121 |
Ladder bridge mat |
US610931 |
1996-03-05 |
US5624292A |
1997-04-29 |
John H. Wiseman, Jr. |
An inflatable bag which can be attached to an ordinary ladder quickly and easily. Also, the bag can be used to secure multiple ladders together, thereby extending the distance a rescue team can go in order to rescue a victim. Also, since most fire department rescue teams already have ladders attached to their vehicles, the inflatable bags will not take up much of their valuable storage space. The bags can be inflated by a valve similar to a vehicle, or it can have a self inflating mechanism similar to an inflatable life boat. This means a substantial savings in time to assemble the equipment. |
122 |
Ice lifesaving device |
US853143 |
1992-03-18 |
US5209685A |
1993-05-11 |
Robert B. Hammes |
An accessory serving as an aid for saving the life of an "ice" fisherman, snow mobile operator, or other recreation or sports minded person who ventures onto an ice covered lake, pond or other body of water and breaks through the ice. The accessory includes two ice picks connected together by a floatable cord. Each ice pick includes a casing forming a handle having elongated external recesses helpful for hand gripping, and a pair of notches or grooves to facilitate gripping by the thumb and index finger. Each casing has an internal bore configured to receive an ice pick, a spring biased sheath, and a molded floatation plug, enabling the accessory to float when dropped into a body of water. The floatation plug may be formed of a closed cell, foamed plastic. The floatation plug has circumferentially spaced slots which engage fins connecting a central pick holder to an inner surface of a bore within the handle. |
123 |
Ice-prod |
US652521 |
1976-01-26 |
US4020551A |
1977-05-03 |
Lars-Hakan Lindqvist |
Ice-prod with tips furnished with handles and a flexible device of a given length, which couples two ice-prods together, the tips of the prods being at an angle of about 45.degree. to the longitudinal axis of the handles. |
124 |
Heel holder for safety ski bindings |
US3490780D |
1967-06-12 |
US3490780A |
1970-01-20 |
MARKER HANNES |
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125 |
Protective device |
US34528129 |
1929-03-08 |
US1780986A |
1930-11-11 |
FRANK SIPOS |
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126 |
RESCUE SLED ASSEMBLY |
US18090880 |
2022-12-29 |
US20240217632A1 |
2024-07-04 |
Andre Kaczmarek |
A rescue sled assembly for use on ice or water includes a pair of floats being buoyant in water and being capable of sliding upon the ice-covered body of water. A frame is coupled to the pair of floats, wherein the frame connects the floats to each other. A plurality of tethers is engaged with the frame and facilitates pulling of the frame and floats in a selected direction and orientation. A plurality of handles is coupled to the frame and provides a grip for a person to grab onto the frame when being pulled out from an opening of an ice-covered body of water. A plurality of light emitters is coupled to the frame and emits light when turned on. |
127 |
RESCUE LADDER ATTACHMENT |
US16275196 |
2019-02-13 |
US20200255107A1 |
2020-08-13 |
Ross Hoffmann |
An attachment for a ladder includes a pair of spaced rails secured together by at least one rung and a removable pin at an end for securing the attachment to a standard ladder. |
128 |
Aquatic rescue device |
US15347149 |
2016-11-09 |
US09856001B2 |
2018-01-02 |
Robert Beer; David Kroll |
A rescue device, comprises a frame and at least one flotation element connected to the frame. The at least one flotation element defines a chamber containing a volume of air and includes at least one vertical load support extending between a first flotation element portion and an opposing second flotation element portion of the flotation element. |
129 |
NON-MECHANICAL ANCHOR |
US14526700 |
2014-10-29 |
US20160122967A1 |
2016-05-05 |
Matthew Gerard Burnor |
A non-mechanical, anchor for securing a temporary shelter to ice or soil. |
130 |
Ice Rescue Walking Staff |
US13487211 |
2012-07-12 |
US20140014149A1 |
2014-01-16 |
Donald William Jackson |
A multifunctional walking staff, to aid in balance and support on an ice surface, and to function as a survival or a rescue tool in the event of breaking through thin ice into water. Secure traction on ice is attained by a metal tip, which may be further pressed onto the ice by a foot peg, serving also as a grapple hook. Secured onto the ice, the staff affords reliable anchorage to an attached rescue line, which is ordinarily stowed in multiple folds therewithin. An adjustable loop is formed integrally with, or adjoined to the rescue line, which loop may be manoeuvred by the staff to facilitate engagement with the rescuee. A buoyant projectile linked to the loop is releasably disposed within a top section of the staff, and is of such weight that it and the loop may jointly be cast the full extent of the rescue line. |
