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US 7,517,268 B2Granted
Inflatable rope
AssigneeGrohe Enterprises, Inc.
InventorBrian Pehling
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Abstract
An inflatable rope comprises three layers, a bladder, a sheath, and a fitted, perforated plastic bag to keep the inflatable rope in a compressed form. The compressed form can be hurled through the air at great distance to a person overboard. The inflatable rope can be inflated to a size that eases the ability of the person, who has lost dexterity in frigid water, to hold on to it for rescuing.
Claims5
An inflatable rope, comprising:
- a bladder formed from plastic to receive, transport, and contain an inflatable medium;
- a sheath formed from a weave of man-made fibers that expands or compresses;
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- a fitted, perforated plastic layer into which the bladder and the sheath are rolled or folded so as to allow the inflatable rope to be wound into a spool housed in a drum.
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