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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6920988 | Towel bar, ring or hook anchoring device and wet towel shield A device for anchoring a towel bar, ring or hook to a supporting surface and for shielding the supporting surface from wet towel damage. The device includes a plate upon which the towel bar, ring or hook is mounted such that the plate extends a distance equal to or ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 4841892 | Article cover and shelter A shelter for a life ring buoy which includes a support for the life ring and a cover wherein the cover has weight secured thereto. The weight, in combination with easy release fasteners on the support secures the cover to the support. The fasteners inclu... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4526126 | Rubber boat stern support device A device for storing and carrying an inflatable pontoon boat on a yacht features upwardly opening hooks that engage a pontoon so that the boat may rest against the stern of a yacht. The hooks are supported on a post swivably attached to a stern pulpit. Th... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4228556 | Automatically energizable lifesaving equipment A lifesaving apparatus for use on ships and other types of water sustained vessels which is characterized by the fact that it can be actuated by a person who has fallen overboard without the intervention of on-deck personnel. The lifesaving apparatus is m... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4155132 | Rescue equipment Rescue apparatus comprising a life belt, a housing support for said life belt, adapted to be mounted in a substantially erect manner, releasable retaining apparatus for retaining said life belt in juxtaposition to said housing support, and remote release ... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4063323 | Ring buoy with automatic separation of smoke signal buoy from strobe light buoy A ring buoy or a life raft that unfurls in water upon being launched. There may be first, second and third ring buoy portions, each having an annular shape of substantially the same inner and outer circumference. The first portion may have a shell contain... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4033276 | Support for life ring and associated retrieval line A support is disclosed for retaining a life ring and its associated line in a ready position for emergency use and includes a frame having vertically slidable portions adapted to be held in a spaced apart open position by the insertion of the life ring be... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4014057 | Chain-like rescue devices particularly for small boats A rescue device particularly adapted for use with small boats. The device includes a plurality of bodies each formed with an aperture large enough to facilitate either manual grasping of the body or for receiving a foot of an individual to be rescued, the... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3945067 | Quick-release storage of a life ring and lifebuoy markers A quick-release device for storing a ring buoy and lifebuoy markers. The ring buoy rests against the end wall of a frame and is normally held there by a swingable pivoted ramp with its center of gravity well beyond the pivot. When stowed, the ramp snugly ... | 03/23/1976 |
