US 6,484,662 B1 · Reflective rescue signaling device

Abstract

A reflective rescue signaling device for revealing a specific location of a person in distress from a distance, which includes a buoyant container (30) provided with an attachment ring (38) to which a lid (50) is removably attached. The container is equipped with an attaching loop (42) having a bore (44) for fastening the container to an object or onto a person. The lid has a handle (70) on one side and a spindle (58) on the other to which a length of reflective tape (94) is rolled. The tape is attached on one end to the spindle and on the other to an inside surface of the container such that when the lid is removed the reflective tape may be unrolled from the spindle and thrown or dropped into the water When on land the tape may be manually unrolled and placed in an open clearing or on top of vegetation for visual recognition and identification from a distance or to indicate direction.

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Dependent claims

A reflective rescue signaling device for signaling rescuers for individuals in distress on land or water comprising:

a buoyant cylindrical container, having an open top and a closed bottom,
a container attachment ring affixed upon the open top of the container, for enclosing the container and for attachment to an object or a persons clothing,
a container lid removably fastened upon the attaching ring, with the lid having a spindle extending into the container, and
reflective tape bonded on a first end to the spindle and on a second end bonded to an inside surface of the container with the tape rolled upon the spindle such that when the lid is removed the reflective tape may be unrolled from the spindle into a distended ribbon form suitable for visual identification from a distance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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