EP1437949A2 - Configuration d'un gilet de sauvetage a actionnement manuel ou automatique - Google Patents

Configuration d'un gilet de sauvetage a actionnement manuel ou automatique

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EP1437949A2
EP1437949A2 EP02799382A EP02799382A EP1437949A2 EP 1437949 A2 EP1437949 A2 EP 1437949A2 EP 02799382 A EP02799382 A EP 02799382A EP 02799382 A EP02799382 A EP 02799382A EP 1437949 A2 EP1437949 A2 EP 1437949A2
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jacket
manual
saving
constructive arrangement
life
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Alberto Cesar Hodara
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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
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/11—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses
    • B63C9/125—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments
    • B63C9/1255—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments inflatable

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  • the present invention refers to a new alternative constructive arrangement for a manual or automatic life-saving clothing article of the type described in Brazilian patent application No. PI 0104789-2, filed on September 25, 2001, particularly designed for nautical, aquatic or aerial activities, over areas covered with water or swampy regions, with guaranteed effectiveness due to floating devices that are manually or automatically activated.
  • the present invention refer to an alternative constructive arrangement applied to the inventive concept of the life-saving jacket described, where a new model of life-saving device was designed, which can be used as complement to common use bathing costumes such as: bermudas, swimming trunks, bathing suits or bikinis; or even of a belt, ankle strap or wrist strap, which can be worn together or separately, and can be worn over any already existing clothing.
  • the present invention aims to propose an alternative solution to the above problems, and it was designed with unique subsidies which will be described hereinafter.
  • An object of the present invention is to present technical and functional subsidies to the current problems, and to solve these problems a clothing article was designed which is equipped with portions of two or more lumens or compartments strategically positioned in such a way as to maintain the head of the person wearing the life-vest out of the water.
  • the lumens or compartments may be filled either with compressed gas or a gas produced by a chemical reaction, or by a foam having a density lower than that of the water in order to provide a positive floating of this person wearing the life-vest even in a situation where the person finds it difficult to maintain the floating action, due to exhaustion, panic, muscular fatigue, muscular cramps, lack of air, heart failure, mal-de-mer, drowsiness, loss of consciousness or any other motive which may place the person in eminent danger.
  • the life-vest according to the present invention may be manufactured from any material such as a knitted fabric or a stretching and impervious material. Also, when a knitted fabric is used, it is even possible to inject the water-proofing, catalyzed foam within the cavities of the porous fabric, in a manner similar to the foams used to fill up and seal pneumatic tires.
  • the life-vest according to the present invention can be manually activated or automatically activated by sensors operating in conjunction or separately when in contact with water, depth sensors, immersion time sensors or by transcutaneous oxymetry (equipment used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood stream that currently has the approximately the size of a wrist watch) sensors that will automatically activate the system, in order to inflate the life-vest and force the individual up to the surface of the water, therefore avoiding an irrecoverable drowning resulting from an excessive period of time under the water, thereby allowing the individual to be found and saved.
  • transcutaneous oxymetry equipment used to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood stream that currently has the approximately the size of a wrist watch
  • Fig. 1 is a first perspective view of a life-vest according to the present invention, showing its front portion;
  • Fig. 2 is a second perspective view of a life-vest according to the present invention, showing its back;
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view, in an enlarged scale, of the life-vest according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the proposed alternative embodiment of the life-vest according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic view illustrating the activation of the alternative embodiment .
  • the present invention refers to a life-saving jacket manufactured from any suitable material, such as a knitted fabric or a stretching and impervious material that provides thermal protection, said jacket being provided with a series of lumens or compartments 1 uniformly and internally positioned close to the neck opening along its frontal and back portions .
  • Said lumens or compartments 1 are designed to retain a special gas 2 derived from a chemical reaction and are provided with an inner film 3 made from any material used to block up holes in order to make them impervious .
  • Sensors 4 are positioned in the back portion of the life-jacket, which will activate a system to release the gas 2 into said compartments 1, inflating them in such a way as to cause positive floating.
  • the jacket may also be inflated by a valve to be filled without the use of other means of the compartments 1 therefore inflating them in such a way as to cause positive floating. It is also possible to activate the system through a pin 5 positioned over the shoulder area of the life-saving jacket.
  • An oxygen gas chamber 6 activated by a closed circuit 7 is positioned in the back portion of the life-jacket to release oxygen through a small diameter pipe 8 and with a mask 9 at its distal end for an eventual supply of oxygen.
  • the inventive concept may be applied in the alternative embodiment of the life-saving jacket 10 provided by a jacket 11, folded, manually or automatically activated 12, inflated from the gas cylinder 13, provided by the lock 14.
  • the manual or automatic life-saving clothing article for nautical, aquatic or aerial activities, over areas covered with water or swampy regions according to the present invention has new features which in an ultimate analysis, brings greater safety for the users, thus deserving the legal protection being claimed herewith.

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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)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une configuration d'un gilet de sauvetage à actionnement manuel ou automatique conçu en particulier pour des activités nautiques, aquatiques ou aériennes au-dessus de zones recouvertes d'eau ou de régions marécageuses. Ledit gilet de sauvetage comporte des zones correspondant à au moins deux lumières ou compartiments (01) placés de manière stratégique en un certain nombre d'emplacements de façon à maintenir hors de l'eau la tête de la personne portant ledit gilet. Ces lumières ou compartiments peuvent être remplis d'un gaz comprimé ou produit par réaction chimique, ou d'une mousse ayant une densité inférieure à celle de l'eau, activés par des capteurs ou de manière manuelle (04) afin de permettre un flottement positif de la personne portant ledit gilet, même lorsqu'elle éprouve des difficultés pour se maintenir à flot pour cause de fatigue, de panique, de fatigue musculaire, de crampes, de manque d'air, d'insuffisance cardiaque, de mal de mer, d'endormissement, de perte de conscience, ou pour toute autre raison susceptible d'exposer la personne concernée à un danger imminent.
EP02799382A 2001-09-25 2002-09-24 Configuration d'un gilet de sauvetage a actionnement manuel ou automatique Withdrawn EP1437949A2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BR0104789 2001-09-25
BRPI0104789-2A BR0104789B1 (pt) 2001-09-25 2001-09-25 disposição construtiva em roupa salva-vidas.
PCT/BR2002/000134 WO2003026449A2 (fr) 2001-09-25 2002-09-24 Configuration d'un gilet de sauvetage a actionnement manuel ou automatique

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US (1) US20050042956A1 (fr)
EP (1) EP1437949A2 (fr)
JP (1) JP2005502542A (fr)
BR (1) BR0104789B1 (fr)
MX (1) MXPA04002794A (fr)
WO (1) WO2003026449A2 (fr)

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WO2003026449A3 (fr) 2004-04-29
JP2005502542A (ja) 2005-01-27
BR0104789A (pt) 2002-09-24
BR0104789C1 (pt) 2003-07-15
BR0104789B1 (pt) 2011-01-25

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