Patent ID: 8997681
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. An automated system for displaying a marine signaling device, comprising: a shaft configured to transition between a display configuration and a storage configuration; a flag having a leading edge coupled to a portion of the shaft; a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to automatically transition the shaft to the display configuration and automatically transition the shaft to the shortened storage configuration upon activation, wherein the motor is activated based on detected tension on one of a tow rope mount of a boat and a tow rope coupled to the boat; and a tension switch configured to detect tension on one of the tow rope mount and the tow rope coupled to the boat, the tension switch coupled to the motor to activate the motor based on the detected tension, wherein tension on the one of the tow rope mount and the tow rope above a first threshold and below a second threshold causes the tension switch to activate the motor to extend the shaft to the display configuration, and wherein tension on the one of the tow rope mount and the tow rope above the second threshold causes the tension switch to activate the motor to retract the shaft to the storage configuration.