EP1171204B1 - Gilet de sauvetage en cas d'avalanche comportant un sac gonflable - Google Patents

Gilet de sauvetage en cas d'avalanche comportant un sac gonflable Download PDF

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EP1171204B1
EP1171204B1 EP98960649A EP98960649A EP1171204B1 EP 1171204 B1 EP1171204 B1 EP 1171204B1 EP 98960649 A EP98960649 A EP 98960649A EP 98960649 A EP98960649 A EP 98960649A EP 1171204 B1 EP1171204 B1 EP 1171204B1
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  • the present invention relates to an avalanche life jacket. Specifically, the present invention relates to an avalanche life jacket having an airbag inflatable by a gas release system upon actuation by a user.
  • the airbag inflates around at least the user's head to protect the user's head during an avalanche and to facilitate search and rescue of the user after the avalanche.
  • Aschauer discloses a rescue apparatus that includes a balloon bound to a frame securable to a user.
  • the apparatus comprises a rigid frame with a collar to which the filling opening of the balloon is attached.
  • a balloon filling mechanism and the balloon are disposed within the frame for the stated purposes of functional safety during release, balloon inflation and actual and repeated use.
  • Aschauer discloses that the balloon is inflated by pressurized gas to buoy the attached person at the surface of the avalanche.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,551,106 to Prager discloses a life preserving equipment designed to be worn by a user on or in the water.
  • the life preserving equipment comprises a rigid elongated housing having a hinged cover.
  • the housing encloses an inflatable member which in turn encloses a gas release system.
  • the gas release system comprises a compressed gas cartridge with a diaphragm, a cartridge puncturing pin, and a cooperating lever.
  • levers carried by the housing and the cover actuate a cooperating lever to force the puncturing pin into the diaphragm of the gas cartridge.
  • the gas cartridge Upon puncturing the diaphragm, the gas cartridge discharges the gas contained therein into the inflatable member to thereby inflate the member. During inflation of the member, the inflatable member exits the housing and is tethered to the housing via a cord coupled therebetween.
  • the balloon upon inflation, does not surround the user's head and thus does not provide physical protection to the user's head. For example, the balloon does not provide a buffer between the user's head and any potential danger such as falling rocks in the event of an emergency such as an avalanche.
  • Document EP 0 723 790 A2 discloses an inflatable life jacket comprising an airbag.
  • the airbag has upon inflation a horse shoe shape. Upon inflation, the airbag is in the area of the nape and of the two sides of the chest of the user.
  • a life preserving jacket comprising an inflatable balloon or airbag which, upon inflation, provides a buffer between at least the user's head and any potential dangers posed to the user in the event of an emergency such as an avalanche.
  • At least one of these objects is solved with a jacket according to claim 1 .
  • the life preserving jacket of the present invention generally comprises a harness, a torso strap for attaching the jacket to the user, an airbag enclosed within the harness prior to inflation, and a release handle for manually actuating the gas release system to inflate the airbag.
  • the harness provides an enclosure mechanism for enclosing the airbag within the harness and for opening to allow the airbag to expand outside of the harness during inflation. Prior to inflation, the airbag is folded inside the harness such that, upon inflation, the airbag surrounds at least the back and sides of the user's head to thereby provide a physical and thermal buffer between the user's head and the environment.
  • the inflated airbag may also provide a buoyant force against the downward force exerted by the current of the avalanche.
  • An actuation preventer may be provided to selectively prevent the release handle from actuating gas release system, such as when the torso strap is not secured.
  • an accelerometer may be provided for automatic actuation of the gas release system upon indication of a predetermined threshold acceleration.
  • a mouth-bite may be provided on the harness such that the user may breathe and/or release the gas contained in airbag after inflation.
  • the inflated airbag may additionally serve as a respiratory chamber, for example, if the user is trapped under the snow.
  • Avalanche life jacket 50 of the present invention generally comprises harness 1 enclosing non-inflated buoyant or airbag 8 (not shown), torso strap 5 for attaching jacket 50 to a user, and release 6 for actuating gas release system 10 to inflate airbag 8.
