Water safety and survival system
AssigneeTrebor Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam L. Courtney, Robert M. Carmichael
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Abstract
A counterweight assembly is provided to enhance heads up surface positioning of a person. The assembly includes a weight/ballast member strategically disposed on a cylinder/tank worn by a diver during a dive. The weight member can be attached by several different embodiments. Preferably, the weight member is attached such that the diver cannot release or adjust the weight member while he or she is diving. The weight member rotates the person to ensure heads up surface positioning in the event the person becomes incapacitated. Also provided are several other water safety and survival devices.
Claims12
A combination counterweight assembly and cylinder for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly combination comprising:
- a cylinder adapted to be attached to and worn by a person;
- a weight member;
- and
- means for attaching said weight member to a the cylinder, the cylinder adapted to be attached to the person, said means for attaching and said weight member attached at a position on said cylinder where the person cannot remove said weight member while the cylinder is attached to the person;
- said weight member remains in a single fixed non-movable position with respect to the cylinder while the cylinder is mounted to the person and in use by the person underwater;
- wherein the attachment position of said weight member on the cylinder allows the weight member to rotate the person to ensure heads up airway supportive surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated.
A combination counterweight assembly and cylinder for providing enhanced heads up surface positioning of a person, said counterweight assembly combination comprising:
- a cylinder adapted to be attached to and worn by a person;
- a weight member;
- and
- means for attaching said weight member to a the cylinder, the cylinder attached to the person, said means for attaching and said weight member attached at a position on said cylinder where the person cannot remove said means for attaching and said weight member while the cylinder is attached to the person;
- said weight member remains in a single fixed non-movable position with respect to the cylinder while the cylinder is mounted to the person and in use by the person underwater;
- wherein the attachment position of said weight member on the cylinder allows said weight member to rotate the person to ensure heads up airway supportive surface positioning if the person becomes incapacitated;
- wherein said means for attaching including a tank band and a buckle mechanism with said buckle mechanism tightly securing said tank band around said cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.