Patent ID: 7699287
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. Support device for supporting a container enclosing at least one pneumatic life raft in a deflated and folded condition, said device comprising a support plate adapted to support said container and stowing means adapted to fix the container to the support plate, wherein the support plate comprises two separate, generally plate-shaped bases, arranged opposite one another substantially in line with one another and at a distance from one another, wherein the stowing means comprise a vertical limb comprising a fixed section secured to one of the bases at a first end and engaged with a first sliding section, wherein the first end is feely rotatable with respect to the base; the first sliding section forming an L-shaped bend having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, wherein the vertical portion is configured to slide freely up and down the vertical limb in order to adjust the height of the support device, and wherein the horizontal portion comprises a stationary principal section; the stationary principal section engaged with a second sliding section, the second sliding section configured to slide freely back and forth along the stationary principal section in order to adjust the length of the support device, whereby the support device may support containers having various heights and lengths.