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US 5,711,591 AGranted
Boat alerting system
OwnerJames Jordaninventor
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Abstract
A new Boat Alerting System for maximizing a boat's visibility to other boaters during darkness and inclement weather conditions. The inventive device includes a hollow aluminum shaft removably secured to a boat, a water proof electronics housing secured to the hollow aluminum shaft, a transparent light housing secured to the water proof electronics housing, and a lighting means secured within the transparent light housing.
Claims3
A Boat Alerting System comprising:
- a hollow aluminum shaft removably secured to a boat;
- a waterproof electronics housing secured to an end of the hollow aluminum shaft opposite of the boat;
- a transparent light housing secured to the waterproof electronics housing opposite of the hollow aluminum shaft;
- a lighting means secured within the waterproof electronics housing and the transparent light housing;
- at least three female electrical connections connected electronically to the lighting means, the female electrical connections mating with corresponding male electrical connections which are electronically connected to a boat's electrical system, wherein the lighting means includes:
- an electronic inverter electronically connecting to a manually switched power source of the boat's electrical system, through a first one of the female electrical connections and corresponding male electrical connection wherein the electronic inverter produces a pulsating electrical current;
- a diode electronically connected between the electronic inverter and a ground of the boat's electrical system through a second one of the female electrical connections and corresponding male electrical connection;
- a xenon flash tube electronically connected to the electronic inverter for producing the strobing lights, said xenon flash tube being substantially centrally positioned within the transparent light housing;
- at least two incandescent bulbs electronically connected in series with a constant power source of the boat's electrical system and the ground of the boat's electrical system through a third one of the female electrical connections and the second one of the female electrical connections and corresponding male electrical connections.
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