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US 2014/0295720 A1Published application
Collapsible floatation system
OwnerDavid Wickhaminventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments and aspects of the disclosed application relates to a rescue device that can be used to assist in rescue of a person or other entity from a body of water. The rescue device comprises a floatation mechanism, a delivery mechanism, and a retrieval mechanism. The rescue device comprises a length of rope having a looped end of rope on which are located one or more floatation component(s), a weight to facilitate delivery of the components comprising the delivery device, and the length of rope facilitates retrieval of the rescue device.
Claims20
A system to facilitate rescue, comprising:
- a length of rope, wherein a looped end is formed on the length of rope by attachment of one end of the length of the rope to a point along the length of the rope;
- at least two floatation components located on the looped end of rope, wherein a first floatation component in the at least two floatation components comprising a first weight incorporated into the first floatation component and a second floatation component in the at least two flotation components comprising a second weight incorporated into the second floatation component, the first weight and the second weight facilitate delivery of the looped end of rope and the at least two floatation components.
A method for constructing a rescue device, comprising:
- positioning a first floatation component on a length of rope, wherein the first floatation component having a first weight incorporated therein;
- positioning a second floatation component on the length of rope, wherein the second floatation component having a second weight incorporated therein;
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- forming a looped end in an end portion length of the length of rope by attaching one end of the rope to a point along the length of the rope, with the end portion length of rope forming the looped end of rope, wherein the first floatation component and second floatation component are located on the looped end of rope.
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