EP2417015B1 - Dispositif de sécurité marin - Google Patents

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EP2417015B1
EP2417015B1 EP10779909.0A EP10779909A EP2417015B1 EP 2417015 B1 EP2417015 B1 EP 2417015B1 EP 10779909 A EP10779909 A EP 10779909A EP 2417015 B1 EP2417015 B1 EP 2417015B1
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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
    • B63C9/0005—Life-saving in water by means of alarm devices for persons falling into the water, e.g. by signalling, by controlling the propulsion or manoeuvring means of the boat
    • 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
    • B63C9/20—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights

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  • the present invention relates to the field of marine safety and rescue devices, and more particularly to apparatuses which offer life saving protection for unwanted immersion of a person in the ocean and in other water bodies.
  • the present invention further relates to improvements in life saving floatation devices having dual inflatable chambers each defined by opposing membranes.
  • the invention further provides a combined inflatable marker buoy and rescue device for use in particular though not exclusively in the event of a person being washed or falling overboard.
  • Inflatable life vests of conventional design typically include a unitary internal bladder that is connected to a source of pressurized gas. The gas is applied via a gas source such as a cartridge.
  • the cartridge may be actuated manually, by pulling an actuation cord connected to a valve-actuation pin which in turn, opens a valve connecting the cartridge to a gas inlet tube communicating with the bladder.
  • safety vests which spontaneously inflate while a person is engaging in a hazardous or semi-hazardous activity. These are useful devices where there may not be sufficient time or an appropriate opportunity to manually actuate an inflation mechanism of an inflatable protective garment (such as a vest) before a fall is suffered.
  • inflatable protective garments that can be worn comfortably in a deflated condition, either alone or with a further jacket, and which can be automatically and nearly instantaneously inflated upon entry into water.
  • Body protection devices in the form of an inflatable garment having an inflation mechanism include an inflatable bladder configured as a vest, a compressed gas cartridge communicating with the interior of the bladder through an inflation tube, and a cartridge actuation mechanism comprising a triggering device that can be actuated to open the cartridge.
  • the triggering device can include an actuation lever that actuates the triggering device, upon being pulled with a force of predetermined magnitude.
  • Boating safety requires that persons have on or have available life jackets. These can be worn as a matter of course such as in a yacht race or they may be worn in the event of an emergency requiring the safety measure of life jackets. However, even though a person is wearing a life jacket there remains the danger of losing sight of a person overboard. This is a safety problem whether or not the person is wearing a life jacket or not.
  • Boats usually carry buoyancy rings which can be deployed in the event that a person is swept or falls overboard. Such rings, once deployed, are very difficult to see both for the personnel on the boat and also for the person in the water.
  • Other known devices include those that inflate upon immersion in water to provide a visible marker of the position where a person is lost overboard.
  • the marker buoy allows rescue personnel to keep sight of the location of the person to be rescued. In high seas it is easy to loose complete sight of a person's head in wave troughs and once sight is lost it is often impossible to regain a visual on the person.
  • devices which provide a marker of the position in the ocean to maintain sight of a person overboard to date those devices have been essentially markers only and as valuable as a marker buoy can be as a reference, the person in the water cannot currently obtain a safety benefit since current devices are not adapted to allow the person to gain buoyancy and floatation from the device.
  • the known market buoys employ automatic inflation once the buoy is in contact with the water. Once inflated the buoyancy markers can float away and with wind and current influencing the path to the buoyancy device. The marker might separate from the person in the water whose life the deployment was to save.
  • DE 29810181 U1 which discloses a marine safety device according to the preamble of claim 1, describes a life support buoyancy ring with a location mast extending therefrom, whereas DE 8408410 U1 describes a wearable vest which includes a tethered locator mast for use in rescue.
  • the present invention provides an assembly which offers life saving protection for unwanted immersion of a person in the ocean and other water bodies.
  • the present invention further provides improvements in life saving floatation devices having dual inflatable chambers each defined by opposing membranes.
  • the invention further provides a combined inflatable marker buoy and rescue device for use in particular though not exclusively in the event of a person overboard.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown an exploded view of a the buoyancy mast assembly 1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Assembly 1 comprises an envelope 2 shown unfolded and including closure flaps 3, 4, 5 and 6. Envelope 2 may be closed by engagement between flaps 3 and 5 and 4 and 6.
  • Flap 4 includes a velcro strip 7 which engages corresponding velcro strip 7a located on an opposite face of flap 6.
