Patent ID: 11858636
Assignee: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A rescue basket, comprising:
a rigid structural frame having a substantially rectangular cage structure that includes an open first end, a closed second end, two sides, a bottom and an open top defining a basket cavity having an inside volume configured to hold two full sized individuals, the sides of the frame comprising one or more diagonal support tubes extending diagonally between the bottom perimeter of the frame and the top perimeter of the frame, each of the diagonal support tubes being attached to a corresponding vertical support tube extending, from a first location at a mid-portion of each said diagonal support tube, the mid-portion disposed away from both the top perimeter and the bottom perimeter, to a second location at the bottom perimeter of the frame;
a door mechanism at the open first end of the frame, comprising a crossbar that slides along the frame and extends across the open first end to at least partially close off the first end when in a closed position; and
a flotation system adapted to keep the basket afloat and maintain the basket at a predetermined flotation level when in water.