Patent ID: 9487279
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B63B,B63C,F21V,F21W,G08B,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A signaling apparatus for coupling to an emergency flotation device, the signaling apparatus comprising: (a) a hermetically sealed housing for encasing a light emitting device configured to be conductively coupled, via an electrical circuitry, with a power source for powering said light emitting device, wherein the housing comprises: (b) a coupling element configured to rotatably couple within said groove of the cylindrical base, the coupling element comprising: (c) the first conductive surface and second conductive surface configured to be conductively coupled for an amount of time when a body of water spans, for at least momentarily, from the first conductive surface to the second conductive surface; and, (d) wherein the electrical circuitry includes a switching means configured to move a timing circuit of the electrical circuitry from an inactivated state to an activated state when the first and second surfaces are conductively coupled to each other, wherein in the deactivated state the timing circuit is configured to prevent electrical current from the power source from flowing to the light emitting device, and wherein in the activated state the timing circuit is configured to allow electrical current from the power source to flow to the light emitting device such that light is emitted from the light emitting device at a predetermined repeating lighting pattern, and wherein the timing circuit is configured to remain in the activated state for an amount of time greater than the amount of time the first and second surfaces are conductively coupled to each other.