LT6926B - Signal rescue baloon device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to means for rescuing a person in water, in particular to a signal rescue balloon device used as an accessory to rescue equipment or clothing. The device is designed to increase a person's visibility on the water surface, especially in adverse weather conditions (fog, darkness, in high waves) and to safely lift the person out of the water. The device may be activated manually or automatically by the action of incoming water and shall include a self-expanding air balloon filled with helium gas and means for activating it, where the signal balloon is covered with a radio waves reflecting material and has bright, semi-transparent inscriptions ,,SOS” on its top and side surfaces and an LED light signalling SOS in the Morse code.

Description

Technical field

The invention can be attributed to means of saving a person in water, specifically - a device for a signal rescue balloon used as an accessory to rescue equipment or equipment.

Technical level

This invention comprehensively solves two problems of efficient rescue of a person or a group of people in water bodies: the problem of ensuring a person's visibility in any weather conditions and the problem of quickly and safely removing a person from the water.

In order to provide timely help to a person in distress, it is necessary to localize his location as accurately as possible. In bodies of water, especially in adverse weather conditions (fog, darkness, in the presence of large swells or ice floes), the visibility of a person or group of persons who has fallen out of a water vehicle or broken in the ice and the convenience and safety of the equipment to quickly pull him (them) out of the water directly affects him (them) ) prospects of successful rescue. A person who falls from a ship is immediately exposed to a series of negative factors: in cold water, signs of hypothermia appear after 5 minutes, it is easy to suffocate and suffocate in the waves, even while on the surface of the water, a person can be injured by rescuers or other boats or animals that have not noticed him, so it is necessary to pull him out out of the water as soon as possible. The problem of rescuing a person as soon as possible in cold water between ice floes is especially relevant, when a person in the ice becomes practically invisible on the surface. In order to increase the chances of saving a person, it is necessary to ensure that he is as visible as possible above the surface of the water or ice. In order to protect themselves from the above-identified risks in northern latitudes, professional sailors use brightly colored non-drowning thermal suits, which help them not to freeze in cold water and stay afloat without extra effort.

Various types of signaling devices designed to indicate the position of people in an emergency have been patented so far. For example, in patent documents

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US4094267,

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US4042882,

US5326297,

US9846998,

US20090094867A1, US20130291787A1, WO1991015266A1, GB2277502A,

JPH0869576, JP2013232137A, GB2362977A, CA2776511A1, US10479463 described portable warning and signaling devices, based on the principle of increased visibility in the environment, filled with a lighter-than-air gas cylinder.

the devices described in these patent documents have in common that, in the event of an emergency, they launch into the air a bright signal balloon attached to a rope, filled with a lighter-than-air gas such as helium, which signals the location of the victim. Compressed helium is stored in a special canister, which, when the device is activated, fills the signal balloon with gas, thereby lifting it into the air.

It should be emphasized that the use of a lighter-than-air round-shaped balloon to indicate the position of a person in distress in the water works properly only in favorable, low-wind weather conditions: a compressed gas cylinder that is comfortable to carry (of acceptable weight and dimensions) makes it possible to inflate only a limited-volume signal balloon, so it must be made of extremely light material. In this way, a light signal balloon of up to 100 g is pressed against the surface of water or ice under the influence of aerodynamic forces of stronger wind and does not perform the main indicating function, so the above-mentioned patent documents are basically ineffective, because the main purpose of these inventions is to ensure the visibility of a person requiring help in various environments, usually in adverse weather conditions.

Solving this problem of ensuring balloon stability in the air, patents US8162265, US8167246, US5065163 for lighter-than-air signal balloons with additional wings have been submitted. However, in this case, the problem of correlation dependence between the lift force created by the lighter-than-air gas and the weight of the balloon material is not solved, because, as mentioned, due to the limited amount of lighter-than-air gas, the signal balloon must be of optimal shape and minimum weight so that the limited amount of lighter-than-air gas can lift the balloon shell with additional weight (light source, slings and water spray).