  • velcro strip 24 engages corresponding velcro strip 25 located on an opposite face of flap 3.
  • Tab 8 provides a locking closure of envelope 2. All components to be described below are contained in the envelope by the above folding regime.
  • Assembly 1 further comprises an inflatable mast 11 having a first end 13 which when the mast is fully inflated provides a visual indicator for search and rescue personnel.
  • mast 11 is anchored to and preferably integrally attached to cover envelope 2 via a zipper 10. This connection may be effected by alternative means such as by use of stitching.
  • Mast 11 also includes a dead weight 9 which when the assembly is deployed, provides a restoring moment keeping mast 11 substantially upright so that end 13 is maintained at its highest making it easier for rescuers or any person overboard to locate.
  • Weight 9 can be provided by a solid lead block, lead pellets, glass beads, or other suitable material. The weight can be attached to mast 11 or inserted in a pocket provided on that mast.
  • Mast 11 preferably includes a ribbon 34 which provides a visual marker for search and rescue services making the device easier to spot during rescues.
  • gas canister 15 is engaged with valve assembly 17.
  • valve assembly 17 Connected to valve assembly 17 is a water sensing cartridge 36 which triggers inflation of the mast 11 upon contact with water.
  • Canister 15 is retained by flexible saddle 16. According to a preferred embodiment inflation may be initiated manually by pulling cord 18 which actuates valve 26 and enables gas from canister 15 to enter inflatable mast 11. Alternatively gas from canister 15 may be released by immersion of the assembly 1 in water which erodes a reactive tablet (not shown) also causing actuation of valve 26.
  • Assembly 1 is also adapted with a sea anchor 21 which is secured to eyelet 20 via cord 19.
  • Mast 11 further comprises a one way manual inflation valve 35 which acts as an oral inflation tube and provides an alternative means to allow inflation of the mast. Mast 11 can also be provided with a whistle which can be reached by the overboard victim.
  • Inflatable mast 11 is characterised in having handles 22 and 23 which allows the assembly to be gripped by a victim when deployed in rough seas thereby ensuring that the assembly and victim are not separated from each other.
  • Gripping handles 22 and 23 are merely examples of numerous possibilities for adapting the mast 11 so that it can be gripped to increase victim safety until rescue.
  • Gripping handles may be integrally formed or moulded into the mast 11 or can be sewn into or otherwise attached to the wall of mast 11 as shown.
  • the gripping handle may also include a length of rope or like material attached at one end to the mast with the opposite end allowed to hang freely.
  • the locations of handles 22, 23 and 26 are selected to optimise the maintenance of buoyancy and also to ensure stability of the assembly 1 when floating in the water.
  • the handles are preferably positioned low enough to enable a victim in the water to reach and grip them, but high enough so that once engaged by the victim, buoyancy of the assembly is retained without causing end 13 to rotate away from its highest point. At least part of a floatation mast associated with the assembly remains exposed to view to enable rescuers to pinpoint the location of the person in the water.
  • Mast 11 preferably includes reflectors 30, 31, 32 and 33.
  • Figure 2 shows with corresponding numbering an elevation view of the buoyancy mast 1 of figure 1 when deployed.
  • Figure 3 shows with corresponding numbering the assembly of figure 1 with envelope 2 folded to form carry case 40.
  • Carry case 40 includes a handle 41 which enables assembly 1 to be stowed as a compact space efficient package in its folded configuration. Flaps 3, 4, 5 and 6 co operate to form case 40 by interleaving. The flaps are preferably secured by Velcro fastening.
  • the buoyancy assembly may comprise one or more sources of gas for inflatable chambers or separate sources of gas for individual chambers in buoyancy mast 11.
  • the weight used for buoyancy would preferably be in the order of 4kg and the mast 11 would be in the region of 2 meters.
  • the gripping handles preferably are located to sit out of the water prior to loading (gripping) by a victim and after loading for buoyancy. As soon as the kit hits the water the mast inflates and exposes the components such as the sea anchor which allows the mast to track with the current.
  • the prior art devices are purely markers whereas the assembly of the invention is a combined marker and safety device for victim buoyancy. This ensures that the victim tracks with the current and the marker so can be found by rescuers.
  • the gripping handle is positioned to reduce or eliminate any overturning tendency since a loss of visual contact with the mast 11 would potentially compromise victim safety.
  • the gas supply is from a CO 2 cylinder which can be unscrewed from the firing head.
