US1025497A

US1025497A - Life-saving device.

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Publication number: US1025497A
Application number: US64538311A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles J Wensley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-08-22
Filing date: 1911-08-22
Publication date: 1912-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1929-05-07

Description

c. J WENSLEY. LIFE SAVING DEVICE. A-PPLlOATION FILED AUG. 22., 1911.

Patented May 7, 1912.

1N VEN TOR COLUMIIA PLANQORAPH L10. WAsHlNd'lON. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. WENSLEY, OF HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK.

LIFE-SAVING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. \VnNsLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntington, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Saving Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to life saving devices, and the principal object of the same is to provide a receptacle having a rope and float held therein so that the swimmer may carry the rope and float'about with him, and if in danger of drowning may throw the float and rope in the direction from whence help may come so that he may be more readily rescued. It often happens that a swimmer gets under the water, and it is very difficult to find him as the currents are liable to carry a helpless person in any direct-ion. It therefore often happens that persons who have gotten under water are not found until too late to restore them to life.

When using this invention the person who is drowning draws the float from the receptacle and throws it in the direction from which help is expected. If the swimmer gets under water before the persons endeavoring to rescue him can reach him the float remains on the surface and by picking up the float the rescuing party can easily draw in the rope thus drawing the drowning person from the water. It will thus be evident that the drowning person will be rescued a great deal sooner than would be the result if it were necessary to dive under the water and look for the person.

Vhen constructing a rescuing device forming the subject-matter of this application, it will, of course, be obvious that minor changes may be made in details of construc tion and design, one preferred and practical form being shown in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the device in use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the device. Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken at right angles to the section of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the invention with the float removed. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the receptacle.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that the receptacle comprises a fabric body portion 10 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 22, 1911.

Patented May '7, 1912.

Serial No. 645,383.

which is secured to a metallic upper portion 11 held thereto by means of the binding 12 which incloses the upper portion of the fabric body portion. Belt loops 13 and let are connected with the metallic frame 11 so that a belt 15 which passes around the swimmers waist may be rigidly connected with the receptacle. A loop 16 is connected with the band 12 so that a rope 17 may be connected with the receptacle. The rope is normally placed within the receptacle as shown in Fig. 3, and has its inner end connected with a screw-eye 18 which is fastened in the inner end of the block 19. The block may be formed of any suitable material, such for instance as cork or wood, which will float. The float acts as a closure for the receptacle thus holding the rope within the receptacle. A ring 20 is connected with a screw-eye 21 which is mounted in the upper portion of the float so that the float may be conveniently removed from the receptacle when necessary and also so that the float maybe readily picked up.

In using this invention, the receptacle is connected with the belt 15 which surrounds the waist and is carried while in swimming. If the swimmer is taken with a cramp or does not have sufiicient strength to reach the shore, the swimmer calls for help and after withdrawing the float and rope from the receptacle, throws the float in the direction from whence help is expected. The persons endeavoring to rescue the swimmer go in the direction of the float and after reaching the same pick it from the water and then draw the swimmer toward them. In this way the swimmer may be helped while the persons endeavoring to assist him are still some distance from him. It should also be noted that if the swimmer goes under the water and does not come up again that the float may be picked up and by drawing the rope in the swimmer may be drawn to the surface without it being necessary to dive into the water and search for him.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a fabric body portion, a frame connected with the upper portion of said body portion, a rope connected with said frame and normally positioned within said receptacle, a float connected with said rope and adapted to fit within said frame to close said body portion.

2. A device of the character described In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my comprising a fabric body portion, a frame signature in presence of two Witnesses. at the upper end of said body portion, a

T 7' binding securing the upper portion of said CHARLES VVEL SLEX 5 portion to said frame, a loop connected with i/Vitnesses:

said binding, a rope connected With said JOSEPH L. LEIGH, loop and a float connected With said rope. E. G. DE NEAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.