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US 2017/0029080 A1Published application
Self-righting device for life raft
AssigneeWinslow Marine Products Corporation
InventorsAashik Udupi, Ashish Kumar Agarwal
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Abstract
A life raft is provided having a base having a top side and a bottom side, one or more buoyancy elements attached to the top side of the base, and a righting-device attached to the bottom side of the base, the righting-device is configured to shift a center of gravity of the life raft. When the life raft is subject to an instability event, the righting-device is configured to provide a shifted center of gravity such that a righting moment is generated to automatically return the life raft to an upright position.
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A life raft comprising:
- a base having a top side and a bottom side;
- one or more buoyancy elements attached to the top side of the base;
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- a righting-device attached to the bottom side of the base, the righting-device configured to shift a center of gravity of the life raft;
- wherein, when the life raft is subject to an instability event, the righting-device is configured to provide a shifted center of gravity such that a righting moment is generated to automatically return the life raft to an upright position.
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