EP0444400B9 - Submarine escape assembly - Google Patents

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EP0444400B9
EP0444400B9 EP91100191A EP91100191A EP0444400B9 EP 0444400 B9 EP0444400 B9 EP 0444400B9 EP 91100191 A EP91100191 A EP 91100191A EP 91100191 A EP91100191 A EP 91100191A EP 0444400 B9 EP0444400 B9 EP 0444400B9
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Stephen Littler
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Survitec Group Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/06—Floatable closed containers with accommodation for one or more persons inside
    • B63C9/065—Floatable closed containers with accommodation for one or more persons inside for one person
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts
    • B63C2009/042—Life-rafts inflatable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • B63C9/04—Life-rafts
    • B63C2009/044—Life-rafts covered

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  • This invention relates to a submarine escape assembly and in particular to a submarine escape assembly comprising a waterproof suit together with a deployable liferaft.
  • Submarine escape equipment comprising a waterproof dress and autorespirator is disclosed in US-A-2076219.
  • the dress does not provide any buoyancy and only limited buoyancy is provided by the autorespirator.
  • submarine escape suits are known and one of the most commonly-encountered of such suits consists of a flotation garment of an air-retaining material, the garment including an inflatable portion such as a buoyancy stole.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide the user of an escape suit with a personal rescue craft, so that the hazards of prolonged floating on the surface while awaiting rescue can be minimised.
  • the present invention provides a submarine escape assembly according to claim 1.
  • a submarine escape assembly according to the precharacterizing part of claim 1 is known from a prior use.
  • the suit and the liferaft may each include at least one inflatable portion.
  • the suit may include an inflatable buoyancy tube.
  • the liferaft may conveniently be provided with its own inflation source and a handle or other actuation means for that inflation source may be provided on the integral container.
  • an elongate cord or lanyard may be provided to join the liferaft permanently to the integral container.
  • the suit may conveniently be made of a single layer of a flexible waterproof material. This facilitate storage of the suit/liferaft assembly prior to use.
  • the liferaft may be provided with a canopy and this, too, may suitably be made of a flexible waterproof material.
  • a suit 10 is made from a single layer of a waterproof fabric and includes an inflatable buoyancy stolen 11 with an integral hood 12, overshoes 13, waterproof slide-fasteners 14 and 15 to close the suit 10 and hood 12 respectively, together with a container 20, attached permanently to the outer surface of the suit 10, for a liferaft.
  • a handle 21 is provided on the container 20 for the actuation of inflation means for, and deployment of, the liferaft.
  • the suit 10 is further provided with manually-operable valves 16 and 17 venting from the stolen 11 into the hood 12, together with an inflation valve 18 for connection to an external inflation source and connected, via the stolen 11, to valves 16 and 17 by means of a tube (not shown).
  • a liferaft 30 comprises a buoyancy tube 31 adapted to be inflated from an inflation source 32 through a valve 33, together with a canopy 34 of a flexible waterproof material.
  • the canopy 34 serves as a protective cover for the occupant of the liferaft and may include a transparent face shield 35.
  • the liferaft may additionally be provided with other customary accoutrements, for example a drogue 36, grab-handles 37 and 38 and stabilising pockets 39.
  • the material of the canopy may be of a conspicuous fluorescent colour and other location aids (such as lights) may be provided on the liferaft.
  • the assembly according to the present invention operates as follows :
  • valves 16 and 17 are in the "open" condition so as to vent the buoyancy stolen pressure into the hood 12 and provide air for the user to breathe during ascent.
  • the liferaft 30 inflates, remaining attached to the user by means of an integral lanyard 40. ( Figure 5 of the drawings).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
  • Emergency Lowering Means (AREA)
  • Motorcycle And Bicycle Frame (AREA)
  • Gloves (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
  • Fire-Extinguishing By Fire Departments, And Fire-Extinguishing Equipment And Control Thereof (AREA)
  • Bag Frames (AREA)
  • Purses, Travelling Bags, Baskets, Or Suitcases (AREA)
EP91100191A 1990-02-24 1991-01-08 Submarine escape assembly Expired - Lifetime EP0444400B9 (en)

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GB9004231 1990-02-24
GB9004231A GB2241678B (en) 1990-02-24 1990-02-24 Submarine escape assembly

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EP0444400A1 EP0444400A1 (en) 1991-09-04
EP0444400B1 EP0444400B1 (en) 1994-03-23
EP0444400B2 EP0444400B2 (en) 2003-03-26
EP0444400B9 true EP0444400B9 (en) 2003-09-17

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EP (1) EP0444400B9 (da)
AU (1) AU639968B2 (da)
CA (1) CA2034028C (da)
DE (2) DE444400T1 (da)
DK (1) DK0444400T4 (da)
ES (1) ES2025528T5 (da)
GB (1) GB2241678B (da)
NO (1) NO175578C (da)

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GB2342277B (en) * 1998-10-07 2002-09-04 Wardle Storeys Ltd Marine escape suit
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GB2441986B (en) 2006-09-21 2011-08-17 Survitec Group Ltd Submarine escape suits
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DE102015221496A1 (de) 2015-11-03 2017-05-04 Thyssenkrupp Ag Unterwasserrettung
AU2017292132A1 (en) * 2016-07-07 2019-02-28 Mario César Vignola Salvage suit for shipwrecks with high functionality and insulation
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EP0444400B2 (en) 2003-03-26
DK0444400T3 (da) 1994-04-11
NO910284D0 (no) 1991-01-24
ES2025528T3 (es) 1994-05-16
NO175578C (no) 1994-11-02
DE69101460T2 (de) 1994-06-30
DE444400T1 (de) 1992-02-06
ES2025528T5 (es) 2003-07-16
AU6927791A (en) 1991-08-29
AU639968B2 (en) 1993-08-12
GB9004231D0 (en) 1990-04-18
GB2241678A (en) 1991-09-11
NO910284L (no) 1991-08-26
DE69101460D1 (de) 1994-04-28
CA2034028C (en) 2000-09-26
GB2241678B (en) 1993-10-13
EP0444400A1 (en) 1991-09-04
EP0444400B1 (en) 1994-03-23
DE69101460C5 (de) 2005-05-12
DK0444400T4 (da) 2003-04-22
ES2025528T1 (es) 1992-04-01
NO175578B (no) 1994-07-25
CA2034028A1 (en) 1991-08-25

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