It is for the aforementioned reasons that the signal balloon with additional radio wave reflecting devices, described in patent application US20100300347A1, is not practically implemented (in user-friendly volumes).

When solving the problem of ensuring the stability of a signal balloon in different states of the atmosphere, the optimal solution is an aerodynamic wing-shaped, lighter-than-air balloon with vertical stabilizing planes, which rises above the earth's surface in calm weather due to the lifting force of lighter-than-air gases, and in windy, gusty conditions - due to the aerodynamic wing shape induced lift forces sufficient to compensate for the pressure force generated by the wind resistance caused by the balloon volume against the surface of the water. Such aerodynamic kite-shaped signal balloons are described in patent applications US20050098088A1, US20070295864A1,

US2013119189A1, EP0222263A1.

The signaling device described in patent application US20050098088A1 is designed as a lighter-than-air balloon with a lighter-than-air gas (helium) canister attached to it. Bearing in mind that the weight of a compressed gas cylinder of an acceptable volume (up to 100 g) integrated in the rescue equipment reaches up to 400 g, the ability of a signal balloon inflated with helium gas to create a lift sufficient to overcome the weight of the cylinder, even with the effect of the aerodynamic lift of the cylinder, is doubtful.

sophisticated configurations of signal balloons described in patent applications US20070295864A1 and US2013119189A1 presuppose that the amount of material used to make the balloon is significantly larger than the carrying capacity of the helium gas contained in the volume, so that a relatively heavy balloon with relatively too little lighter-than-air gas can be lifted off the ground only the lift of the balloon's aerodynamic shape (i.e. only strong wind), and in the absence of this force, the balloon is unlikely to rise from the surface under the influence of gas lift alone.

Aerodynamic shaped balloon described in patent US4815677 is adapted to be used as a hand-held device, manually, by pulling out the pin in the trigger mechanism, activating the signal balloon, but this patent highlights several shortcomings: the rescued person must hold the signal balloon device in his hand all the time and activate it with the other hand, which is inconvenient and dangerous in stormy seas, when the hands are used to balance the position of the body on the surface of the water and to cover oneself from water splashes or waves, to use radio communication, light signal, etc., moreover, this patent does not solve the problem of quickly and safely lifting a person out of the water.

It should be emphasized that none of the patent documents of the technical level specify the system of automatic disconnection of the signal balloon from its filling with helium gas lighter than air and the mechanism of sealing the balloon, lighting the balloon from the inside (through the transparent letters "SOS") and flashing "SOS" calls in Morse code mechanisms with a light source installed on the top of the balloon, and the problem of localizing a person on the side of the ship and quickly lifting him out of the water is not solved, using the slings connecting the signal balloon with its equipment case. Currently, personal rescue equipment, such as a non-sinkable rope with a handle attached to a life jacket, is used to locate a person in the water near the side of the ship before being lifted aboard. After the crew member of the rescue ship reaches this rope floating on the surface of the water and pulls the rescuer closer to the ship's side, he is tied to the ship with a strong rope and loaded onto the ship in various ways: using the ship's rigging ropes, floats of various designs, net ladders or stretchers. The mentioned floating ropes are not very effective for locating the rescuer near the side of the ship. When rescuing a person in the water, it is necessary, as mentioned, to use a rope that easily injures the rescuer, or from the deck of the ship, after leaning over the side of the ship at a risk, reach the rope floating on the surface of the water with your hand and in this way locate the rescuer and only then take measures to lift the rescuer out of the water into the ship

