Wireless water activated lights
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsChethana Shivappa, Vinod Kumar Shivalinga
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a water activated transmitter assembly configured to provide a signal to a wireless light assembly when the water activated transmitter assembly is exposed to water. A water emergency device system is also disclosed, which comprises the water activated transmitter assembly and the wireless light assembly coupled to a water flotation device. A method of manufacture of the water activated transmitter assembly is also disclosed.
Claims20
A water activated transmitter assembly, comprising:
- a casing;
- a cap coupled to the casing to form a cavity;
- a signal transmitter disposed within the cavity;
- a battery disposed within the cavity, wherein the battery is disposed distally to the signal transmitter and biased away from the signal transmitter by a spring;
- a pusher block disposed within the cavity distal to the battery;
- and
- a hygroscopic block disposed within the cavity and distal to the pusher block.
A water emergency device system, comprising:
- a water flotation device;
- a water activated transmitter assembly coupled to the water flotation device, wherein the water activated transmitter assembly comprises:
- a casing;
- a cap coupled to the casing to form a cavity;
- a signal transmitter disposed within the cavity;
- a battery disposed within the cavity, wherein the battery is disposed distally to the signal transmitter and biased away from the signal transmitter by a spring;
- a pusher block disposed within the cavity distal to the battery;
- and
- a hygroscopic block disposed within the cavity and distal to the pusher block a wireless light assembly coupled to the water flotation device.
A method of manufacture for a water activated transmitter assembly, the steps comprising:
- disposing a hygroscopic block in a cap;
- coupling a pusher block to the hygroscopic block;
- coupling a battery to the pusher block;
- coupling a spring to the pusher block;
- coupling a signal transmitter to a casing;
- and
- coupling the casing to the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.