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US 12,240,576 B2Granted
Person overboard retrieval apparatus
AssigneeDiverse Marine Safety Group, LLC
InventorsFrank Rabena, Jerry Ryan Bryant, William Saunders, Jacob Johnson
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Abstract
A deployable conscious or unconscious person-in-the-water rescue apparatus that can be manually or automatically deployed multiple and consecutive times to assist both a rescuer and a person-in-the-water by providing a tethered net that self-deploys in the water and supports the person-in-the-water while being pulled to safety.
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A person-in-the-water rescue apparatus, comprising:
- a tether line including a float and swivel near a deployable end, the swivel being connected to first ends of multiple net lines;
- a net connected to second ends of the multiple net lines;
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- net spreader rods attached to the net to help spread the net upon deployment, the net spreader rods being formed in a cross-pattern.
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A person-in-the-water rescue apparatus, comprising:
- a tether line including a float and swivel near a deployable end, the swivel being connected to first ends of multiple net lines;
- a net connected to second ends of the multiple net lines;
- and
- net spreader rods attached to the net to help spread the net upon deployment, wherein the net is configured to form a conical shape when being retrieved.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.