GB2388093A - Buoyant protective sleeve for a boom which can be used as a lifesaving device - Google Patents

Buoyant protective sleeve for a boom which can be used as a lifesaving device Download PDF

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GB2388093A
GB2388093A GB0210343A GB0210343A GB2388093A GB 2388093 A GB2388093 A GB 2388093A GB 0210343 A GB0210343 A GB 0210343A GB 0210343 A GB0210343 A GB 0210343A GB 2388093 A GB2388093 A GB 2388093A
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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
    • B63C9/28—Adaptations of vessel parts or furnishings to life-saving purposes

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Abstract

A protective sleeve is provided for sliding or clipping over the boom of a sailing vessel to protect those on board from head injuries. The sleeve is formed from a buoyant or inflatable material so that if necessary it can be used as a lifesaving device. The sleeve may incorporate a grab handle and a webbing strap to assist in the lifting of a person from the water. The sleeve may have a waterproof high visibility cover and may also incorporate a hollow tubular extrusion which houses a flag and a flare.

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\ 2388093
BOOMBOUY SAFETY UNIT
TECHNICAL DISCRIPTION
The Device.
A CUSHIONED COLLAR FITTED TO THE BOOM OF A SAILING VESSEL
TO PROTECT FROM HEAD INJURY AND HAVING A SECONDARY USE
AS AN EMERGENCY FLOAT TO THROW TO A MAN OVERBOARD.
The Method.
TO ENCASE FOAM OR COMPRESSED AIR IN A SPRUNG SLEEVE THAT
CLIPS OVER THE PART OF THE SAILING BOATS BOOM THAT
CREATES THE GREATEST THREAT TO HEAD INJURY.
A LIGHTWEIGHT POLYURETHANE EXTRUSION OF OVAL OR ROUND
PIPE FORMED SHAPE WITH A CONTINUOUS OPENING ALONG THE
TOP TO ALLOW THE UNIT TO BE FITTED AND REMOVED QUICKLY
WHILE STILL RETAINING A FIRM GRIP TO THE BOOM, THIS WILL
CREATE THE SPRUNG BACKBONE OF THE UNIT.
THIS EXTRUSION WILL BE ENCASED IN A LAYER OF LIGHTWEIGHT
IMPACT RESISTANT HIGH DENSITY BOUYANT FOAM WITH A HIGH
VISIBILITY WATERPROOF COATING.
AN ORALLY INFLATED JACKET COULD ALSO BE USED AS THE
SAFETY COVER ( AS USED IN SWIMMING ARMBANDS), THIS ALSO
WOULD HAVE A HIGH VISABILITY COVERING, THIS WOULD BE
LIGHTER AND AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT THE YACHT AND DINGHY
RACING MARKET WHERE LESS WEIGHT IS A REQUIREMENT.
THE BOOMBOUY WILL INCORPORATE A GRAB HANDLE AT THE
AFTER ( BACK) END FOR QUICK REMOVAL AND DISPATCH TO THE
MAN OVERBOARD.
THE BOOMBOUY WILL INCORPORATE A SMALL SECTION PIPE IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE POLYURETHANE EXTRUSION BACKBONE
WITH SCREWED WATERPROOF PLUGS AT EACH END, ONE END WILL
HOLD A HIGH VISIBILITY FLAG TO REMOVE AND WAVE, THE OTHER
END WILL HOLD AN ORANGE DISTRESS FLARE FOR EASIER
DETECTION IN HEAVY WEATHER.
l B001\/lBOUY SAFETY UNIT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION CONTINUED
The Method Cont; AN OPTION FOR THE UNIT IS TO FIT A CONTINUOUS WEBBING
STRAP WITH A LOOP AT EACH END FOR THE UNITS QUICK
REMOVAL AND DISPATCH AT EACH END, THIS STRAP COULD HAVE
SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO LIFT THE MAN OVERBOARD OUT OF THE
WATER BY HAVING THE MAN OVERBOARD FOLD HIS BODY OVER
THE BOOMBOUY AND LIFTING FROM EACH LOOP END.

Claims (1)

  1. ( BOOMBOllY SAFETY UNIT THE CLAIM.
    A QUICKLY RELEASED HIGH BOUYANCY CUSHIONED
    COLLAR FITTED TO THE BOOM OF A SAILING YACHT OR
    DINGHY TO PROTECT FROM HEAD INJURY AND ALSO AS AN
    EMERGENCY FLOAT TO A MAN OVERBOARD. THE UNIT
    WILL AFFIX TO THE BOOM BY MEANS OF ITS SPRUNG
    HORSESHOE SHAPED CONSTRUCTION GAPPING THE BOOM
    WHILST STILL ALLOWING EASY REMOVAL BY MEANS OF A
    GRAB HANDLE FOR USE AS A LIFESAVING FLOAT.
    2/ THE BOOMBOUY SAFETY UNIT MAY HAVE BOTH ENDS
    OPEN OR ONE END ENCLOSED TO PROTECT THE BOOM END.
    3/ THE BOOMBOUY SAFETY UNIT MAY INCORPORATE A
    HOLLOW TUBULAR EXTRUSION TO HOLD A FLAG AND A
    FLARE.
    4/ THE BOOMBOUY SAFETY UNIT MAY INCORPORATE A FULL
    LENGTH WEBBING STRAP TO FACILITATE USE AS A LIFTING
    HARNESS FOR REMOVAL OF A CASUALTY FROM THE SEA.
    ( Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR SLIDING OR CLIPPING
    OVER THE BOOM OF A SAILING VESSEL TO PROTECT
    THOSE ON BOARD FROM MAD JUTES AND WHICH
    IS FORMED FROM A BOUYANT MATERIAL SUCH THAT
    IT CAN BE REMOVED AND DEPLOYED OVERBOARD
    AS A LIFESAVG DEVICE
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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB576076A (en) * 1944-04-29 1946-03-18 Andrew Tindal Improvements in or relating to booms, yards and the like for sailing vessels
US5524565A (en) * 1995-05-01 1996-06-11 Lavin; Kenneth M. Protective cushion for a sailboat boom

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB576076A (en) * 1944-04-29 1946-03-18 Andrew Tindal Improvements in or relating to booms, yards and the like for sailing vessels
US5524565A (en) * 1995-05-01 1996-06-11 Lavin; Kenneth M. Protective cushion for a sailboat boom

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