131 |
AID SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN ICE RESCUE |
US12944818 |
2010-11-12 |
US20110159755A1 |
2011-06-30 |
Moritz Dufner; Helmut Dufner |
An aid system includes a base element, an expandable tube arrangement including at least one tube portion to form a tube run extending between a base portion assigned to the base element and a head portion at a free end of the tube run, and a pressurized fluid system that fills the tube portion with pressurized fluid, wherein (i) the tube portion is guided between a tube store and the head portion by a tube guiding device with a tube guiding opening constricting a cross section of the tube portion, and (ii) at least one pressurized fluid inlet leading into the interior of the tube portion in the region of the head portion. |
132 |
COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL APPARATUS |
US12769515 |
2010-04-28 |
US20100279564A1 |
2010-11-04 |
Alan D. Cunningham; Gary Amstutz |
Apparatus for cold weather survival comprises an elongated belt body comprising a piece of buoyancy-providing material. The belt body is sized such that end portions thereof overlap when the belt body is wrapped around a user's waist. The belt body has an inner side which faces the user and an outer side which faces away from the user. One or more fasteners are provided for holding the belt body in place around the user's waist. A plurality of flotation devices and a plurality of pockets are attached to the outer side of the belt body. A sleeve is attached to the outer side the belt body, and positioned such that when the belt body is wrapped around the user's waist, the sleeve is horizontally-oriented and located in front of the user. A telescoping pole is held by the sleeve across the front of the user. |
133 |
Rescue mat |
US12273314 |
2008-11-18 |
US07744436B2 |
2010-06-29 |
Robert C. Pole, III; Mark Ball; Charles G. Detmar, Jr.; Jay Crookston |
A portable, roll-able or fold-able mat for supporting one or more individuals includes a non-inflatable, buoyant core. The core includes buoyancy sufficient to support the one or more individuals on a surface of the mat. The core includes at least one layer of foam and a non-foam layer connected with at least one surface of the layer of foam. |
134 |
Multipurpose water rescue apparatus |
US11318021 |
2005-12-27 |
US07410401B1 |
2008-08-12 |
Bryan Kasper; Alfred Dyer |
An apparatus that provides for rescue of victims trapped in a body of water is disclosed. The invention utilizes a conventional fire hose as the main component of the invention. One end of the hose is capped with a retrieval end comprising a solid cap with a swivel based tether. The end is also provided with a pair of removable rudders which aid in the guiding have said apparatus in a controlled manner through the water. The opposite end of the fire hose is capped with a pressurizing mechanism that allows for the inflation and deflation of the fire hose. When inflated, the preferred embodiment floats upon the water surface thus providing for simplified water rescues. The invention is also envisioned as providing simplified ice rescues as well. The use of the present invention provides a greatly simplified method of water rescue which not only provides for quicker rescues for victims, but increased safety for rescue personnel as well. |
135 |
Portable ice rescue craft |
US11039974 |
2005-01-21 |
US07247070B2 |
2007-07-24 |
Steven D. Boice |
A portable ice rescue craft includes a plurality of locking raft sections that are foldable for storage and transport. A drive unit includes a drive wheel driven by an electric motor via a drive belt. The drive wheel may include a plurality of spikes configured to engage ice and a plurality of paddles that are centripetally urgeable outward to pull the rescue craft through water. A forward raft section may include a pair of outboard pontoons to provide stability and minimize lateral rocking. An aft raft section includes at least one rudder. A pair of rudders may be mounted to a plate on a pivoting, biased system. The rudders automatically fold upwardly when the ice rescue craft is on ice or land. The rudders automatically activate downwardly when the ice rescue craft is in water. |
136 |
Ice spike |
US866486 |
1997-05-30 |
US5924752A |
1999-07-20 |
Jack R. Moody |
