Year: 1895

page_text: I, GEORG HEINRICH CARI BRUNSWIG, of Admiralitatstiasse 20, Hamburg,
Germany, First Officer of the Steam-ship "Flandia,' do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows
1
The life-buoys used at life-saving stations and on board ship can, on account of
their closed ring-form, fulfil their purpose only to a very small extent as it is very
seldom that the person in danger of drowning, unless able to swim, can get into the
life-buoy thrown to him so that it will support him even by merely keeping his
head above water Seizing the floating buoy at one side causes it to tilt and
consequently drowning often ensues before help can be rendered
It has been attempted, by means of life-belts, life-saving waistcoats &c to
produce efficient life saving auxiliaries but these cannot be thrown well, and, in
the water, afford no hold ou account of their great flexibility
Such drawbacks are entirely obviated by my invention according to which the
life-buoy consists of two half-ings, which at one side are connected with each other
in a flexible manner, and at the other side are provided with fastening means such
as a strap and buckle or a cross-piece or hook and eye
The life-buoy is made, in the simplest manner, of an annularly bent tube of
waterproof material, which is filled with reindeer-hair, cork, or similar buoyant
In the
substance, and is finally closed at both ends in a waterproof manner
middle the tube is sewn through, so as to produce two half-rings The parts of the
tube thus separated by sewing possess at these seams a certain flexibility, which,
however, may if preferred be produced by flexibly connecting together two
separate closed part tubes The closing-means straps, cross-pieces, or the like-
provided on the free ends of the two parts come into use only when a person jumps
overboard The lift-buoy is thrown to a person in the water in an open state and
he passes with facility into the ring and puts his arms over it on the outside or
draws the buoy under his arms, as the buoy always has a tendency to fit closely
against the body it is not necessary as practical trials have shown that the ends be
fistened
Dated this 30th day of Anul 1895
F WISE HOWORTH,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC, Agent for the Applicant
1, GEORC HEINRICH CARI BRUNSWIG, of Admiralitatstiasse 20, Hamburg,
Germany, 1st Officer of the Steam-ship "Flandria" do hereby declare the
niture of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement
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The life-buoys used at life-saving stations and on board ship can, on account of
their closed ring-form fulfil their purpose only to a very small extent, as it is very

page_text: seldom that person in danger of drowning, unless able to swim, can so get into
the life-buoy thrown to him that it will support him even to the extent of merely
keeping his head above water Seizing the floating buoy at one side causes it to
tilt and consequently drowning often ensues before help can be rendered
It has been attempted, by means of life-belts, life saving waistcoats, &c, to
produce efficient life-saving auxiliaries, but these cannot be thrown well, and in
the water afford no hold on account of then great flexibility
Such dian-backs e eutirely obviated by my invention, two life buoys according
to which are shown in the accompanying d awings, Fig 1 & 2 being respectively
a plan and a side clev ition of one of them and Fig 3 plan of the other
A life buoy according to nv invention consists of two or more part-ing a, b, c
that are connected with one another in a flexible mauner and the free ends of
which are, or may be, provided with fastening-me irs such as a strap and buckle
(Fig 1) or a cross-piece or hook and eye (Fig 3)
The life-buoy is made, in the simplest manner, of an annulaily bent tube of
vaterproof material, which is filled with render-hair, cork, or similar buoyant
substance and is finally closed at both ends In the middle, or at two or more
places the tube is sewn through so as to produce two (Fig 1) or more (Fig 3)
part-rings The parts of the tube thus separated by sewing possess at these seams
certain flexibility and elasticity, which, however, may if preferred be produced
by sewing or otherwise flexibly connecting together two or more closed stiaight or
bent flexible tubes Around the buoy or tle separate puts thereof, there are
11anged cords or ropes d, which render it more easy to catch hold of when it 19
floating The closing-means-straps, cross-pieces, or the like-provided on the free
ends of the terminal puits a & b come into use only when a person jumps overboard
The life-buoy is thrown to a person in the water in an open state and such person
can pass it with facility into the ring form and put his oi hei arins over it on the
outside o diaw the buoy under his or her arms As the buo always has a
tendency to ht closely against the body it is not necessary, as practical trials have
shown, that its ends should be fastened together
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what maunei the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
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1 A life-buoy in the form of an open ring of any desired shape, and consisting
of a flexible tube filled with reindcci-ban, corh, or other buoyant sub tance,
substantially is hereinbefore described
2 A life-buoy as specified in the preceding claim in which the flexible tube
is divided by sewing into two or more flexibly or chastically connected parts,
substantially as hercinbefore descubed
3 A life-buoy is specified in Claim 1, consisting of a number of closed flexible
part-tubes flexibly connected together, substantially as hereinbefore described
4 My improved life-buoys constructed as hereinbefore described with reference
respectively to and shown in Figs 1 and 2, and in Fig 3 of the accompanying
drawings, whether or not the cords d be used
Dated this 11th day of November 1895
F WISE HOWORTHI,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC, Agent for the Applicant