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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357689 | Automatic inflation device having a moisture activated trigger and release system with reduced force applied to the degradable element An automatic inflation device is provided which features a trigger and release system for use in an armed-static condition and which is advantageous in that it significantly reduces the force acting on a dissolvable tablet in the release mechanism and thereby extend... | 04/15/2008 |
| 6912966 | Molded plastic gangway A molded gangway section is provided to form a gangway between a shore and a dock, pier, and the like. The gangway includes an upper tread surface and a bottom surface having recesses formed therein. The ceilings or upper surfaces of the recesses are formed with gro... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6895887 | Gunwale member for a boat A gunwale for a boat. The gunwale can include an inner side and an outer side coupled at first ends to a top side forming a deck and at second ends to a bottom side. The gunwale can also include a first slot opening downwardly adjacent the inner side receiving a sid... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6878024 | Hydrostatic release mechanism A hydrostatic release mechanism is provided which comprises a sealed housing having an interior volume and a tunnel adapted to receive a tether extending therethrough. A depth sensor is mounted to the sealed housing and has a diaphragm covering an opening between th... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6224442 | Release unit A device for releasing a link between a first object and a second object is disclosed. The device comprises a body having a holding means for securing the body to the link; a releasing means for releasing the link; a pyrotechnic composition for actuating ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5573343 | Hydrostatic release device The application describes a hydrostatic release device, suitable for releasing life-saving equipment carried on a ship or aircraft when the ship or aircraft sinks or ditches in the sea. A change in ambient pressure is detected by a pressure sensor which o... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5438949 | Hydrostatic release with a composite plunger assembly A hydrostatically releasable coupling assembly for releasably securing a buoyant object to a vessel with a lashing strap. The coupling assembly includes a pair of lashing plates, a cooperative latching mechanism carried by the lashing plates for releasabl... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5365873 | Hydrostatic pressure sensors A hydrostatic pressure release for releasing a life raft or the like when a ship sinks has a flexible diaphragm sealing a chamber on one side and exposed externally on its opposite side. A ceramic vent plug is mounted on the diaphragm so that it is protec... | 11/22/1994 |
| 4873933 | Float-free arrangement for marine radio distress beacons A marine radio distress beacon is mounted on the casing of an automatic self-inflating life-raft, the casing being encircled by retaining straps which are broken by the self-inflation of the life-raft, and the beacon being mounted by one or more of the re... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4848262 | Pressure sensitive release device A release mechanism is triggered when the pressure differential on the siall of a sealed container reaches a predetermined threshold level at which the container either implodes or explodes to sufficiently decrease the spacing between the ends of the con... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4633802 | Apparatus for storing and launching a float or the like vessel from a ship Apparatus for storing and launching a float from a ship includes first and second arms; a device pivoting the first arm for swinging movement relative to the second arm, the second arm being adapted to be fixed to a ship; a bias device connected between t... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4499844 | Method and apparatus for releasing a submerged life raft A davit launched inflatable life raft in a rigid container fastened to a deck by releasable latches is released and the raft inflated at a predetermined depth in a float free mode. A painter line fastened to the life raft is releasably connected to a reta... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4124911 | Release device for emergency sea rescue apparatus A release device for an emergency sea rescue apparatus includes a water pressure release mechanism whereby a lifecraft can be automatically released if its parent ship sinks, the device being designed to accommodate forces at any angle between the normal ... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4035092 | Dual breaking strength weak link A weak link for securing a life raft painter to a vessel in such a manner that, upon sinking of the vessel, the life raft in its container floats toward the surface to extend the painter its full length. The buoyant force of the raft and container activat... | 07/12/1977 |
