Patent ID: 6120337
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A life-saving device with launcher being configured basically in the form of a flotation means, such as an inflatable life preserver and a gun or launcher which thrusts the life preserver far away, said life preserver comprising:a rubberized part housing a float 1, equipped with different air intake valves 2 as well as a main air valve 3 coming directly from a gas or compressed air tank 4 inside a metal portion of the life preserver, the rubberized and metal portions being joined together by the effect of a rigid plate located inside the same, through the center of which the main valve 3 runs such that said float is gathered into a generally rigid cover, the top part of which is a cap 6 from which a plurality of ties of a brightly colored nylon or a phosphorescent material 7 band which, in conjunction with another tie which crosses the same, secures or holds together the inflatable life preserver as a compact package, holding it in place temporarily with some rubber stops to a mid-section of the life preserver, and a top of said cap incorporating a rubber relief 9 which acts as a component auxiliary to a self-turning system, ending in two overhangs in the form of porches or flaps 10 situated opposite one another, which link the cap inside and out, providing the life preserver with a direction for its path.