Patent ID: 6077138
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A life raft comprising:an inflatable base (1, 2, 3,);at least two curved inflatable supports (8, 9) spanning said base (1, 2, 3) and extending parallel to one another;a cover skin (11) connected to said inflatable base (1, 2, 3) and to said at least two inflatable supports (8, 9), wherein in the inflated state of said life raft said base (1, 2, 3) and said cover skin (11) enclose a passenger compartment;a first means (13) for inflating a first one (8) of said at least two inflatable supports (8, 9);at least one throttle valve (14, 15) connecting said first inflatable support (8) to remaining ones of said at least two inflatable supports (9) for inflating said remaining ones of said at least two inflatable supports (9) via said first inflatable support (8).