured to maintain or move the inlet of the automatic electrically-powered inflator above water during inflation,
- wherein the one or more buoyancy devices comprise a buoyancy device associated with a self-righting container, and
- wherein the inflatable device is packed within the self-righting container in a way that focuses weight of the inflatable device at an intended lowermost portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.