  • Harness 1 provides loops 20a-c coupled to fastening devices 2, 3, 4, respectively. Fastening devices 2, 3, 4 are further coupled to loops 22a-c, respectively, provided by torso strap 5. Harness 1 may be made of materials suitable for outdoor activities. Such materials are preferably mildew resistant, water proof and rugged to withstand high winds and low temperatures. Examples of materials suitable for harness 1 include but are not limited to nylon and kevlar textile materials, for example, CorduraTM. Fastening devices 2, 3 and 4 may be any suitable mechanism such as buckles and are made of materials such as aluminum, titanium, plastic, or any combination thereof.
  • torso strap 5 is firmly wrapped around the torso of the user.
  • the user interlocks fasteners 17a , 17b of front buckles 2, 3, respectively, to each other.
  • fasteners 17a , 17b of front buckles 2, 3 have cooperating mating shapes to enable fasteners 17a , 17b to overlap and then interlock to each other.
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial cut-away side view of life jacket 50 prior to inflation of airbag 8.
  • Airbag 8 is folded inside and enclosed within harness 1 such that airbag 8 is positioned around the user's neck and the front of the user's torso when jacket 50 is attached to the user. Such positioning allows airbag 8 to inflate around the back and sides of the user's head to protect the user's head during a fall or an avalanche.
  • Harness 1 provides a suitable airbag enclosure mechanism 16 for enclosing airbag 8 in harness 1 to cover and protect airbag 8 prior to inflation and between multiple uses thereof.
  • Enclosure mechanism 16 may comprise any suitable enclosure mechanism capable of opening or rupturing under pressure of an inflating airbag 8 in order to allow airbag 8 to inflate beyond the volume provided within harness 1.
  • suitable enclosure mechanism 16 include string sewn into harness 1. snaps, buttons, clips, zipper, and, preferably, a strip of VelcroTM.
  • airbag 8 During inflation, expansion of airbag 8 exerts pressure on the interior of harness 1 and airbag enclosure mechanism 16 . Upon airbag 8 exerting a threshold pressure, the threshold pressure forces open airbag enclosure mechanism 16 . Airbag 8 is then allowed to fully inflate in a direction indicated by arrows 24 in FIG. 4 . When fully inflated, airbag 8 is disposed around at least the user's head to thereby provide a buffer between the user's head and the environment.
  • Airbag 8 may be made of a micro-welded material with micro-waves, heat-welded with any heat-welding techniques, or mold-pressed and mold-welded on a larger scale.
  • the material for airbag 8 may be any nylon.
  • Airbag 8 is preferably made of material that is relatively difficult to puncture, resistant to mildew and is gas and liquid impermeable.
  • airbag 8 may comprise a thin, gas impermeable inner layer made of, for example, polyurethane, and protected by a thicker outer layer, such as nylon or CorduraTM , that is relatively difficult to puncture.
  • airbag 8 Such a dual layer construction facilitates repair of airbag 8 , for example, by removing the inner layer from the outer layer to repair the inner layer.
  • at least a portion of airbag 8 may be made out of materials for multiple uses and which can withstand exposure to outdoor environments such as extreme cold and moisture. These materials may include nylon, CorduraTM coated with hypalon, polyurethane, polyvinylchloride (PVC).
  • Airbag 8 may also be made of expandable material, such as LycraTM or Lycra-CorduraTM.
  • jacket 50 may be attached to the user by firmly wrapping torso strap 5 securely around the torso of the user. Harness 5 may further provide harness attachment mechanism 18 (shown in FIG. 4 ) on harness 1 to further secure jacket 50 to the user's garment. Harness attachment mechanism 18 may comprise any suitable, preferably releasable, attachment mechanism, such as VelcroTM, clips, buttons, zippers, snaps, loops or buckles. The user may also utilize a special garment with a pocket or passageway 26 through which torso strap 5 may be inserted to further secure jacket 50 to the user.
  • harness attachment mechanism 18 may comprise any suitable, preferably releasable, attachment mechanism, such as VelcroTM, clips, buttons, zippers, snaps, loops or buckles.
  • the user may also utilize a special garment with a pocket or passageway 26 through which torso strap 5 may be inserted to further secure jacket 50 to the user.
