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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7517268 | Inflatable rope An inflatable rope comprises three layers, a bladder, a sheath, and a fitted, perforated plastic bag to keep the inflatable rope in a compressed form. The compressed form can be hurled through the air at great distance to a person overboard. The inflatable rope can ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7410401 | Multipurpose water rescue apparatus An apparatus that provides for rescue of victims trapped in a body of water is disclosed. The invention utilizes a conventional fire hose as the main component of the invention. One end of the hose is capped with a retrieval end comprising a solid cap with a swivel ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7306501 | Inflatable aquatic rescue collar An inflatable rescue collar is disclosed. The collar is formed of an elongated inflatable cylindrical tube having appropriate ends and which is of a size to extend around the upper torso of an individual. The bladder is generally toroidal in cross-section and define... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285032 | Flying disk rescue device A hand thrown flying disk used in rescuing individuals in distress comprising of a length of line (10) of which one end is connected to an anchoring clip (11) and a handle (14). With the use of double sided adhesive pads (28 & 24) ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7238074 | Crew overboard retrieval system A crew overboard retrieval system for retrieving an object in the water including a flotation device, a net connected to the flotation device and a line connected to the net. A method of retrieving an object in the water, including the steps of: providing a crew ove... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200898 | Clamping system for safety lines The present application is directed to a clamping system for preparing safely lifelines used in recreational and professional sports such as sailing that requires minimum skills to install, easy to store and highly dependable. The present application is also directe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189129 | Life saver buoy A life saver buoy comprising a life line attached to a ring-shaped buoyant body, the buoyant body having a central aperture and a peripheral groove formed in an outer periphery of the body for winding the line therearound. The line extends through a radial bore in t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7147527 | Apparatus for deploying a rope A miniature foam football with an internal weighting element and a swivel ring or clip is used for deploying a rope. The weighting element is insert-molded in the football foam for low cost of manufacture, and allows the ball to be thrown accurately for distances of... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7083487 | Emergency flotation and recovery device An emergency rescue and recovery device includes a portable bundle with an inflatable bladder in a storage position. In one example, the inflatable bladder has a substantially toroid geometry when inflated. The portable bundle further includes a gas canister in comm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080606 | Mooring line device The mooring line device may be used for watercraft mooring to for example a dock. A bag may have a first wall, a second wall, two side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall with the top wall having an aperture. A hook may be disposed in the aperture with an attachment... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7037155 | Personal flotation devices Personal flotation devices for water activities, which devices include a pair of front panels divided by a zipper for easy ingress and egress by the wearer and fitted with multiple clips for adjustment to the size of the user and attachment to other flotation device... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032529 | Shock absorbing line device A shock absorbing line device that preferably comprises one or more loops of shock cord protected by one or more lengths of tubular webbing with carabiners secured to either end. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029353 | Line capture system and method A system and method involving a line capture device (10) and a flotation apparatus (49), the line capture device (100) having a body (14), at least one line retainer, each line retainer having a line retainer portion (16) and a lat... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6968802 | Buoyant retrieval of unmanned seawater vehicles An unmanned sea vehicle is provided with a canister storing therein a net assembly in a deflated condition attached to the sea vehicle through the canister by a lanyard in a folded condition. The net assembly is connected to an inflation gas generator through which ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926570 | Rescue apparatus A rescue apparatus includes a flexible element and a sleeve element. The flexible element may be a rope or tube used to allow the sleeve element to reach a victim. The sleeve element includes at least one pneumatic pillow. The victim inserts an appendage into the sl... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6800007 | Wearable personal emergency rescue apparatus A personal wear throw bag lifeline rescue apparatus provides a lifeline-containing bag member arranged for quick release attachment to a wearer, the lifeline being secured at one of its ends to the interior of the bag member and arranged at its opposite outer, free ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6679743 | Safety throw In the broader aspects of this invention there is provided a safety throw comprising a bag having a bottom with a bottom opening therein. A float is positioned in the bag. The float has an opening therein. A cord having opposite ends extends through the f... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659823 | Safety throw rope dispenser A dispenser for a safety throw rope is made from a rigid hollow body that defines a cavity having a bung hole at one end and a looped hollow handle portion at another end spaced from the bung hole. A length of rope is received in the cavity and is coupled... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6629867 | Spooled rapidly deployable life line A rapidly deployable personal flotation device for waterborne vessels consisting of a top half having a raised center portion and a bottom half having a raised center portion, the two halfs being joined together at the center by a spacer to form a spool f... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6575799 | Rescue device The invention in the simplest form is an emergency rescue device the stores conveniently and provides a rapid deployment. The invention comprises a length of rope interconnected to a weighted throwing unit having a loop portion with an automatic restraini... