An inflatable lifejacket 21 includes a trunk portion 23 for overlying a wearer's chest and configured to substantially increase in volume upon inflation by application of a fluid, and a neck portion 25 for supporting a wearer's neck and configured to substantially increase in volume upon inflation by application of the fluid. The trunk portion and the neck portion are connected by at least one connecting portion 27 for overlying a wearer's shoulder and arranged to allow passage of the fluid there through and configured to substantially maintain its volume upon application of the fluid. There is further disclosed an inflatable lifejacket in which the trunk portion overlies both the users torso at the front and at the sides. There is further disclosed a lifejacket which can achieve multiple different buoyancy states. There is further disclosed a lifejacket incorporating a manual oral nozzle positioned so as to allow a rescuer to further inflate the jacket. There is further disclosed a lifejacket which can be selectably configured to be deployed manually or automatically upon contact with the water. There is further disclosed a lifejacket incorporating an armoured element to protect the user.
Lifejacket
2018-10-31
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |