WO2015162425A1 - Fixation de gilet de sauvetage - Google Patents

Fixation de gilet de sauvetage Download PDF

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WO2015162425A1
WO2015162425A1 PCT/GB2015/051193 GB2015051193W WO2015162425A1 WO 2015162425 A1 WO2015162425 A1 WO 2015162425A1 GB 2015051193 W GB2015051193 W GB 2015051193W WO 2015162425 A1 WO2015162425 A1 WO 2015162425A1
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rope
life jacket
floatable
jacket according
lifting
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Duncan WELLS
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Livesavers Limited
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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
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • 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
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/11—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses
    • B63C9/125—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments
    • B63C9/1255—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses having gas-filled compartments inflatable
    • 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
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/20—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights
    • 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
    • B63C9/26—Cast or life lines; Attachments thereto; Containers therefor; Rescue nets or the like
    • 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
    • B63C9/26—Cast or life lines; Attachments thereto; Containers therefor; Rescue nets or the like
    • B63C2009/265—Nets or sheet-like devices, e.g. for lifting persons on board or for facilitating climbing on board

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  • the present invention relates to an attachment for a life jacket, and more particularly but not exclusively to a floatable attachment for a life jacket which, in use, enables the wearer of the life jacket to be more easily pulled from the water.
  • Life jackets are well known and exist in many different forms. The common problem with life jackets is they provide little or no means to easily retrieve a man overboard (MOB).
  • MOB man overboard
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an attachment for a life jacket which renders the life jacket, and thus the wearer, more easily retrievable from the water and into a vessel such as a boat.
  • a life jacket comprising: a floatable rope, and securing means attached to the life jacket, wherein the floatable rope extends from the securing means, and, the floatable rope is arranged such that it is suitable for attachment to lifting means.
  • a life jacket in accordance with the present invention provides the advantage that, in use, the floatable rope will enable hooking or lifting means to be more easily deployed to retrieve the wearer of the life jacket from the water. It is vital, when rescuing someone, to minimise the time they spend in the water so as to minimise the effect of cold water related trauma such as hypothermia and shock. Furthermore, the wearer of the life jacket may be semi-conscious or comatose and so unable to help pull themselves out of the water and into, for example, a rescue boat. Any improvement in ease of access to the life jacket when it is in the water, however slight, will be of considerable benefit to the wearer of the life jacket.
  • the securing means of the lifejacket may comprise the floatable rope such that the floatable rope forms part, or all, of the securing means from which it extends, or the floatable rope may be a separate part which is attached, or coupled, to the securing means. It is envisaged that the floatable rope could be incorporated into, or onto, the securing means during manufacture of the life jacket, or could be retro-fitted to a securing means as desired.
  • the rope comprises first and second ends joined together to form a continuous loop.
  • the continuous loop enables a hook or the like to be used to engage with the rope quickly and simply. Ease of retrieval is, again, of vital importance in the field of life jacket design because of the typically hazardous environmental conditions and the typically stressful and dangerous situations life jackets are deployed in.
  • the join between the first and second rope ends of the life jacket may be made by means of splicing.
  • One of the advantages of such a join is that the join is stronger than merely connecting the ends of the rope via a knot.
  • the spliced rope may pass easily through the loop of a lifting strop or the like and be secured, for example, using a conventional strap hitch knot.
  • the join is also permanent and avoids the need for metal parts which makes the life jacket suitable for both racing sailors, cruisers, and commercial sailors.
  • the first end of the rope may be joined to a point along the length of the rope. Such a join may also be achieved by splicing.
  • the rope may be made from polyethylene, or more specifically DyneemaTM. This is a strong, lightweight and floatable material.
  • the life jacket rope may further comprise reflective elements to enable it to be picked out by a torch or the like in poor light conditions.
  • the securing means of the life jacket is preferably the lifting strop which is present on life jackets.
  • the lifting strop is also known as a Becket.
  • the floatable rope may be attached to each lifting strop such that the wearer may be hoisted from the water with a substantially even force applied to each rope.
  • the lifting strop of a life jacket is contained in a compartment within the jacket and deploys once the life jacket is inflated.
  • the rope of the present invention may also be contained within the compartment housing the lifting strop such that, when the life jacket is inflated, the rope is deployed from the compartment. The rope is therefore stored away and does not interfere with the wearer of the life jacket when the life jacket is not inflated.
