Patent ID: 11912378
Assignee: SIRIUS SIGNAL, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 13:
14. A visual distress signal device comprising:
a housing comprising a cavity having an open top end;
a first power source located within the cavity of the housing;
an electromagnetic radiation emitting module comprising:
a metal collar detachably coupled to the housing between an attached state and a detached state, an outer surface of the metal collar being exposed to an ambient environment;
a metal plate member having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitting elements coupled to the top surface of the metal plate member;
a lens member covering the plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitting elements so that electromagnetic radiation generated by the electromagnetic radiation emitting elements is emitted through the lens member;
a metal ring member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of the metal ring member in contact with the bottom surface of the metal plate member; and
a metal disc member having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral edge, the top surface of the metal disc member in contact with the bottom surface of the metal ring member and at least one of the bottom surface and the peripheral edge of the metal disc member in contact with the metal collar so that heat generated by the plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitting elements passes from the metal plate member to the metal collar; and
a circuit board comprising a microprocessor that controls an illumination pattern of the plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitting elements when activated; and

wherein when the collar of the electromagnetic radiation emitting module is in the attached state, the disc member covers the open top end of the cavity and engages a gasket located along a distal end of the housing to form a first hermetic seal between the electromagnetic radiation emitting module and the housing and the collar engages a second gasket located along a neck portion of the housing to form a second hermetic seal between the electromagnetic radiation emitting module and the housing.