The essence of the invention

The invention submitted for patenting is intended for an individual rescue device for a signal balloon filled with lighter-than-air helium gas, in the form of an aerodynamically optimized wing, where the minimum weight balloon envelope accommodates the maximum amount of lighter-than-air helium gas. Due to the optimal aerodynamic shape and the ratio between the weight of the shell and the lift capacity of the gases contained in it, the balloon device ensures a stable rise from the surface vertically upwards in the absence of wind and hovers stably above the surface under the influence of aerodynamic lift in the presence of any strength of wind, waves, splashing water , snow gusts, etc. Covered with metalized foil that reflects radio signals and an original color combination of the surface, the balloon reflects sunlight during daylight hours and emits flashing light high above the horizon in the dark. Reflective inscriptions "SOS" on the upper and side surfaces of the balloon (due to the light-conducting coating of the inscription visible even in the dark) and the SOS signal in Morse code by flashing! The LED light on the top of the balloon, which shines partly on the outside of the balloon and partly on its inner volume, informs observers of the fact of the disaster, and the vertical ropes (slings) connecting the signal balloon and the rescuer are convenient for grabbing them easily and safely, without bending to the surface of the water and for the rescuer without the risk of falling out of the ship yourself, and locating the rescuer at the side of the ship to be quickly rescued by pulling them out of the water using the slings of the device.

The signal balloon device is activated either by pulling on a lanyard with a tip, or an automatically water-activated modification of this life-saving equipment, the device is used as an integral part of a life-jacket or as a separate accessory attached to clothing or life-saving equipment in a separate case.

The signal balloon device in a separate case contains the following components:

i) a case with a sealed tape that opens from the inside due to the pressure of the signal balloon in the upper and side parts of the case and case fastening elements (depending on the set) - buckles, belts or carabiners;

(ii) a compressed gas cylinder with a gas outlet blocking membrane in its neck;

iii) a mechanism for releasing compressed gas from a gas cylinder attached to it by a thread with a cord and a handle to activate it and a source of electrical energy inside it;

(iv) a device that activates the trigger mechanism in water (by dissolving the solute) and attaches to the gas trigger mechanism from the gas cylinder;

v) two stacked cones of different sizes with a hole in the tip of the outer cone, connected by an elastic band;

(vi) a valve filling the signal cylinder with compressed gas, integrated in the trigger mechanism or located in a separate housing, fixed between the trigger mechanism and the signal cylinder;

(vii) slings wound on cones with an electrical wire inside connected to a power source;

(viii) a signal balloon with an LED light and the inscriptions "SOS" on its top and side planes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the signal balloon device integrated into the inflatable life jacket has the following components:

(i) an automatically or manually activated compressed gas canister attached to the inside of the inflatable volume of the self-inflating vest;

(ii) a mechanism for releasing compressed gas from a gas cylinder attached to it, connected by a flexible hose to the signal cylinder in the case of the signal cylinder;

(iii) in the upper part of the lifejacket, under the signal balloon case, attached to the inside of the self-inflating lifejacket by flexible connections, two cones with slings of different thicknesses wound inside them, the inner ends of which are attached to the connector at the base of the cones, and the outer ends are attached to the signal balloon in the signal balloon case ;

iv) an elastic band connecting the bases of the cones together, after activating the self-inflating vest and inflating it to its volume, pulling the bases of the cones towards each other and thus expanding the tops of the cones;

(v) a signal balloon with an LED light and the words "SOS" on its top and side planes.

The cone consists of an inner cone inserted into the tip of the outer cone, on which thin slings are wound, one end of which is attached to the signal balloon through a hole in the tip of the cone, and the other - inner end - is attached to the lower outer one through a hole along the axis of the inner cone with loops of the appropriate size of a thicker sling placed in the cone part, wound so that, as the signal balloon rises from the surface and pulls the thinner sling through the hole in the cone's point, the loop of the thicker sling is caught in the hole in the axis of the inner cone. During a rescue, when the rescuer pulls on the thinner slings of the signal balloon, the loop of the thicker sling contracts and the thicker sling unwinds outwards through the hole in the cone tip. A loop is formed at the bottom of the outer cone for attaching the elastic band connecting the cones.

The inflated signal balloon is automatically released from the trigger mechanism by a special valve, the body of which is connected with a round toothed tip to a flexible hose, the other end of which is connected to the trigger mechanism. The purpose of the valve is to allow the signal balloon to be filled with helium gas and to seal off the helium gas in the balloon after it is full.

