Submarine escape suit assemblies
AssigneeSurvitec Group Limited
InventorsRichard Taylor, Steve Littler, Robert J Prendergast
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Abstract
A submarine escape suit assembly comprises a submarine escape suit (10) and a liferaft pack (11). The pack (11) is formed by an outer casing (20) that can be pulled open to access a sealed inner casing (21) containing a liferaft. A cord (27) on the inner pack (11) is pulled to commence inflation of the liferaft (10).
Claims13
A submarine escape suit assembly comprising a submarine escape suit and a liferaft pack, the liferaft pack comprising an outer casing attached to the suit and an inner casing held within the outer casing and containing a deflated liferaft, the outer casing including a first casing part and a second casing part directly connected together by a releasable fastening that is configured to enable the first casing part to be at least partly separated from the second casing part, the connection provided by the releasable fastening being released when the first casing part is pulled apart from the second casing part, wherein the outer casing remains attached to the submarine escape suit during and after separation of the first and second casing parts, and separation of the first and second casing parts allows the inner casing to float free from the outer casing and to expose an actuation device that is operable to cause inflation of the liferaft.
A submarine escape suit assembly according to 7 wherein the liferaft is connected to the submarine escape suit by a cord, the cord passing through the inner casing and the outer casing, and wherein the actuation cord is the cord connecting the liferaft to the submarine escape suit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.