An emergency position indicating radio beacon that includes a waterproof rigid housing, antenna, a retention carriage strap securely mounted around its exterior periphery on a spool in a storage position. In an emergency the user can unwind the retention carriage strap and form an adjustable loop in the strap using hook and loop fasteners to firmly attach the strap connected to the EPIRB housing to the user's arm that allows a user to transport the radio beacon with the retention carriage strap in a hands-free configuration.
EPIRB having retention carriage strap for hands free carriage
2021-12-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme |
EPIRB HAVING RETENTION CARRIAGE STRAP FOR HANDS FREE CARRIAGE
European Patent Office | 2019
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