(19)
(11) EP 1 950 720 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31

(21) Application number: 08100223.0

(22) Date of filing: 08.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G08B 21/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 18.01.2007 TW 96101957

(71) Applicant: KaiNan High School of Commerce and Industry
100 Taipei City (TW)

(72) Inventor:
  • Chen, Chin-Rong
    100 Taipei City (TW)

(74) Representative: Beck & Rössig European Patent Attorneys 
Cuvilliésstrasse 14
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) Apparatus for preventing and warning of drowning


(57) There is disclosed an apparatus for preventing and warning of drowning and warning others of the emergency. The apparatus includes a detecting unit for detecting the drowning of a swimmer, a floating unit for floating the swimmer under the control of the detecting unit, a transmitting unit for transmitting a warning signal under the control of the detecting unit and a receiving unit for receiving the warning signal and locating the swimmer. The detecting unit comprises a timer for determining how long the swimmer is underwater. The device can be worn by the swimmer, for example in the form of a pair of goggles.







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