  • the firing head can be tested using a manual operating lever attached to it and moving the lever through its full length of travel.
  • the compressed gas source is at least one compressed gas cartridge.
  • the present invention obviates the disadvantages of the prior art and provides other advantages which are apparent from the description herein.

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  1. Un dispositif de sécurité maritime (1) destiné à être déployé dans l'eau lors de l'entrée non désirée d'une personne dans ladite eau, le dispositif indiquant l'emplacement de cette personne et fournissant un moyen de flottaison pour cette personne, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :
    une couverture pliable qui forme une enveloppe (2) pour retenir les composant du dispositif empaquetés avant le déploiement du dispositif ;
    un mât gonflable (11) ayant une extrémité proximale (14) qui est reliée avec la couverture et une extrémité libre distale (13) ;
    une source de gaz compressé (15) pour gonfler le mât gonflable (11) et qui est activée lors du contact entre le dispositif et une masse d'eau ;
    un poids (9) contenant une poche localisée à l'extrémités proximale du mât gonflable pour garder le mât droit quand le dispositif est déployé et le mât est gonflé ; et
    une ancre flottante (21) connectée à l'extrémité proximale (14) du mât, l'ancre flottante (21) étant un sac conique en matériau souple qui a une première extrémité large et une seconde extrémité étroite ;
    dans lequel le couvercle comprend quatre rabats repliables disposées orthogonalement (3, 4, 5, 6) qui coopèrent mutuellement pour former un sac de transport (40) qui est capable d'y retenir le mât et l'ancre flottante ;
    le dispositif comprenant également des moyens pour permettre à la personne dans la masse d'eau d'obtenir du dispositif de la flottation via au moins une formation préhensible (22, 23, 26) sur ou attachée au mât gonflable (11) ; dans lequel le dispositif, quand il est déployé, se trouve dans la masse d'eau de façon à ce qu'au moins une partie du mât gonflable reste exposé à la vue au-dessus d'un niveau d'eau supérieur pour permettre aux secouristes de localiser avec précision la personne dans l'eau et permettre à la personne dans l'eau d'utiliser le mât gonflable comme un dispositif de sécurité flottant.
  2. Un dispositif selon la revendication 1 dans lequel le poids (9) fournit un contrepoids pour solliciter le mât dans une position au-dessus de l'eau quand le dispositif est déployé dans l'eau est le mât est gonflé.
  3. Un dispositif selon la revendication 2 dans lequel la au moins une formation préhensible (22, 23, 26) est localisé sur le mât gonflable (11) de façon à ce que la personne flottant dans l'eau puisse attraper au moins une formation.
  4. Un dispositif selon la revendication 3 dans lequel le mât gonflable (11) quand il est gonflé est sollicité pour se situer à une orientation qui est à plus de 45 degrés du niveau de l'eau.
  5. Un dispositif selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le mât (11) est fait en un matériau flexible qui permet au mât d'être plié à une taille qui est adapté au sac de transport (40).
  6. Un dispositif selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le sac de transport est relié de façon amovible à l'extrémité proximal du mât (11).
  7. Un dispositif selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le mât (11) est gonflé par un assemblage comprenant :
    Une bouteille de gaz (15) constituant la source du gaz compressé connecté à un corps de glonflage automatique,
    Une cartouche jetable sensible à l'eau
    Une corde de gonflage manuel (18) qui permet le gonflage manuel,
    Un indicateur de tir manuel et un indicateur de tir automatique.
  8. Un dispositif selon la revendication 7 dans lequel le poids (9) est constitué par un matériau granulaire choisi parmi le plomb, le sable ou des billes de verre.
  9. Un dispositif selon la revendication 8 dans lequel la première extrémité large de l'ancre flottante (21) est ouverte pour permettre à l'eau de mer d'entrer pour fournir un frein au dispositif de sécurité.
  10. Un dispositif selon la revendication 9 dans lequel l'ancre flottante (21) est connectée au mât avec une ficelle (19) de longueur suffisante pour permettre à l'ancre de mer (21) de freiner à une distance du mât (11) quand le dispositif est déployé dans l'eau.
  11. Un dispositif selon la revendication 10 dans lequel les rabats pliables (3, 4, 5, 6) forment une croix avec les rabats opposés pliés l'un vers l'autre pour former un sac de transport (40).
  12. Un dispositif selon la revendication 11 dans lequel la formation préhensible (22, 23, 26) est une boucle de matériau attachée audit mât de flottaison (11).
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