Global Patent Index - EP 3429917 A1

EP 3429917 A1 20190123 - LIFEJACKET

Title (en)

LIFEJACKET

Title (de)

SCHWIMMWESTE

Title (fr)

GILET DE SAUVETAGE

Publication

EP 3429917 A1 20190123 (EN)

Application

EP 17710275 A 20170313

Priority

  • GB 201604622 A 20160318
  • EP 2017055842 W 20170313

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2548402A] An inflatable lifejacket 1 includes a chamber 3 having a main portion 28 and a head lifting portion 27. The head lifting portion has a lower elastic modulus than the main portion. The chamber may have a front side (17, Fig 3) and a back, water-facing, side (19, Fig 3), the head lifting portion being located in the back side, with the front side supporting a wearer's head. The main portion may be substantially inextensible and/or substantially inelastic and at least one inflatable bladder (41,43, Fig 4) may be located inside the chamber.

IPC 8 full level

B63C 9/125 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B63C 9/081 (2013.01 - GB); B63C 9/1255 (2013.01 - EP GB US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017157852A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 201604622 D0 20160504; GB 2548402 A 20170920; GB 2548402 B 20210505; AU 2017234021 A1 20180927; EP 3429917 A1 20190123; US 2019077490 A1 20190314; WO 2017157852 A1 20170921

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201604622 A 20160318; AU 2017234021 A 20170313; EP 17710275 A 20170313; EP 2017055842 W 20170313; US 201716085971 A 20170313