Liferaft
AssigneeWardle Storeys (Safety & Survival Equipment) Limited
InventorMichael Martin
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Abstract
A reversible liferaft having two canopies (4a, 4b), one on each side, and an inflatable column (13), which supports the upper canopy (4a) when the liferaft is floating on water. The column (13) preferably has a narrow center (12) and wider extremities (3a, 3b) and is positioned in an aperture (7) in the floor (2) on the liferaft. A sleeve (9) is connected at one end (10) of the edge of the aperture (7) and at the other end (11) to the center (12) of the column (13).
Claims18
A liferaft comprising a sheet of waterproof fabric for supporting at least one person, at least one inflatable tube secured to and surrounding the periphery of the sheet, an aperture formed in the sheet, an inflatable column of fabric having a center and two extremities, a sleeve of waterproof fabric having two ends, the sleeve being connected at one end to the edge of the aperture in the sheet and at the other end to the outer surface of the column at or near the center thereof, and two canopies, each comprising a sheet of fabric extending from one extremity of the column to the at least one inflatable tube and the other extending from the other extremity of the column to the at least one inflatable tube.
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