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6533626 | On-board device for rescuing a person from the sea enabling a conscious person to rescue himself Onboard device for the recovery of a person overboard permitting self-recovery by a conscious victim. The floating trailing end (1) is adapted to be recovered by the person in the sea and serves as a control means to actuate the release of the towrope flo... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6511249 | Device for fixing a lifeline against a wall Device for attaching a rod to a wall comprising a clip having a channel section and two parallel lugs. A first sleeve and a second sleeve each have a longitudinal slot. Each of the first and second sleeves have a cylindrical part which is adapted to be di... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508683 | Line throwing device A line throwing device having a throwing basket mounted onto a handle, the throwing basket retaining a float and line, where the throwing basket is provided with a slot extending from the open end of the throwing body toward the handle, such that the line... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6475047 | Rescue device An improved rescue device includes a floatation material, a flexible mesh disposed about the floatation material wherein the flexible mesh is in contact with an outer surface of the floatation material, and a bonding material covering the flexible mesh an... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413134 | Life-saving device A novel life-saving device comprising a buoyant disk having a top side, a bottom side, a leading edge and a cavity on the bottom side along and adjacent to the leading edge, the cavity having an inner side generally parallel to the leading edge the inner ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398606 | Rescue apparatus A water or land rescue system is provided which includes a spring loaded firearm and rescue device. The firearm includes a barrel, a shoulder stock and a trigger. The rescue device is adapted to be releasably secured to one end of the spring situated with... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6375532 | Quick release safety mechanism A quick release safety mechanism for use with a rescue tube is described herein. A preferred embodiment of the present invention incorporates a buoyant support, a connection strap having a distal end and a proximate end, and a means for attaching the shou... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6257942 | Phosphorescent rescue line throw-bag A glow-in-the-dark rescue line throw-bag having a phosphorescent rope line loosely stored in a receptacle having a transparent sidewall. A first end of the phosphorescent rope line is secured to the receptacle, with the central portion of the phosphoresce... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6199676 | Inflatable tubular structure with spiral seam An inflatable structure comprises an inflatable tubular member that is constructed of an elongate, flexible strip of woven fabric that is impervious to air and water. The elongate strip has a first elongate edge and a second elongate edge and is spiraled ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186847 | Painter line assembly A bung plug assembly (30), of a type including a tubularly-shaped housing (32) having a grommet cap (34) at one end thereof, also includes a hard-material bulkhead adapter assembly (37). The bulkhead adapter assembly includes a bulkhead adapter (69) with ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6120337 | Life-saving device with launcher A life preserver device equipped with a launcher which affords the possibility of the immediate inflating of a float, controlling the distance to which the same is to be launched using a chart of metric notes and a telemetric gauge attached to the float a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119409 | Expanded structures and method for forming Expanded structures are formed by cutting a series of concentric rings or sections from a single block or sheet of solid material. The "rings" need not be circular, but may be any regular or irregular geometric or other shape as desired, so long as they a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6093070 | Man overboard device A rescue device, and man overboard device for use therewith, is adapted for use with a ship to rescue individuals floating at sea and may comprise a lifting crane, and a plurality of fasteners, rope-like elements and connectors. The lifting crane includes... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6050869 | Marine rescue snare A floatable marine rescue snare is provided comprising one or more buoyant elongate rods axially connected by a tie line and formed in a loop, with a slippage device fixed to one end of the snare and slidably engaged with a portion of the snare between it... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019651 | Flotation device and method of using same A flotation device for rescue of individuals in distress in static or swift water or under icy conditions. A preferred embodiment includes a throwable disk having an annular groove wherein the disk is divisible into a pair of separate, positively buoyant ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5938140 | Multi-purpose dive reel The instant invention is an improved multi-purpose dive reel which automates underwater line-handling. The improved multi-purpose dive reel includes an anti-fouling line control system that includes a flexible line wiper and line exit guide. The reel is m... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5895299 | Lifesaving device A life saving disc adapted to be thrown with considerable accuracy to a person in distress. The disc is provided with peripherally arranged flanges for retaining a length of line as well as floatation rendering the disc buoyant in water. In use, line is r... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5855497 | Life jacket with flexible life line A new life jacket with flexible life line for allowing a user to have a life line conveniently located on their life jacket so that the line can be easily accessed during a rescue. The inventive device includes a life jacket with a top, a bottom, and fron... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839932 | Multi-purpose aquatic rescue gear A buoyant aquatic life-saving assembly including a portable waist belt having a plurality of storage pouches in which rescue gear is stored and from which the gear may be released during emergencies. At least one storage pouch houses an inflatable life be... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5480332 | Multiple victim rescue device A multiple victim rescue device made of at least three elongate buoyant members each having two ends and at least one planar outer surface. The elongate members can be connected together at their outer planar surface so that one of the elongate members is... | 01/02/1996 |