  • Jacket 50 may also be coupled to a backpack, as shown in FIG. 5 , or a garment, such as a vest, via buckles, ratches, loops and/or straps 15 provided on harness 1.
  • each of harness straps 15 is coupled to a front portion of a corresponding shoulder pad 28 of the backpack, i.e. the portion of shoulder pad 28 which would rest on the user's front torso.
  • Torso strap 5 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 ) may be partially or completely detachable from buckles 2, 3 and/or 4 , for example, at loops 22a , 22b and/or 22c. Detachability of torso strap 5 from buckles 2 , 3 and/or 4 facilitates secure coupling of jacket 50 to the back-pack and to the user.
  • Release 6 may comprise any other suitable manual actuation mechanism, such as a handle, a button or a rip cord.
  • Release 6 is preferably made of any suitable material which is light weight, robust and capable of withstanding extremely low temperatures in the environment. Release 6 may be made of a flexible material which can easily deform under pressure such that the user is not injured if the user falls upon release 6.
  • release handle 6' may be made from a mountaineering rope buckle which may be enclosed by a clear plastic tube.
  • a semi-rigid plastic material may be used, such as silicon, LatexTM or polyurethane.
  • release handle 6 extends from and is coupled to base 7 disposed on front buckle 2.
  • Base 7 may provide a retractable actuation preventer 30 to selectively prevent release handle 6 from actuating gas release system 10.
  • actuation preventer 30 When actuation preventer 30 is fully extended, such as when buckles 2, 3 are not interlocked as shown in FIG. 7A , actuation preventer 30 prevents release handle 6 from actuating gas release system 10.
  • actuation preventer 30 is retracted, such as when buckle 3 is interlocked with buckle 2 to force actuation preventer 30 to retract into base 7 as shown in FIG. 7B , actuation preventer 30 allows release handle 6 to be pulled to actuate gas release system 10.
  • airbag 8 may be inflated by automatic actuation.
  • jacket 50 may provide an accelerometer to automatically actuate gas release system 10 upon detection or indication by the accelerometer of a predetermined threshold acceleration.
  • the accelerometer is preferably disposed within buckle 2 at base 7 of handle 6.
  • a user-select switch or toggle (not shown) may be provided, for example, at base 7 of handle 6, to allow the user to select among various actuation mechanisms.
  • the actuation mechanisms may include an off position to prevent actuation, a manual position to allow only manual actuation, an automatic position to allow only automatic actuation, and/or a manual and automatic position to allow both manual and automatic actuation.
  • the accelerometer would automatically actuate gas release system 10 to inflate airbag 8.
  • Release handle 6 and the accelerometer are further coupled to cable and/or hose 9. Cable 9 is in turn coupled to gas release system 10.
  • the accelerometer may be directly coupled to and disposed on or near gas release system 10.
  • Gas release system 10 may be one used for airplanes or sailing life jackets, such as those sold by Hakley-Roberts.
  • the gas contained by gas release system 10 may be nitrogen, oxygen, air, or mixtures thereof, depending on the specific application.
  • inflation of airbag 8 is completed in a few seconds, preferably in approximately 2 to 6 seconds.
  • gas release system 10 may be one used for car airbags, such as those manufactured by Breed Technologies, SNPE, which would provide faster gas release and would typically release gas such as sodium oxide, hydrogen, air or mixtures thereof.
  • the gas is one suitable for breathing.
  • Gas release system 10 is sealingly connected to airbag 8, via a manifold (not shown). Manifold connects gas release system 10 to airbag 8 to provide gaseous communication therebetween.
  • Gas release system 10 comprises one or more gas cartridges 11 which is preferably disposed within one or more pockets 13 provided on an exterior surface of airbag 8. Although not preferred, gas cartridge 11 may be alternatively placed within airbag 8 .
  • Gas cartridge 11 may be disposed at any suitable location relative to airbag 8 but preferably is disposed such that prior to, during, and after inflation of airbag 8 , the risk of gas cartridge 11 coming into contact with the user, especially the user's head, is minimized. Thus, the risk of gas cartridge 11 injuring the user is minimized.
  • the gas cartridge 11 may be made of any suitable material which is gas impermeable, can withstand a relatively high pressure, for example, approximately 2500-3500 psi and preferably rust-proof.
