Patent ID: 6352461
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
A water rescue device which can be used by a rescuer to pull a victim in distress from the water, comprising:a floatation member having a top and a bottom side, the floatation member being made of a buoyant material and the floatation member having a circular outer circumference and a circular central aperture extending therethrough; a belt having a first and a second end extending through an opening in the bottom side of the floatation member, the belt forming an inner and an outer loop, the inner loop being positioned substantially within the outer loop and the outer loop being positioned substantially within the aperture of the floatation member; a strap operatively attached to the top side of the floatation member, the strap being positioned substantially opposite the opening in the floatation member, and the strap operatively securing the inner and the outer loop to the floatation member; a first attachment means removeably securing the outer loop to a left side of the floatation member, the left side of the floatation member extending from the strap to the opening along the left side of the floatation member; a second attachment means removeably securing the outer loop to a right side of the floatation member, the right side of the floatation member extending from the strap to the opening along the right side of the floatation member; a third attachment means located in substantially the same position as the first attachment means, the third attachment means removeably securing the inner loop to the outer loop; a fourth attachment means located in substantially the same position as the first attachment means, the fourth attachment means removeably securing the inner loop to the outer loop; and, a rescue line attached to the first and the second ends of the belt, whereby a rescuer or a victim can pull the rescue line to remove the first, second, third, and fourth attachment means from their respective secured positions.