Avalanche rescue device
OwnerPaul Stuart Auerbach, Joshua Bryan Carter +6inventors
InventorsPaul Stuart Auerbach, Joshua Bryan Carter, Lauren Renee Fuller, Daniel Robert Haylett, Aaron Kombai Knoll, John Pierce Reitenberg, Andrew Wayne Smith, Eric Jarl Thorsell
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Abstract
A rescue device includes a control module to sense an avalanche, sense the direction of the surface and establish a target path to the surface. A nozzle is selected or oriented by the control module along the target path. A fluid reservoir is connected to the nozzle to force a fluid through the nozzle along the target path to the surface. This allows rescuers to identify the location of a victim and also provides an air path to the victim.
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A rescue device, comprising:
- a control module to sense the direction of a surface formed by an avalanche and establish a target path to the surface, wherein the control module utilizes the target path to designate a selected nozzle from a plurality of nozzles;
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- a fluid reservoir connected to the selected nozzle to force a fluid through the selected nozzle along the target path to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.