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US 7,063,037 B1Granted
Multipurpose marine safety storage system
OwnerBrian Thomas Parksinventor
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A multipurpose marine safety storage system includes a safety storage unit for containing emergency/safety gear and which is adapted for quick release attachment to a marine craft. The safety storage system includes a storage unit having attachment locations for the attachment of modular containers for miscellaneous safety and personal items. The system is adapted for flotation by the incorporation in the storage unit of the sheet of buoyant material such as closed cell foam or an inflatable bladder so that the system serves as a flotation device as well as a container for bulky items such as life jackets. In the preferred embodiment the multipurpose storage system is secured on the undersurface of a cockpit cover so that items contained in the safety storage unit and modular containers are stored overhead and out-of-the-way yet are conveniently and instantly available in the event of an emergency. At least one surface of the safety storage unit of the system is provided with SOLAS grade reflective tape to enhance day and night visibility for search and rescue.
A multipurpose marine safety storage system comprising a buoyant flexible safety storage unit having a facing section and a corresponding rear section that cooperate to define an interior there between, said facing and rear sections being joined at their respective edges, an elongated opening in said facing section for access to said interior of said unit, said opening being normally closed by an elongated panel overlying said opening, a quick release closure to secure said panel in its closed position over said opening and for rapid opening of said panel for access to the interior of the unit and a buoyant element to provide buoyancy for floatation of said safety storage unit.
A multipurpose marine safety storage system comprising a flexible safety storage unit having a facing section and a corresponding rear section that cooperate to define an interior there between, said facing and rear sections being joined at their respective edges, an elongated opening in said facing section for access to said interior of said unit, said opening being normally closed by an elongated panel overlying said opening, a quick release closure to secure said panel in its closed position over said opening and for rapid opening of said panel for access to the interior of the unit, said multipurpose marine safety storage system further including at least one webbing strip adapted for the attachment of containers affixed to said safety storage unit, said webbing strip being secured to said safety storage unit at spaced apart intervals to form there between a plurality of unsecured sections defining attachment locations.
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