  • Gas cartridge 11 is typically made of steel, aluminum or Kevlar.
  • gas cartridge 11' may be composites comprising of fibers (such as glass, aromides kevlar, carbon, graphite) and resins (such epoxy and polyester), which results in a smaller, reinforced cartridge.
  • Gas cartridge 11 or gas release system 10 may further comprise a pressure sensor with a one-way valve (not shown) in gaseous communication with airbag 8 and with the environment to prevent over-pressurization (e.g. over 1 to 3 atmospheres) of airbag 8 during inflation and/or use. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 , a vortex-effect member 32 may be coupled to gas cartridge 11 to ease inflation of airbag 8.
  • Gas cartridge 11 may be a two-stage gas release system, where gas cartridge 11 inflates airbag 8 in the first stage and maintains airbag 8 at approximately a predetermined pressure thereafter in the second stage.
  • Gas cartridge 11 may be a single use or a rechargeable and reusable cartridge. The user may also carry one or more additional gas cartridges 11 for an additional supply of gas.
  • a rechargeable gas cartridge 11" may comprise a metal ball and a metal ball valve to provide a gas tight seal.
  • airbag 8 tightly surrounds at least the back and sides of the user's head. Even after inflation of airbag 8, jacket 50 remains firmly attached to the user via torso strap 5 to ensure maximum protection provided by jacket 50. Inflated airbag 8 thus protects at least the user's head from injuries due to falls, rocks, ice, snow, etc. during an avalanche or a fall.
  • Airbag 8 may be shaped such that inflated airbag 8 provides support under the user's chin to prevent excessive bending of the user's neck and thereby reduces the risk of neck injuries.
  • inflated airbag 8 may provide a buoyant force against the downward pulling force exerted by the current of the avalanche on the user. Thus, inflated airbag 8 would decrease the chance of or the extent to which the user may be buried under the snow.
  • jacket 50 with inflated airbag 8 provides a buffer around the user's head to protect the user's head from falls, rocks, ice, snow, etc.
  • jacket 50 preferably provides hood or thin mesh 34 over the user's head upon inflation of airbag 8.
  • Hood or thin mesh 34 also provides a volume in front of the user's face which is free of snow and thus further protects the user from suffocation.
  • hood or thin mesh 34 is elastic to allow airbag 8 to automatically pull hood 34 over the user's head during inflation.
  • the user may manually pull hood or mesh 34 over his/her head.
  • Hood or mesh 34 may be disposed at gas cartridge 11 (as shown in FIG. 10 ) and/or attached to either harness 1 or airbag 8 .
  • airbag 8 preferably provides a lip (not shown), which upon inflation encircles the user's neck. Be encircling the user's neck, lip of airbag 8 facilitates in preventing snow from entering the area around the user's head and thus further facilitates in preventing the user from suffocating during an avalanche.
  • harness 1 may further provide a gas port or mouth-bite 12 coupled to airbag 8 to allow the gas to exit from airbag 8.
  • Mouth-bite 12 may be one typical of those on lifejackets such as those sold by Hakley-Roberts, Saint-Paul, Florida. Mouth-bite 12 is sealingly coupled to airbag 8 via an opening (not shown).
  • inflated airbag 8 may also serve as a respiratory chamber providing up to approximately 80-150 liters of gas, and preferably approximately 100 liters of gas. This volume of breathable gas preferably provides approximately 15 to 20 minutes of breathing time.
  • Life jacket 50 may also provide extra gas cartridges 11 to replenish the supply of breathable gas within airbag 8 .
  • the user may breathe the gas contained in inflated airbag 8 through mouth-bite 12 if the gas is a breathable gas such as air or oxygen-enriched air.
  • Mouth-bite 12 preferably provides a depressible one-way valve with an open and a closed position.
  • mouth-bite 12 is automatically in the open position by default upon inflation of airbag 8. The user may depress the depressible valve of mouth-bite 12 to switch mouth-bite 12 from the open to the closed position to prevent gas from exiting from airbag 8.
  • mouth-bite 12 is preferably disposed such that as the gas exits through mouth-bite 12 from airbag 8, the exiting gas is urged into the nose or mouth of the user.
