Victoria L Rayles

US Patent:

20080280516, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

Aug 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/890145

Inventors:

Victoria L. Rayles - San Francisco CA, US
Ronald Rayles - Gardner MA, US

International Classification:

B63C 9/00

US Classification:

441 80

Abstract:

Use of the present invention allows a crew member who has suffered a marine emergency, for example, fallen overboard or had to abandon ship, to survive for an extended period of time by providing the tools and equipment found in commercial survival systems yet does so at an economical cost. The system of the present invention includes a package that may be easily attached to a round buoy/life ring, horseshoe buoy, life vest or, alternatively, stored in a standalone manner. The system of the present invention has a number of features of more expensive survival systems including a life raft, both manual and electronic signaling equipment, basic survival tools including a water collector, knife and first aid kit, as well as other items not usually found in such systems. Additionally, the survival system of the present invention advantageously provides an attachment mechanism such that in adverse conditions the various components of the system are kept together.