Patent ID: 9302743
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B63B,B63C

Claim Text:
1. A multi-directional signal assembly deployable onto a surface of a body of water, said assembly comprising: a float assembly having a float body comprising a buoyant construction, wherein said float body comprises an upper section and a lower section, a signal display assembly affixed to said float body, said signal display assembly comprising a plurality of display surfaces, a plurality of signal indicia, wherein at least one of said plurality of signal indicia is affixed onto a different one of each of said plurality of display surfaces, a counterweight assembly interconnected to said float assembly and disposable between a deployed orientation and a retracted orientation, said counterweight assembly biasing said float assembly into an operative orientation relative to the surface of the body of water when said multi-directional signal assembly is deployed onto the surface of the body of water and said counterweight assembly is disposed in said deployed orientation, wherein said operative orientation is at least partially defined by each of said plurality of display surfaces disposed in a substantially upright orientation relative to the surface of the body of water, and a resistance deflector assembly comprising a deflector body removably mounted to said lower section of said float body, said deflector body having a plurality of deflection surfaces each angled downward and inward relative to said lower section of said float body, said resistance deflector assembly reducing a resistive force while said multi-directional signal assembly is moved across the surface of the body of water.