US1133202A - Life-saving apparatus. - Google Patents

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R. J. TRAIN n A. HOUSTON. LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED Mum, 1914,

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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y ROBERT JAMES TRAIN AND ALEXANDER, HUSTON, 0F NASHVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

lllatented Mar.. 23, 1215,.

Application led May 18, 1914. Serial No. 839,430.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, ROBERT JAMES TRAIN and LnXANnnn HoUsToN, both subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Nashville, in the county of York, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lite Saving Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a life preserver and has as its principal object the provision of means 'for protecting the individual while in the water.

A second object of our invention is to provide an individual container which will protect a person from the water and which will also enable him to be supplied with J'Eood and water.

A third object of our invention is to provide a. sealed container for use as a life preserver which may also be ventilated.

A final object of our invention resides in the particular arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described.

ln the accompanving drawing t-Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view of a device embodving our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1 but taken on aplane at rightangles thereto.

lln the separate views the same part is designated b v the same reference character.

Referring more particularlv to the drawing. 1 is a cap or helmet which is hinged to a cylindrical casing such as 2. as shown at the point 20. ln order that the cap mav be closed water tight against the casing 2 we provide a pair of slotted lugs such as 22-*22 to one ot which is pivotallv attached a threaded bolt 23 adapted to enter the slot in the other one ot the lugs and which carries a correspondingly threaded wing nut by which the lugs mav be clamped together thus securelv fastening the cap to the casing. Projecting from the casing on opposite sides thereof and close to the line of contact with the cap are arms or sleeves such as 3-3 which are intended to receive the arms ot' a person when the device is in use and which are made ot waterproof canvas or other suitable flexible material. The bottom of the casing is closed water tight and we make the bottom piece` hollow so as to provide a water reservoir, which may be used in a manner which will be described later.

It will be understood that the casing 2 is formed of canvas so as to be collapsible when not in use and in order to expand the body for use we provide two rings such as 24-24 which are of rigid materialand which are secured to the interior of the body 2. The rings 2l are connected by a plurality of pairs of links such as 12-12, one of each pair of links being pivotally connected to one of the rings 24 and the links 'of each pair being connected by means of a toggle joint so that when the links are straightened the body 2 will be forcibly extended. lt will be understood that the helmet 1 is of rigid material so as to protect the head of the user and within the helmet l we provide air tubes such as 5 which prevent the device from sinking` in case the bodv or casing 2 should receive a puncture. rlhe helmet 1 likewise is provided with a window 6 which is so arranged as to admit light but does not permit the occupant to view his surroundings.

A handle 10 is provided bv which the device may be lifted from the water.

Under each of the arms 3 we provide a bellows 7 which is designed to force air into the casing 2 after the same has been shut up, the bellows being operated b v working the arms 3.- rll`he air inlet for each of the bellows is provided b v a passage such as 8, the intake of which is covered by a small projection such as 9 carried on the outside of the helmet 1 and which is designed to prevent water from entering the bellows. The discharge from the bellows passes directly into the casing through the wall thereof. The air after being used escapes from the helmet through air valves such as 25 which are also protected by a cap such as 21, carried bv the helmet.

1When a person is placed in the casing 1 he sits on-a seat such as 14 which is suspended by means of a belt 16. rl`he belt 16 is fastened to the lower ring 24 as indicated at 26, and its other end connects to the lower end of a spring such as 15, the upper end of the spring 15 being connected to the upper ring 24 bv means of an adjustable strap such as 17. rlhe height of the seat can thus be adjusted to suit the user, while the springs protect him from shocks.

lt will be understood that the shoulders of the passenger are supported by aluminum supports 13-13 which are arranged in pairs, one support of each pair being carried by the upper ring 24 and the other support of the pair being carried by thev helmet.y

A tube 18 feeds from the water reservoir 4 to a point in front of the passengers mouth, it being understood that the inner wall of thev reservoir is somewhat flexible so that the passenger may force the water up the tube by pressing against the reservoir with his foot.

A provision bag 19 fastened in the front gart ofthe apparatus and easily reachable y the passenger, completes the equipment of the lifepreserver.

. When the apparatus isto be used the passenger is placed on seat 14, the helmet 1 is closed andv screwed tight by means of screws 11, making the apparatus water and air tight. The apparatus is then thrown into the water. Y Itv will be understood that while we have shown and described the preferred form of our invention, we do not wish to be limited to. the'details shown and described but contemplate such Vmodifications thereof as are mechanically equivalent to the form shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is v 1. A life' preserving apparatus comprising inrcombination, a body having a chamber for receiving aperson, a rigid helmet hinged to said body, a water reservoir arranged in the bottom yof said-chamber, a flexible cover pro- (Topicsl of this patentmaybe obtainedv for ve cents each, by addressing the vided for said water reservoir, and a tube for delivering water to the passengers mouth, whereby water may be forced into said tube as desired by the occupant of the apparatus.

2. A life preserving apparatus comprising in combination, a waterproof casing having a chamber for receiving a person, a rigid helmet for said casing, bellows adapted to be worked by the arms and to force air into the chamber through the top of said helmet, valves arranged to permit the escape of air from said chamber, a seat within said chamber, a water reservoir in said chamber, and means for delivering water to the passengers mouth.

3. A life preserving apparatus'comprising in combination, a collapsible body having a chamber for receiving a person, a rigid helmet for said body, a seat carried within said chamber, means for cushioning said seat, air pumping apparatus arranged to be operated by the passenger for forcing air into said chamber, a water reservoir arranged in the body, a tube to deliver the water to the passengers mouth, and means for keeping said body afloat when punctured.

In testimony whereof we aliX our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT JAMES TRAIN. ALEXANDER HOUSTON. Witnesses:

D. S. TovnLn, H. M. CHRISTMAN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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