The optimal shape of the balloon is considered to be a "C"-shaped power kite with two duplicated slings at the edges of the balloon and a "V"-shaped kite with three spacers attached to one sling. This configuration of the balloon ensures maximum aerodynamic lift and stability in all weather conditions, and a sufficiently large balloon is easily observed from the country both visually and with the help of radar detectors.

A brief description of the figures in the drawings

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. are general views of a signal balloon device of the present invention integrated into a lifejacket, or of a signal balloon device of the present invention attached in a separate case to clothing or lifesaving equipment;

Fig. is a view of the construction of the signal balloon device of the present invention, complete in a separate case;

Fig. a view of the construction of the signal balloon device installed in the lifejacket;

Fig. is a structural image of one of the structural elements of the signal balloon device - the cone;

Fig. are perspective views of different aerodynamic shapes of the signal balloons of the present invention, FIG. the design of the valve of the signal balloon release mechanism is presented.

Detailed description of the invention

As mentioned, the invention is intended for individual rescue equipment to increase the visibility of a person or a group of people on land or water, especially in adverse weather conditions.

The signal balloon device is activated either manually by pulling on a cord with a tip, or automatically when a person is in the water. There are two versions of the realization of the signal balloon device of the present invention: the first, when the device is attached to clothing or rescue equipment as an accessory in a separate case 1, and the second, when the device is integrated into the life jacket, as shown in Fig. 1.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, shown in Fig. 2, the signal balloon device in a separate case 1 has the following components:

i) case 1 with a tight tape that opens from the inside due to the pressure of the signal balloon in the upper and side parts of the case and case fastening elements (depending on the set) - buckles, belts or carabiners;

ii) compressed to 45-100 bar 60-90 g cylindrical helium gas canister 2 with a gas outlet blocking membrane in its neck;

iii) a mechanism 3 for releasing compressed gas from a gas cylinder 2 attached to it with a thread, with a cord and a handle to activate it and a power source inside it;

iv) a device 4 that activates the trigger mechanism in water when the solute dissolves and is attached to the mechanism 3 for gas release from the gas cylinder 2;

v) two stacked cones of different sizes 5 with a hole in the tip of the outer cone, connected by an elastic band;

vi) a valve 6 filling the signal balloon with compressed gas, integrated in the trigger mechanism or located in a separate housing, fixed between the trigger mechanism and the signal balloon;

vii) slings 7 wound on cones 5 with an electrical wire inside, connected to a power source;

viii) signal balloon 8 with an LED lamp and the inscriptions "SOS" on its top and side planes.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, shown in Fig. 3, the signal balloon device integrated into the inflatable lifejacket (13) has the following components:

i) automatically or manually activated by a handle 12 compressed gas cylinder 2 fixed on the inner side of the inflatable volume of the self-inflating vest;

ii) the mechanism 3 for releasing compressed gas from the cylinder 2 attached to it, connected by a flexible hose 9 to the signal cylinder 8 in the case of the signal cylinder;

iii) two cones 5 with slings of different thicknesses wrapped inside them, attached to the inner side of the self-inflating vest by flexible connections in the upper part of the lifejacket under the signal balloon case, the inner ends of which are attached to the connection at the base of the cones, and the outer ends are attached to the signal in the signal balloon case balloon 8;

iv) an elastic band 10 connecting the bases of the cones to each other, after activating the self-inflating vest and inflating its volume, pulling the bases of the cones towards each other and thus expanding the tops of the cones;

v) signal balloon 8 with an LED lamp and the inscriptions "SOS" on its upper and side planes.

