US1148583A

US1148583A - Life-buoy or life-preserver.

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Publication number: US1148583A
Application number: US580615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Olaus B Felland
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-02-02
Filing date: 1915-02-02
Publication date: 1915-08-03
Anticipated expiration: 1932-08-03

Description

0. B. FELLAND.

LIFE BUOY 0R LIFE PRESERVER.

APPLICATION FILE'D FEB. 2. 1915.

1,1Q8Q5fi8, Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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0. B. FELLAND.

LIFE BUOY UR LIFE PRESERVER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2 1915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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OLAUS 1B.- FELLAND, or EDMONTON, ALBERTA, cnrrnna.

LIFE-BUOY 0R LIFE-PRESERVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

Application filed February 2, 1915. Serial No; 5,806.

or Life-Preservers; and I do hereby-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in life preservers or life buoys. The principal object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character into which a person can inclose himself and safely escape from a sinking vessel.-

Another object of the invention is to provide a life preserver which can be folded into a small compass for storing at a convenient point on a vessel, for use in an emergenAcy.

inclosed therein. to maintain the equilibrium of the device, and also to propel the device through the water.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character which will permit the person to walk so that-he may readily climb a ladder to cast himself into the water or to board a vessel.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a life preserver made in accordance with my. invention. Fig. 2 is a L front elevation of thesame partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same, partly broken away. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the device taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 isan enlarged detail view of a ortion of the frame of the device showing t efolding joints" thereof.

Referring particularly-to the accompanyin drawing, 10 represents a waterproof enveIop which is cylindrical in shape and has the flat bottom 11, and the arched or domeshaped top 12. Within the upper and lower ends of the envelop-are the

rings

13 and 14 respectively, which hold the'envelop in its further object is to provide a. device of this character which will permit a person cylindrical shape. These rings are connected by the vertical bars 15, each of which is provided with the upper and lower break jo nts 16 and 17 and the intermediate break o nts 18. The upper and lower of the olnts are formed to breakoutwardly, while the intermediate joints are formed to break inwardly. Pivotally secured to the upper portion of each of the bars 15, above the upper joint isa depending member 19, the lower end of which is turned inwardly aroundthe bar below the lower joint when the device is in full extended position. A

' loose ring 20 is disposed between the bars 15 'the frame to be folded by means ofv the joints, and'to be moved to the inturned ends of the said pivoted members to hold the frame rigid and against the possibility of folding up.

Inthe lower end of the envelop is a cane or ratan bottom member 21 having the before-mentioned ring 14 forming a part there'- of, which is detachably secured to the sides of the envelop. On this bottom the person is permitted to stand. This bottom 21 protects the flexible bottom of the envelo 1 In the bottom of the envelop are ormed a pair of openings 22, and secured around these openings, and depending therefrom,

are the leg envelops 23, while extending from the sides of the body of the envelop are sleeve members 24 for the arms of the occupant of the life preserver. The lower ends ofthe leg envelops areclosed and formed to' fit the feet of the wearer, said lower ends -.being provided with sole members 25 on which the person stands. The outer ends of the sleeve portions are closed by and have secured thereto, the glove members 26 for the reception of the hands of the person. A

plurality of arched ribs 27 are'pivotally se- I cured to the upper ring 13 and are arranged to be moved upwardly -to distend the top of the envelop. The top of the envelop is in the form of a bag mouth, and is adapted to be closed by the metal fastener 28. e v

In using the device, assuming that the same is collapsed, and the top open, the person steps onto. the bottom member 21 and puts his feet through the leg openin after which he draws the envelop upwar 1y until he is entirely inclosed within the same. The

mouth of the envelop can then be closed from either the inside or the'outside. when the.

envelop is drawn upwardly the bars are straightened out, the joints coming together,

as will be clearly understood from the drawing. Thering will then slip down of its own weight till it rests on the inturned ends of the pivoted members 19. This holds the frame rigid and prevents the same from folding.

Around the exterior of the envelop, at a point slightly below the arched top, is secured an inflatable tube 29, which may be inflated from the inside of the life reserver with a hand pump through the nipple 30. If desired, this tube may be supplemented by any other buoyant ring or body, such as cork or the like. Extending through theenvelop are the

tubes

31 and 32, each having a perforated ball 33 on the outer end, and a rubber bulb33" on the inner end. At the lower end of the bulb is connected a funnel 34:. These devices are used in the manner of pumps, one of them being designed to exhaust the foul air from. the envelop, while the other is for the purpose of drawing in fresh air. In the front of the envelop is a glass port hole or lookout 35.

A signal flag 36 is provided so that the life preserver or buoy may be seen from a distance, and the fact that a person is within, recognized.

What is claimed is:

A life preserving buoy comprising a waterproof envelop for the reception of the body of a person, a collapsible frame secured within the envelop, means for securing one end of the envelop when a person is within, an inflatable tube carried outwardly of the envelop, means for exhausting and refreshing the air of the interior of the envelop,

leg envelops depending from the main body of the envelop, and sleeve and glove members carried by the envelop for the reception of the arms and hands of the occupant.

In testimony whereof, I 'affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses. OLAUS B. FELLAND. Witnesses:

C. G. Pinon, HATTIE M. BED.