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Horizontal rescue system

US11472522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 2020
Grant dateOct 18, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB63C9/11
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A man overboard system may comprise a strap system allowing for the rescue of a subject who is in a horizontal position. A strap system may comprise a loop 830 with an end of the loop defining a chest strap securing the chest of a victim and a one-way buckle 840 retaining the chest strap around the victim. A side of the chest strap may be attached to a main body strap 870 which may comprise a plurality of webbing tubing pieces 880 or a monolithic sheet of material to support the backside of the victim. An attachment bar 885 may be attached to the main body strap and a plurality of side straps 860. The side straps may be attached to a far end of the loop.

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