As explained below with reference to Fig. 4, the cone 5 consists of an outer cone 5.1 and an inner cone 5.2 inserted into it, on the tip of which thin slings 7.1 are wound, one end of which is attached to the signal balloon 8 through a hole in the tip of the cone, and the other - the inner end - through the hole along the axis of the inner cone, it is attached to the thicker sling 7.2 placed in the lower part of the outer cone through the hole along the axis of the inner cone, wrapped in such a way that, when the signal balloon 8 rises from the surface and pulls the thinner sling 7.1 through the hole in the tip of the cone, the loop of the thicker sling 7.2 gets stuck in the hole in the axis of the inner cone. During the rescue, when the rescuer pulls on the thinner slings 7.1 of the signal balloon, the loop of the thicker sling 7.2 contracts and the thicker sling 7.2 unrolls outward through the hole in the cone tip. A loop is formed at the bottom of the outer cone 5.1 for attaching the elastic band 5.3 connecting the cones.

A perspective view of the signal balloon 8, variants of its aerodynamic forms, the localization of the signal "SOS" inscriptions and the signal light 11, and the options for attaching slings are presented in Fig. 5. The optimal shape of the balloon is considered to be a "C"-shaped power kite 8.1 with two duplicated slings at the edges of the balloon and a "V"-shaped kite 8.2, attached to one sling with three spacers. This configuration of the balloon ensures maximum aerodynamic lift and stability in all weather conditions, and a sufficiently large balloon is easily spotted from the country, both visually and with the help of radars.

The signal balloon 8 inflated with helium gas is automatically released from the trigger mechanism by a special valve, shown in Fig. 6, whose body 6.1 with a round toothed tip is connected to a flexible hose, the other end of which is connected to the trigger mechanism. Inside the valve body, a spring 6.2 is anchored in a hole along the axis, and a flat sliding part 6.3 with an oval hole and a "T" top is placed in the vertical grooves at its end. Above and below the movable part 6.3, two partially flexible planes 6.4 with rounded corners are attached to the end of the valve, the lower one is fixed, and the upper one is movable, on its rear axis 6.5, which can move vertically up and down with a projection above the top of the movable part. The part 6.6 separated from the valve body is hollow cylindrical with a widening in the inner part, the tube of the part 6.6 separated from the valve body is inserted into the hole inside the valve and has a groove 6.7 in its lower part, the shape of which is adapted to the contours of the lower part of the hole of the movable part 6.3. Separate parts 6.6 have a spring in the widening part with an elastic material, e.g. silicone, cone-shaped gasket 6.8, round tube 6.9 at the other end of the separating part 6.6 is intended to tightly attach this separating valve part 6.6 to the signal balloon 8.

The purpose of the valve 6 is to allow the signal balloon 8 to be filled with helium gas from the balloon and to seal the helium gas in the signal balloon 8 once it is full. As compressed helium gas flows through the valve body 6.1 from the starting mechanism, the spring with an elastic cone 6.8 in the expansion of the part 6.8 separated from the valve body compresses due to the aerodynamic pressure force and allows the gas to flow further towards the signal balloon 8 until it is completely filled. When the signal balloon 8 is filled, the upper sliding plane of the valve 6.4, rotating on the axis 6.5, presses its end on the upper part of the sliding part 6.3, and this, moving down parallel grooves, releases the separating part 6.6 of the valve body from the valve body, and the spring in the valve body 6.2 of the valve the separating part of the housing 6.6 is pushed out of the valve housing. A spring 6.2 with an elastic cone 6.8 located in the separating part 6.6 of the valve body clings to the expansion walls of the separating part 6.6 of the valve body and tightly closes the helium gas in the signal balloon 8 so that it does not leave the volume of the signal balloon.

Electrical energy for the operation of the signal balloon device is supplied by a battery embedded in a waterproof case. A microchip is mounted in the power source case to control the light flow of the LED lamp 11 installed in the signal balloon 8 limiting the education at intervals according to the Morse alphabet (three short, three long and three short flashes) with short pauses between the signals.

