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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas L Howard, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; B64B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
116210 ; 116173 ; 441 80 ;
Abstract
A rescue signal for use by a person in the water, consists of a tube of thin flexible material, at least about as long as the user's arm and as wide as his hand, inflatable by mouth, of a vivid color such as the international emergency orange. A flag of a similar but contrasting color may be fastened to the distal end. A lanyard for fastening to the user's garment is preferably included. The signal is folded into a compact package and is carried in a downward opening pocket on the user's outer garment, which is preferably a life jacket.