Patent ID: 7344426
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B63C

Abstract:
1. A system for rescuing a person from a body of water, comprising: a mobile support platform; a net; means for positioning said net over the body of water, said means for positioning securely mounted on said support platform; means for raising and lowering said net into and out of the body of water; a ballast secured to said net; means for raising a lower end portion of said net relative to an upper end portion of said net in order to partly envelope the person in said net after the person comes into contact therewith while immersed in the body of water; an outrigger securely connected at an inner end thereof to said mobile support platform and positioned at an outer end thereof on a ground surface in order to prevent undesired tilting movement of said support platform under load; means for raising said net along with the person enveloped therein in order to remove said net and the person from the body of water to thereby accomplish a desired rescue operation.