Patent ID: 7967651

Claim:
A deployable apparatus for rescuing persons and animals, comprising: a buoyant support structure of a predefined shape; and a plurality of rescue units detachably attached to said buoyant support structure for supporting said persons and animals, said rescue units comprising: a plurality of undercarriage structures positioned on a lower surface of the buoyant support structure, wherein said undercarriage structures extend and/or retract radially from said lower surface of the buoyant support structure; a plurality of buoyant longitudinal members detachably attached to upper surface of the buoyant support structure, wherein said buoyant longitudinal members project outwardly from the buoyant support structure in a projectile path towards the persons and animals to be rescued from the buoyant support structure, and a plurality of loop extensions disposed along a cord positioned around perimeter of the buoyant support structure; whereby the persons and animals are rescued using said rescue units of said deployable apparatus.