  • an unconscious user may be forced to breathe the gas exiting through mouth-bite 12 from airbag 8.
  • Mouth-bite 12 also allows the user to selectively release the gas from airbag 8 to completely or partially deflate airbag 8. For example, if the user is trapped under the snow after an avalanche, the user may partially or fully deflate airbag 8 via mouth-bite 12. Deflating airbag 8 results in a volume of space without snow around the user. Such a volume of space would provide maneuverability to the user and thus facilitate the user in digging out in order to escape from under the snow. After deflating airbag 8, the user may easily store deflated airbag 8 by folding airbag 8, returning folded airbag 8 into harness 1 and closing enclosure mechanism 16.
  • Jacket 50 may further comprise additional features or components to facilitate search and rescue efforts after an avalanche.
  • airbag 8 may be brightly colored so that an inflated airbag 8 may be easily seen and detected.
  • Airbag 8 may also be coated with a thin film of a material, such as aluminum, to facilitate locating the user in a radar search.
  • jacket 50 may further emit, for example, an environmentally biocompatible color dye, such as a dye which is fluorescent and/or reflective. The color dye is emitted during inflation of airbag 8 such that the color dye would be spread into the snow adjacent the user during an avalanche to thereby facilitate locating the user in a visual search.
  • Two or more colors of dye may be provided such that inflation of airbag 8 during an avalanche would result in a multi-colored snow trail. This would further facilitate a visual search for the user as the colored trail would comprise portions of distinct colors and portions of a more evenly mixed color.
  • Jacket 50 may additionally or alternatively emit an environmentally biocompatible scent or odor during inflation of airbag 8. The odor would be released into the environment adjacent the user during an avalanche to thereby facilitate locating the user in a dog and nose search.
  • the use of the avalanche life jacket 50 of the present invention provides several advantageous functions to the user which may increase the user's chances for survival during and after an avalanche and may also facilitate the search and rescue for the user.
  • the above-noted advantageous functions of the avalanche life-jacket 50 for survival, search and rescue would easily be applicable to or adapted to be applicable to other uses of jacket 50. Examples include but are not limited to mountaineering activities as well as situations involving water, crevasses and/or glaciers.
  • avalanche life jacket 50 may be integrated into, rather than merely attached to, a vest, a back pack and/or another jacket.
  • an integrated avalanche apparatus may have integrated therein all or a portion of airbag 8.
  • some operations, such as attachment of the integrated avalanche apparatus to the user, actuation of gas release system 10 may be integrated into, for example, a vest or backpack.
  • such integration of components of jacket 50 into an integrated avalanche apparatus may result in a decrease in versatility and adaptability of jacket 50, which, without integration, may be freely and easily attached to the user for winter or summer use, and/or to a vest or back pack.
  • jacket 50 may be easily adapted by one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • airbag 8' or 8" may comprise two or more compartments, rather than a single compartment, for enclosing the gas.
  • Each of the multiple compartments may provide a baffle or one-way valve adapted for gaseous communication with another compartment.
  • the baffle or one-way valve enables gas cartridge 11 to inflate each compartment while a leak or a break in any other compartment would not affect or otherwise deflate another compartment.
  • Airbag may be a multi-piece construction or a single piece construction (not shown).
  • the symmetrical design of jacket 50 may be altered to be asymmetrical (also not shown), for example, by locating gas cartridge 11 at a side of jacket 50 rather than centrally located relative to jacket 50 .
  • Other embodiments are easily adapted so long as the pieces are assembled together, glued, welded or otherwise attached by any suitable mechanism to provide a volume around the head of the user.

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  1. Un gilet de sauvetage gonflable (50) destiné à être utilisé par un utilisateur, comprenant :
    un sac gonflable (8) ;
    une enceinte à attacher à l'utilisateur, ladite enceinte étant adaptée pour contenir le sac gonflable avant le gonflage de celui-ci, ledit sac gonflable étant au gonflage disposé au moins autour de la tête de l'utilisateur ; et
    un introducteur de gaz activable en communication gazeuse avec le sac gonflable, l'introducteur introduisant à l'activation un gaz dans le sac gonflable pour le gonfler ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'au gonflage du sac gonflable (8), le gilet (50) fournit une capuche ou un filet (34) au dessus de la tête de l'utilisateur fournissant un volume devant le visage de l'utilisateur.
