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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Winslow Marine Products Corporation, Lake Suzy, FL (US);
Inventors:
Aashik Udupi, Karnataka, IN;
Ashish Kumar Agarwal, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
WINSLOW MARINE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Lake Suzy, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/58 (2006.01); B63B 43/06 (2006.01); B63C 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 43/06 (2013.01); B63C 9/04 (2013.01); B63C 2009/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A life raft is provided having a base having a top side and a bottom side, one or more buoyancy elements attached to the top side of the base, and a righting-device attached to the bottom side of the base, the righting-device is configured to shift a center of gravity of the life raft. When the life raft is subject to an instability event, the righting-device is configured to provide a shifted center of gravity such that a righting moment is generated to automatically return the life raft to an upright position.