Visual locating device for persons lost at sea or the like

Details Visual locating device for persons lost at sea or the like Visual locating device for persons lost at sea or the like

1993-11-17

1995-06-06

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Signals and indicators

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441 83, 116 26, B63B 4500

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054212871

ABSTRACT:
A signalling device for indicating, by day or night, the position of a person lost at sea (on land or in space) comprises an elongate brilliantly colored streamer made up of flat, flexible, inherently buoyant material with built-in support struts to keep the material at maximum outstretched surface area. The streamer can be coated with any one or more of the following in any combination: brilliant color, phosphorescent pigment, reflective material, or International Distress Signal indicia. The device may be attached to a life jacket and rolls up into a water-release container secured to the life jacket. Upon deployment, the container converts into a sun-protective, radar-visual reflective, and water catchment hat. The streamer is extended manually or automatically and can remain in an outstretched manner indefinitely.

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