Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water rescue or life protecting apparatus – For use over ice
Patent
1997-05-19
1998-10-27
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
For use over ice
224660, B63C 932
Patent
active
058270981
ABSTRACT:
A cold weather life saving device, useful in surviving a fall through ice into water, provides an elongate belt, sized to be worn about the waist of an individual, typically over heavy clothing. The belt provides a tubular center portion that is typically two feet in length and approximately three inches in diameter. Flotation devices are carried at evenly spaced intervals within the center portion of the elongate belt. In a preferred embodiment, four closed-cell ethylene cubes having 2.5 inch sides are used. The four flotation devices define three storage pouches between them, which may be isolated by divider walls within the tubular center portion. These pouches are typically square in lengthwise cross-section and provide zippered openings which allow the secure storage of survival supplies. A plurality of utility rings are carried by the elongate belt, and provide support for attachment of a number of tools, including a telescoping pole or a sportsman's saw, or other bulky equipment. A telescoping pole is disclosed, providing four two-foot segments and associated locking mechanisms, thereby supporting an extended length of eight feet. The device may be sold as a kit of parts. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the storage pouches are used to carry essential equipment, typically including a 1.5 oz. "space" blanket, water-proof matches, water purification tablets, and a candle.
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patent: 2368558 (1945-01-01), Maloney
patent: 5209685 (1993-05-01), Hammes
North Water DFO Swiftwater Rescue Belt, The REscue Source, p. 29.
Sotelo Jesus D.
Thompson David S.
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