Water safety and survival system
OwnerWilliam L. Courtney, Robert Manuel Carmichaelinventors
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Abstract
A counterweight assembly is provided to enhance heads up surface positioning of a person. The assembly includes a weight/ballast member strategically disposed on a cylinder/tank worn by a diver during a dive. The weight member can be attached by several different embodiments. Preferably, the weight member is attached such that the diver cannot release or adjust the weight member while he or she is diving. The weight member rotates the person to ensure heads up surface positioning in the event the person becomes incapacitated. Also provided are several other water safety and survival devices.
Claims19
A counterweight assembly for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly comprising:
- a weight member;
- and
- means for attaching said weight member to a cylinder, the cylinder adapted to be attached to the person, said weight member attached at a position on said cylinder where the person cannot remove or adjust said weight member while the cylinder is attached to the person;
- wherein said weight member rotates the person to ensure heads up surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated.
A counterweight assembly for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly comprising:
- a weight member;
- and
- means for attaching said weight member to a cylinder, the cylinder adapted to be attached to the person;
- wherein said weight member rotates the person to ensure heads up surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated;
- wherein said means for attaching is a flexible pocket member attached to a tank band, said tank band wrapped and attached tightly around the cylinder, wherein said weight member is disposed within said pocket member;
- wherein said flexible pocket member has a flap member;
- and
- a releasable pouch member, said pouch member attached to a handle member, said weight member disposed within said pouch member, wherein said handle member is disposed out of said pocket member when properly assembled.
A counterweight assembly for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly comprising:
- a ballast member;
- and
- means for attaching said ballast member in an infinite number of vertical positions with respect to a cylinder adapted to be attached to the person and where said ballast member cannot be released or adjusted by the person while the cylinder is attached to the person;
- wherein said ballast member provides a single reliable heads up position of the person at surface level.
A counterweight assembly for a cylinder mounted on a person's body, the cylinder having a longitudinal axis, said counterweight assembly comprising:
- a support member;
- means for adjustably positioning said support along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder;
- a weight member secured to said support member and being disposed substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis, said weight member also secured to said support member where the person cannot release or adjust said weight member while the cylinder is mounted to the person;
- wherein said weight member generates a righting moment to cause an incapacitated person's mouth and nose to be positioned and maintained out of the water at all times.
A non-releasable, securely attached, relatively small amount of tank mounted trim ballast attached in any of an infinite number of vertical positions as required to balance a unique combination of other ballast and buoyancy members attached to and specific to a diver and his or her dive, said tank mounted trim ballast providing a single, reliable, heads up position of the diver at water surface level at any time during the dive, comprising:
- a weight member;
- and means for attaching said weight member to a tank associated with the diver;
- wherein said weight member is positioned such that it cannot be removed or adjusted by the diver during his or her dive or other underwater travel.
A counterweight assembly for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly comprising:
- a weight member;
- and
- means for attaching said weight member to a cylinder, the cylinder adapted to be attached to the person, said weight member attached at a position on said cylinder where the person cannot remove said weight member while the cylinder is attached to the person;
- wherein said weight member rotates the person to ensure heads up surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.