Safety Device and Inflating Apparatus Therefor

Abstract

An electronically controlled inflating apparatus for inflating an inflatable bladder with inflating product, the inflating apparatus comprising: an actuator which upon activation is adapted to cause the inflatable bladder to be filled with inflating product; a sensor assembly operatively associated with the actuator, the sensor assembly including a first pressure sensor assembly and a second pressure sensor assembly, the actuator adapted to cause inflation of the inflatable bladder responsive to measurements taken by the sensor assembly, and a control module operatively associated with the sensor assembly, the control module including a switch to place the inflating apparatus in an instant activation mode of operation and a swim activation mode of operation respectively, whereby (i) in the instant activation mode the actuator is activated upon the first pressure sensor assembly detecting a first preset pressure, and (ii) in the swim activation mode the actuator is activated upon (a) the second pressure assembly detecting a second preset pressure and (b) a preset time interval is measured by a timer of the control module after the second pressure sensor assembly has detected the second preset pressure.

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