Rescue drone
OwnerDaniel J. Good, Kevin Goodinventors
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Abstract
A remote control drone assembly to assist in the rescue of distressed swimmers. The drone assembly includes a flotation device that can be released over a distressed swimmer. A retractable spool assembly attached to the drone assembly includes a line having a proximate end tethered to the spool assembly. The drone assembly is constructed and arranged to be flown by an operator over a distressed swimmer. The floatation device is released for use by the distressed swimmer and the drone assembly is returned to the operator. The retractable spool is detached from the drone assembly and attached to a spool retractor. The spool retractor retrieving the floatation device together with the distressed swimmer.
Claims16
A rescue drone system comprising:
- a drone assembly formed from a frame member having a plurality of rotor assemblies and a power source secured thereto and controlled by a wireless controller;
- a spool assembly releasably attached to said frame member, said spool assembly including a line having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end tethered to said spool assembly;
- a release bracket secured to said frame member and controlled from a storage position to a deployed position by operation of said wireless controller;
- a floatation device releasably secured to said release bracket and said distal end of said line;
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- a spool retractor constructed and arranged to receive said spool assembly, said spool retractor having a rechargeable battery coupled to a motor driver;
- wherein said drone assembly is operated by said wireless controller to a position over a distressed swimmer and activated to release said floatation device from said release bracket whereby said drone assembly is returned to said wireless controller while deploying line from said spool to accommodate the distance between the spool assembly and the floatation device, wherein said spool assembly is detached from said frame member and attached to said spool retractor, said spool retractor retrieving said floatation device.
A rescue drone system comprising:
- a drone assembly formed from a frame member having a plurality of rotor assemblies and a power source secured thereto and controlled by a wireless controller;
- a camera with a modem attached to said frame member for transferring images to a screen coupled to said wireless controller;
- a spool assembly having a level wind wherein floating line retracted is evenly wound around a spool, said spool assembly releasably attached to said frame member for holding said floating line having a length of about one mile and at least a 300 lb test rating, said floating line having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end tethered to said spool assembly;
- a release bracket secured to said frame member and controlled from a storage position to a deployed position by operation of said wireless controller;
- a floatation device releasably secured to said release bracket and said distal end of said floating line;
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- a spool retractor constructed and arranged to receive said spool assembly, said spool retractor having a rechargeable battery coupled to a motor driver;
- wherein said drone assembly is operated by said wireless controller to a position over a distressed swimmer and activated to release said floatation device from said release bracket whereby said drone assembly is returned to said wireless controller while deploying floating line from said spool to accommodate the distance between the spool assembly and the floatation device, wherein said spool assembly is detached from said frame member and attached to said spool retractor, said spool retractor retrieving said floatation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.