A safety device comprising an ice spike having a mounting piece strapped to the forearm of the wearer with a spike support plate attached to the mounting piece by a hinge. An opener is biased to position the spike support plate in an open position and the spike support plate is held in a closed position using a hook and loop fastener. When the spike support plate is in the open position, a spike attached to the spike support plate is positioned by a spring or the equivalent such that its pointed end points outwardly from the spike support plate. The ice spike provides a person who has fallen through a hole in the ice with a device capable of gripping the slippery edges of the hole such that the person can extricate himself from the hole. |
137 |
Cold weather life saving device |
US858724 |
1997-05-19 |
US5827098A |
1998-10-27 |
Alan D. Cunningham |
A cold weather life saving device, useful in surviving a fall through ice into water, provides an elongate belt, sized to be worn about the waist of an individual, typically over heavy clothing. The belt provides a tubular center portion that is typically two feet in length and approximately three inches in diameter. Flotation devices are carried at evenly spaced intervals within the center portion of the elongate belt. In a preferred embodiment, four closed-cell ethylene cubes having 2.5 inch sides are used. The four flotation devices define three storage pouches between them, which may be isolated by divider walls within the tubular center portion. These pouches are typically square in lengthwise cross-section and provide zippered openings which allow the secure storage of survival supplies. A plurality of utility rings are carried by the elongate belt, and provide support for attachment of a number of tools, including a telescoping pole or a sportsman's saw, or other bulky equipment. A telescoping pole is disclosed, providing four two-foot segments and associated locking mechanisms, thereby supporting an extended length of eight feet. The device may be sold as a kit of parts. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the storage pouches are used to carry essential equipment, typically including a 1.5 oz. "space" blanket, water-proof matches, water purification tablets, and a candle. |
138 |
Self-propelled ice rescue device and component |
US209071 |
1994-03-07 |
US5427557A |
1995-06-27 |
Kenneth Lunden, Sr. |
A self-propelled ice rescue device component, as well as the device itself. The component includes (a) a main support frame; (b) a motor attached to the main support frame; (c) a power source connected to the motor for driving the motor; (d) a control mechanism attached to either the power source or the motor or both; (e) a flexible cord member having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached at least to the control mechanism said second end being remotely located from the main support frame so as to be freely useable by an operator; (f) a plurality of rotator members driveably connected to the motor; and, (g) a connector on the main support frame for attaching the self-propelled ice rescue device component to a floatable base platform. The device itself is one which encompasses the aforesaid component with a floatable base platform removably or permanently attached thereto. In one preferred embodiment the floatable base platform is a ladder with floatation devices thereon. |
139 |
Inflatable rescue ramp |
US404171 |
1989-09-07 |
US4990114A |
1991-02-05 |
George W. LeBlanc, Jr. |
The invention provides an inflatable rescue ramp having a pair of spaced inflatable tubes which join at one end to define a bow. A flexible web is mounted between and connects to the tubes at outside seams. That is, the web passes under each tube and is attached thereto on outside longitudinal seams, such that downward pressure on the web or ramp floor will cause adjacent portions of the tubes to axially rotate outwardly from each other to provide and enhance passageway on the web between the tubes. The rescue ramp is carried to the scene in a folded and compact state, with the above tubes being connected to a compressed air source. The rescue ramp is positioned on or near a firm surface and pointed toward a victim on an unfirm surface e.g. in an icy pond and the tubes inflated causing the ramp to pop or snake out of its packed condition and extend toward the victim with anchor lines from the tubes trailing. The rescuers grab the anchor lines and aim or position the inflating or inflated rescue ram in the direction of the victim and then secure the anchor lines and the near end of the rescue ramp on or near a firm surface e.g. the shore of a pond, whereupon a rescuer can hurry out on the so-positioned ramp to aid the victim. Subsequently the rescue ramp is deflated, folded and packed for future use. |
140 |
Ice rescue boat |
US3532066D |
1968-07-31 |
US3532066A |
1970-10-06 |
CLEMANS RUSSELL E |
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