The signal balloon 8 and its launch system in the case 1 are connected by slings of carbon fiber, such as Dyneema® or similar technical properties, wrapped in two (or one, depending on the configuration) hollow cones 5, where the thin slings 7.1 are wound on the cones 5.1 inside, 5.2 of the smaller cones at the apex, and 5.1 of the thicker cones in the broad part. Cones 5 with wide ends are attached to the rescue equipment or case with flexible connections, pointed towards each other with the tips and connected to each other with an elastic band 5. When the trigger mechanism is activated, as the signal balloon 8 fills with gas and inflates and emerges from the case, under the influence of the vertical lifting force of the signal balloon 8, the slings 7 automatically unwind from the cones 5 through the holes in their pointed ends (principle of non-inertial coils), and the points of the cones 5 are pulled to the sides by elastic lanes 5 spread to the countries. The core of the slings consists of a lacquered metal wire for transmitting the electric current from the package to the LED light 11 installed in the signal balloon 8. 8 slings are attached to the signal balloon behind four (or three, depending on the shape of the signal balloon) eyes formed around its perimeter, the ropes of the slings are doubled, 1 m before the signal balloon and crossed at its top. In the lower part of the cones 5, a braided rope 4-5 mm thick and 3-4 m long is placed, e.g. ,Dyneema® or similar technical characteristics, one end is connected to the end of the corresponding thin-snip sling 7.1, and the other is attached to the base of the cone.

The signal balloon 8 is shaped like an aerodynamic wing with vertical edges at the edges of the wing, and is made of nylon (Mylar® or similar) and a radio-reflective metal foil compound film (so that it can be detected as a separate object in the environment by radars used on ships in the air, above the surface of the water), bright golden shiny texture, the words "SOS" are placed on the upper plane and edges, the contours of the letters of the inscriptions are painted in red and with phosphorescent paint that reflects light in the dark, the inside of the letters is transparent, conductive to light. An LED light 11 is attached to the top of the signal balloon 8 (can be equipped with a separate power source), part of its light is focused on the inner surface of the signal balloon 8, so that the inscriptions "SOS" on the top and sides of the signal balloon can be seen in the dark through transparent letter symbols, and part of the light spreads to the upper hemisphere.

The signal balloon device in case 1 can be used in a variety of ways: attached with carabiners or flexible connectors, placed in a backpack or clothing pocket, attached to clothing, equipment, a lifebuoy, self-inflating or rigid buoyancy-filled lifejackets or thermal suits, a belt around a person's waist with a rescue in a vest or separately. Direct integration of this device into a lifejacket is also possible, as shown in Figure 3.

The alarm balloon device is activated when a person is in a dangerous situation, e.g. in water, by pulling down the brightly colored handle 12 hanging on a string on the side of the case, or automatically (if such a function is integrated) j case 1 through the holes in the corresponding places of the case when water enters. In the latter case, when a special soluble substance is dissolved in water, the membrane in the neck of the compressed gas cylinder 2 is pierced and helium gas enters the signal cylinder 8 through the one-way valve. flashing "SOS" in Morse code. As the helium gas fills the signal balloon 8, it opens the sealing strip at the edges and top of the case with increasing volume and, as the slings 7 connecting the case and the signal balloon gradually unwind from the cones, it inflates, rising above the case. Under the influence of helium gas pressure, the signal balloon 8 acquires an aerodynamic shape and, unhooked from the valve trigger mechanism 4, under the influence of the wind and/or helium gas lift, rises from the surface, limited by the length of the slings 7, and becomes a clearly visible object in the environment, the signal balloon The shape of 8 creates a vertically upward lift, so due to the aerodynamic shape of the body, it orients itself on the front plane of the wing against the wind and does not descend, acting on the principle of a kite and remaining stable in the diagonal downwind of the person who activated it. The coating of the signal balloon has a bright shiny color, so it stands out from the environment, the inscriptions on it and the flashing light 11 indicate the alarm, its volume is visible to the radar equipment, and the carbon fiber slings 7 of different thicknesses pass through the hole in the conical spike and unroll in the direction of pulling and provide opportunities conveniently take them and pull the person in need of help closer to you both horizontally, e.g. from the eket, to the side of the ship, as well as lifted vertically out of the water, eket or similar.

