Automatically energizable lifesaving equipment
OwnerHenry H. Searlsinventor
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Abstract
A lifesaving apparatus for use on ships and other types of water sustained vessels which is characterized by the fact that it can be actuated by a person who has fallen overboard without the intervention of on-deck personnel. The lifesaving apparatus is mounted on a support secured to the vessel and includes among other components a life buoy; a man-overboard pole and flag; and a trailing line, which is constantly streamed astern of the vessel so that the life buoy and associated components are released from the support on the vessel when the trailing line is grasped by a man overboard.
Claims10
In a lifesaving apparatus for unassisted utilization by an overboard person, the combination of:
- a support securable to a portion of a boat which is accessible to the surface of the body of water being traversed by said boat;
- a life buoy mounted on said support;
- a trailing line connected to said life buoy and towed behind said vessel as said vessel traverses said water surface;
- and connecting means for removably securing said life buoy to said support, said connecting means being capable of sustaining the load imposed thereon as said trailing line is towed by said vessel through the water but being separable when the drag of an overboard individual, grasping the line, is imposed upon said trailing line to cause said life buoy to be released from said support and rendered accessible to said overboard person.
In a lifesaving device for an overboard, unassisted individual, the combination of:
- a support securable to a portion of a vessel traversing the water surface which is accessible to said water surface;
- a life buoy on said support;
- a man-overboard flag having an elongated flexible shaft maintained in coiled condition on said support adjacent said life buoy, said man-overboard flag having a pennant at its upper extremity and a counter-weight at its lower extremity and being connected intermediate said extremities to said life buoy;
- a trailing line connected to said life buoy and towable behind said vessel and seizeable by an overboard individual without assistance of on-board personnel;
- and connecting means connecting said trailing line to said support, said connecting means resisting the load imposed thereupon by the towing of said trailing line on the surface of the water but being releaseable by the load of an overboard individual impressed upon said line.
In a lifesaving device for facilitating the unassisted rescue of an overboard individual, the combination of:
- a supporting enclosure securable to a vessel traversing the surface of the water in proximity to said water surface;
- a life buoy releasably supported in said enclosure;
- a man-overboard flag in said enclosure secured to said life buoy;
- a trailing line secured to said life buoy and towable behind said vessel for seizure by an overboard individual;
- and releasable connecting means connecting said life buoy to said support, said releasable connecting means resisting the load impressed on it by the trailing line but being releasable when an overboard individual grasps said trailing line for withdrawing said life buoy and said man-overboard flag from said enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.