Lifesaving rope apparatus, life jacket, and water lifesaving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10358197-B2
Application number	US-201715571018-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2017
Priority date	May 27, 2016
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a lifesaving rope rescue apparatus, a life jacket and a water lifesaving device to increase the probability of rescuing the drowning victim and reduce the difficulty of water rescue. The lifesaving rope apparatus comprises a rope and an ejection apparatus used to eject the rope and is used by a rescuer to rescue the victim over water.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A life jacket, comprising a lifesaving rope apparatus and a life jacket body, wherein the life jacket body is connected to the lifesaving rope apparatus; and
the lifesaving rope apparatus comprises a rope and an ejection apparatus configured to eject the rope; and
the life jacket further comprises either:
(A) a detector and a controller within the ejection apparatus, wherein the detector is electrically connected to the ejection apparatus and is configured to send an activation command to the ejection apparatus when the life jacket is still on water surface for a preset period of time, and the controller of the ejection apparatus is configured to control the ejection apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the life jacket body is received; or
(B) an air bag within the life jacket body, an air inflation apparatus connected to the air bag and configured to inflate the air bag and comprising a controller, a detector electrically connected to the air inflation apparatus and configured to send an activation command to the air inflation apparatus when the life jacket is still on water surface for a preset period of time, wherein the controller is configured to control the air inflation apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the detector is received; or
(C) a detector electrically connected to an alarm apparatus and configured to send an activation command to the alarm apparatus when the life jacket is still on water surface for a preset period of time, and an alarm apparatus configured to send out an alarm signal outwards and comprising a controller configured to control the alarm apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the detector is received.

2. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the alarm apparatus comprises a positioner configured to determine current positional information of the life jacket and to send the positional information to an external electronic device.

3. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the life jacket body is watchband-shaped when it is not inflated and is configured to be worn on a wrist of the victim.

4. A water lifesaving device, comprising a lifesaving rope apparatus and a lifesaving device body, wherein the lifesaving device body is connected to the lifesaving rope apparatus, wherein the lifesaving rope apparatus comprises a rope and an ejection apparatus configured to eject the rope, and the water lifesaving device further comprises either:
(A) a detector and a controller within the ejection apparatus, wherein the detector is electrically connected to the ejection apparatus and is configured to send an activation command to the ejection apparatus when the water lifesaving device is still on water surface for a preset period of time, and the controller of the ejection apparatus is configured to control the ejection apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the detector is received; or
(B) an air bag within the water lifesaving device body, an air inflation apparatus connected to the air bag and configured to inflate the air bag and comprising a controller, a detector electrically connected to the air inflation apparatus and configured to send an activation command to the air inflation apparatus when the water lifesaving device is still on water surface for a preset period of time, wherein the controller is configured to control the air inflation apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the detector is received; or
(C) a detector electrically connected to an alarm apparatus and configured to send an activation command to the alarm apparatus when the water lifesaving device is still on water surface for a preset period of time, and an alarm apparatus configured to send out an alarm signal outwards and comprising a controller configured to control the alarm apparatus to activate when the activation command sent from the detector is received.

5. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises one or any combination of following parts: a spiral spring, a flat spring, or a deformed spring; or
the ejection apparatus comprises an apparatus storing high pressure gas.

6. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises a switch configured to be manually pressed by a user to activate the ejection apparatus.

7. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises a card slot configured to fix the rope therein when the rope is not ejected out.

8. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein the rope comprises an interior layer structure comprising water inflatable rubber and an exterior layer structure comprising fiber.

9. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein a rope head of the rope is fusiform.

10. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein a rope head of the rope comprises a hard object wrapped with a soft material.

11. The life jacket of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the rope is coated with a fluorescent material or a self-luminescent material.

12. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises one or any combination of following parts: a spiral spring, a flat spring, or a deformed spring; or
the ejection apparatus comprises an apparatus storing high pressure gas.

13. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises a switch configured to be manually pressed by a user to activate the ejection apparatus.

14. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein the ejection apparatus comprises a card slot configured to fix the rope therein when the rope is not ejected out.

15. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein the rope comprises an interior layer structure comprising water inflatable rubber and an exterior layer structure comprising fiber.

16. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein a rope head of the rope is fusiform.

17. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein a rope head of the rope comprises a hard object wrapped with a soft material.

18. The water lifesaving device of claim 4 , wherein an outer surface of the rope is coated with a fluorescent material or a self-luminescent material.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yuanming

Classifications

• B63C9/1255

  inflatable · CPC title

• B63C9/18

  Inflatable equipment characterised by the gas-generating {or inflation} device · CPC title

• B63C9/20

  characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights (arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices for ships or other waterborne vessels B63B45/00) · CPC title

• B63C9/081

  having compartments comprising elements which are filled with gas by deployment, e.g. sponge-like elements · CPC title

• B63C9/1055

  inflatable · CPC title