  2. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au gonflage, le sac gonflable entoure en outre le cou de l'utilisateur.
  3. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'au gonflage, le sac gonflable fournit une lèvre qui entoure le cou de l'utilisateur.
  4. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la capuche ou le filet est élastique.
  5. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'enceinte est un mécanisme d'enceinte (16) pour contenir le sac gonflable (8) dans un harnais (1) avant le gonflage du sac gonflable, le mécanisme d'enceinte (16) étant capable de s'ouvrir au gonflage du sac gonflable (8) pour permettre l'expansion de celui-ci en dehors du harnais (1).
  6. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la capuche ou le filet est attaché au harnais.
  7. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'introducteur de gaz comprend une cartouche (11) de gaz pressurisé pour le gonflage du sac gonflable (8).
  8. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la cartouche comprend un gaz pressurisé sélectionné dans le groupe consistant en de l'air, du nitrogène, de l'oxygène, de l'oxyde de sodium, de l'hydrogène et des mélanges de ceux-ci.
  9. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que la capuche ou le filet est disposé à la cartouche de gaz (11).
  10. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la capuche ou le filet est attaché au sac gonflable.
  11. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'après le gonflage le sac gonflable (8) entoure de façon étroite au moins l'arrière et les côtés de la tête de l'utilisateur.
  12. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'après le gonflage le sac gonflable (8) fournit un support sous le menton de l'utilisateur.
  13. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'introducteur de gaz est activable manuellement par un dispositif de libération à la manipulation de celui-ci.
  14. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de libération est couplé à l'introducteur de gaz via un câble.
  15. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'introducteur de gaz est activable automatiquement par un accéléromètre à l'enregistrement par l'accéléromètre d'une accélération seuil prédéterminée.
  16. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'introducteur de gaz comprend un empêcheur d'activation (30) pour empêcher de manière sélective l'activation de l'introducteur.
  17. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    l'introducteur de gaz est activable manuellement par un dispositif de libération à la manipulation de celui-ci, l'introducteur de gaz est activable automatiquement par un accéléromètre à l'enregistrement par l'accéléromètre d'une accélération seuil prédéterminée
    le gilet de sauvetage comprend en outre une bascule pour basculer de manière sélective entre au moins deux positions,
    lesdites positions étant sélectionnées parmi le groupe consistant en une position OFF pour empêcher l'activation de l'introducteur, une position manuelle d'activation, une position automatique, et une position manuelle et automatique.
  18. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un capteur de pression en communication gazeuse avec ledit sac gonflable (8), ledit capteur de pression comprenant une valve à sens unique pour permettre de manière sélective au gaz de s'échapper du sac gonflable (8).
  19. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le conteneur comprend un mécanisme d'enceinte pour contenir le sac gonflable dans ledit conteneur avant le gonflage du sac gonflable, le mécanisme d'enceinte étant capable de s'ouvrir au gonflage du sac gonflable pour permettre l'expansion de celui-ci en dehors du conteneur.
  20. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un port (12) en communication gazeuse avec le sac gonflable (8) et adapté pour pousser de manière sélective le gaz en direction du nez ou de la bouche de l'utilisateur.
  21. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 20, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un embout de bouche (12) en communication gazeuse avec ledit port.
  22. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le sac gonflable (8) est recouvert d'un matériau détectable au radar.
  23. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins un introducteur de colorant attaché à au moins un parmi le sac gonflable et l'enceinte, l'introducteur de colorant étant adapté à décharger un colorant à une activation de l'introducteur de gaz activable.
  24. Le gilet de sauvetage selon la revendication 23, caractérisé en ce que le colorant est au moins un parmi un colorant fluorescent et un colorant réflectif ;
  25. Le gilet de sauvetage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre au moins un introducteur de gaz parfumé attaché à au moins un parmi le sac gonflable et l'enceinte, l'introducteur de gaz parfumé étant adapté à décharger un gaz parfumé à une activation de l'introducteur de gaz activable.
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