EP 1216919 A1 20020626 - A horseshoe lifebuoy
Title (en)
A horseshoe lifebuoy
Title (de)
Hufeisenförmige Rettungsboje
Title (fr)
Bouée de sauvetage en fer à cheval
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 00311500 A 20001220
Abstract (en)
A horseshoe life buoy (16) comprises an air tight and waterproof shell (1,2,3) of flexible plastics material and means (9, 10, 15) for automatically inflating the shell for launch in a man overboard situation. Optionally, the life buoy is provided contained, deflated and folded or rolled, in a two piece container (13), the container (13) being mountable in a fixed bracket (14) and optionally, the means (9, 10, 15) for automatically inflating the shell comprises a static line (15) which is fixed to the bracket (14). <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B63C 9/08 (2006.01); B63C 9/15 (2006.01); B63C 9/20 (2006.01); B63C 9/22 (2006.01); B63C 9/23 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B63C 9/08 (2013.01); B63C 9/21 (2013.01); B63C 9/23 (2013.01); B63B 2201/08 (2013.01); B63B 2201/12 (2013.01); B63C 2009/0035 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] WO 8402891 A1 19840802 - HALKEY ROBERTS CORP [US]
- [YA] WO 9532890 A1 19951207 - FLUBE PTY LTD [AU], et al
- [YA] DE 29810181 U1 19981029 - FICHNA GUENTHER [DE]
- [A] US 4498880 A 19850212 - CURLEY MARK D [US]
- [A] FR 1391403 A 19650305
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00311500 A 20001220