Claims (10)

A rescue balloon signaling device intended to indicate the location of a person in distress, consisting of a signaling balloon inflated with helium gas and its activation means, differs in that the device includes: i) a cylindrical helium gas cylinder compressed to 45-100 bar with a capacity of 60-90 g (2 ) with a gas outlet blocking membrane in its neck, ii) a mechanism (3) for releasing compressed gas from a gas cylinder (2) with a cord and a handle (12) to activate it and a power source inside it, screwed onto the gas cylinder (2) with the help of threads, iii) a device (4) attached to the gas release mechanism (3) from the canister (2), which automatically activates the release mechanism (3) when the solute dissolves in the water, iv) two cones (5) of different sizes stacked on top of each other with a hole in the tip of the outer cone, connected by an elastic band, v) gas valve (6), integrated in the trigger mechanism (3), vi) slings (7), wrapped around the cones (5), with electric wire inside, attached ngtu to the source of electricity, vii) signal balloon (8) with LED lamp (11) and semi-transparent inscriptions "SOS" on its upper and side planes, connected to the rescue device by slings (7), complexly integrated into the case (1) with with a tight strip that opens from the inside due to the pressure of the signal balloon in the upper and side parts of the case and with elements for attaching the case to clothing or equipment: buckles, belts or carabiners. A device according to clause 1(v), but differing in that it includes a gas valve in a separate housing mounted between the actuating mechanism (3) and the signal cylinder (8). The device according to point 1(vi) differs in that the slings (7) consist of thin slings (7.1) wound on the inner cone (5.2) and thick slings (7.2) wound on the back of the outer cone (5.1). Device according to claim 3, but differs in that the thick slings (7.2) are the main rescue slings for raising the rescuer from the water. The device according to point 1(vii) further differs in that the signal balloon (8) has an integrated autonomous power source and a microcircuit programmed to control the flashing of the signal light (11) at different intervals according to Morse code. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner surface of the signal balloon (8) is coated with a metallized radar-detectable coating A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the signal balloon (8) is a "C"-shaped power kite (8.1) with two duplicated slings at the edges of the balloon. The device according to point 1, but differs in that the signal balloon (8) is a "V"-shaped power kite (8.2), attached to one sling with three spacers. The device according to point 1, part v), but differs in that the gas valve (6) for automatically disconnecting the helium-filled signal balloon (8) from the trigger mechanism (6) consists of: i) a body (6.1) with a round toothed nozzle, connected to a flexible hose, the other end of which is connected to the trigger mechanism (6); ii) spring (6.2), installed in the inner hole of the valve body along the axis; (iii) a flat sliding piece (6.3) with an oval hole and a T-shaped top stepped in vertical grooves; iv) lower fixed and upper movable planes (6.4), installed below and above the movable part (6.3), where the upper movable plane is fixed up and down on the axis (6.5); v) a hollow cylinder-shaped part (6.6) separated from the valve body with a widening in the inner part, having a groove (6.7) in the lower part, adapted in its shape to the contours of the lower part of the opening of the movable part (6.3); (vi) Spring with conical elastic material, e.g. silicone, gasket (6.8); vii) a round tube (6.9) at the opposite end of the detachable part (6.6) for sealing this detachable valve part (6.6) to the signal balloon (8). A rescue balloon signaling device for indicating the location of a person in distress, consisting of a signaling balloon inflated with helium gas and its activation means, differing in that the device includes: i) a compressed gas cylinder (2) activated automatically or manually by a handle 12, ii) to its attached mechanism (8) for releasing compressed gas from the cylinder (2) connected by a flexible hose (9) to the signal cylinder (8), iii) two cones (5) with slings of different thickness wound inside them, the inner ends of which are attached to the base of the cones located in the connector, and the outer ends are attached to the signal balloon (8), iv) an elastic band (10) connecting the bases of the cones (5) to each other, designed to contract the bases of the cones (5) towards each other and expand the cones (5) when the device is activated peaks; v) a signal balloon (8) with an LED light and the words "SOS" on its top and side surfaces, complexly integrated into the self-inflating life jacket (13).