Buoys – rafts – and aquatic devices – Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
Patent
1990-06-27
1992-04-07
Basinger, Sherman
Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices
Water rescue or life protecting apparatus
206803, 206822, B63C 500
Patent
active
051023601
ABSTRACT:
A shipboard container for storing survival equipment at an above-deck location on seagoing vessel is provided, the container being of an elongated tube shape having an end cap at either end thereof, at least one of which is detachable or removable to allow access to the interior storage area of the container, the tube also having one or more flat panels to assist in stable storage against flat surfaces. The container is provided with a polypropylene rope tether secured to the detachable end cap, the tether being used to secure the container to the deck by wrapping the tether around the container and a handrail or other deck hardware, whereby the container may be readily and rapidly unleashed and taken overboard during an emergency situation. Reflective material and identifying indicia are also provided on an exterior surface of the container.
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