  • the rope is between substantially 3mm to 6mm in diameter and substantially 3m in length.
  • the rope of the life jacket may comprise an illuminous portion, such as, for example, a neon or DaygloTM coating portion to further enable the rope to be easily identified in poor light conditions.
  • the rope may include a luminous portion.
  • the reflective, luminous, illuminous, neon, DaygloTM, or the like portions of the floatable rope may be provided by means of tape which is fastened to said rope. The tape may be spaced apart along the length of the rope at intervals of approximately 30cm.
  • a method of manufacturing a life jacket comprising the step of securing the floatable rope to the life jacket by means of splicing.
  • the method may further comprise the step of securing reflective elements to the floatable rope and or coating at least a portion of the floatable rope with a neon coating, thus enabling the rope to be more easily identified in use.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a life jacket according to a first embodiment of the invention, with floatable rope secured to a lifting strop;
  • Figure 2 is a partial view of the life jacket of Figure 1, showing the floatable rope substantially gathered up;
  • Figure 3 is a partial side view of an apparatus according to Figures 1 and 2, showing the floatable rope gathered up into a closable compartment.
  • the life jacket 10 comprises adjustable straps 12, a floating portion 14, a D-ring 16, a lifting strop 17, and floatable rope 18.
  • the adjustable straps 12 extend, in use, around the waist of the wearer and hold the floating portion 14 in place against the user's back, over the user's shoulders and against the user's chest down to substantially the user's waist.
  • Floatable in this sense means that the rope has a positive buoyancy such that when submerged in water it will rise to settle on the surface of the water.
  • the water may be saltwater, e.g. seawater, or fresh water, e.g. river water.
  • the floatable rope of the present invention could be formed by a material which itself floats, such that the rope then floats, or, in an alternative embodiment, floatation of the rope could be achieved by means of buoyancy aids attached to said rope.
  • a portion of the adjustable straps 12 extends between two parts of the floating portion 14 which, in use, are held against the chest and stomach of the wearer.
  • the D-ring 16 is attached to this portion of the adjustable straps and thus, in use, is proximate to the stomach of the wearer.
  • the D-ring 16 is attached by passing the adjustable straps 12 through the D.
  • a lifting strop 17 is attached to the life jacket 10 in the conventional manner to comply with SOLAS regulations.
  • the floatable rope 18 is fastened to the lifting strop 17 as shown in Figure 1, although, as mentioned above, the floatable rope may form a part of the securing means, in this case the lifting strop.
  • the floatable rope may be attached to the D-ring 16 but this is not compliant with SOLAS regulations.
  • the fastening may be achieved by means of a knot, but in the preferred embodiment the fastening is achieved by splicing the floatable rope 18 end to end to form a continuous loop of rope and then passing the rope 18 through the lifting stop 17 and tying a strap hitch as shown in Figure 1.
  • the floatable rope 18 includes reflective portions 20 spaced apart along its length.
  • the reflective portions may cover the entire length of the rope 18, or the rope 18 may be coated in a bright colour, for example a neon or illuminous colour.
  • the floatable rope 18 is of a polyethylene material, specifically DyneemaTM and is approximately 3mm in diameter and 3m in length. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the rope is gathered up and stored in a closable compartment 22.
  • the closable compartment 22 is disposed within the floating portion 14, proximate the front of the life jacket 10 and may be closed by means of a zip, Velcro, or the like.
  • the lifting strop 17 is also housed within the closable compartment 22.
  • the life jacket 10 is inflated and the lifting strop 17 deploys such that it extends out from the closable compartment 22.
  • the rope 18 which is fastened to the lifting strop 17 also, in use, extends from the closable compartment 22.
  • a life jacket 10 comprises more than one lifting strop 17
  • a floatable rope 18 is attached in the manner described above, to each lifting strop 17.
  • the bladder of the life jacket 10 is inflated.
  • the D-ring of known life jackets is obscured when said known life jacket is inflated, making it very difficult for a rope or the like to be attached to haul the wearer from the sea.
  • the lifting strop 17 of known life jackets is also very difficult to get hold of.
  • the lifting strop 17 of the present invention has a floatable rope 18 already attached. In use, this rope 18 floats to the surface of the water and can easily be hooked with a boat hook or the like to pull the wearer towards the boat and haul the wearer aboard.
  • the wearer of the life jacket does not have to intervene, thus the present invention may advantageously be used to rescue semi-conscious, or comatose wearers.
  • DyneemaTM rope 18 may be replaced with an alternative rope that is able to float or has floatable attachments enabling said rope to float.

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un gilet de sauvetage. Le gilet de sauvetage comprend un cordon flottable et des moyens de fixation fixés au gilet de sauvetage. Le cordon flottable s'étend depuis les moyens de fixation et est agencé de telle sorte qu'il convienne pour être fixé à des moyens de levage.
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GB1504086.8A GB2525488A (en) 2014-04-25 2015-03-11 Life jacket attachment
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