Hand-held portable and inflatable Personal flotation device

a portable, flotation device technology, applied in life-saving, waterborne vessels, vessel safety, etc., can solve the problems of not being able to meet the demands of victims immediately, unable to meet the demands of life-saving equipment, and certain limits of other flotation devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-23
KIM DONG CHAN
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[0006]This device is designed to help a victim in danger from an accident on or under the water. And, it can also help a diver who is exhausted or with a cramp in his/her legs while underwater. When he/she is too weak to escape from under the water by themselves,...

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These kinds of lifesavers, however, are designed to emphasize strong floating power, but not hand-held portability to prepare for every emergency.
Therefore, there are certain limits to these other flotation devices to save people who are in danger when already submerged underwater.
These types of lifesavers cannot immediately meet the demands of a victim who faces sudden danger when pulled by force underwater.
Therefore, if passengers of a ship or a car are already submerged in the transportation vehicle underwater from an unexpected accident, or if a diver is in distress under the w...

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[0012]The detailed explanations of this device with its figures is as below. As shown in FIG. 1, this device can be largely divided into two parts; first, the body is an assembly of a handle part (3) and stick type plastic case part (7), second, an assembly of a strap (1) which a victim can wear on his / her wrist and an adjusting device (2) on this strap. The second part is attached to the bottom of the body part. The stick shaped main body also can be divided largely into two parts. These two parts are fastened together in the form of a screw cap. In case of emergency, if the user twists the upper case following the direction of the arrow marks on the outside of the case, these two parts will be separated easily. Inside of the lower part, a small gas storage (4) containing compressed gas is installed. This gas storage has an inlet (10) on its bottom for charging the gas and to check the gas pressure easily. In an emergency, if the user turns the gas valve (5), the compressed gas wil...

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Abstract

This stick type portable inflatable personal floating device is designed to help a victim escape from under the water quickly or to keep him/her at the surface of the water easily until rescuers come. This device is designed by minimizing size to maximize portability. Thus, because of the small size, it can save a lot of space to store and enable to give a lot of freedom for those who carry it. All of the structures and parts are designed to be simplified and hand-worked for minimizing the possibility of malfunction in use. The usage is also simple and can be earned intuitively. Because of the minimal size, it can be stored even in a small vehicle such as a boat or car. And, because of the light weight, it can be stored in airplane as a lifesaver. And, a diver can carry it conveniently when diving because of the compact size.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This invention is designed to save the life of a victim facing an emergency situation when submerged underwater. If the victim wears it on his / her wrist and grabs its handle, by the lifting power of this device, he / she can be raised to the surface of the water quickly and easily. This inflatable life-saving float is designed to maximize the convenience of portability. It can be also used on the surface of water to keep a victim floating.BACKGROUND ART[0002]There are many existing life-saving floats which have already been invented in various forms. The life-vest and doughnut type lifesavers are especially the most popular lifesavers which are being used all around the world. These kinds of lifesavers, however, are designed to emphasize strong floating power, but not hand-held portability to prepare for every emergency. Therefore, there are certain limits to these other flotation devices to save people who are in danger when already submerged underwater. These ty...

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IPC IPC(8): B63C9/18
CPCB63C9/081
Inventor KIM, DONG-CHAN
Owner KIM DONG CHAN
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