System for locating a person having fallen overboard
First Claim
1. A system for locating the position of a person having fallen overboard from a boat, comprising an article of clothing worn by the person and provided with a radio transmitter associated with a receiver module placed onboard the boat, the article of clothing being provided with a GPS receiver to produce a signal representing the position of the person overboard, the signal being transmitted by the radio transmitter to the receiver module, the article of clothing comprising a floater forming, when inflated, an upwards-oriented column having a free end adapted to project above the head of the person overboard, the radio transmitter and the GPS receiver being placed in the free end part of the column.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a system for locating a person having fallen overboard. Said system is designed for participants in a race on the open sea. The inventive system is in the form of a clothing article worn by said person having fallen overboard and a receiver module on board the boat. The clothing article comprises a floater forming an upwards-oriented column when inflated. Additionally, there is provided in the clothing article, a radio transmitter associated with the receiver module and a GPS receiver for determining the position of said person overboard. The GPS receiver and the radio transmitter are arranged in the free end of the column. The GPS position of the person overboard is transmitted to the receiver module (4) by the radio transmitter.
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1. A system for locating the position of a person having fallen overboard from a boat, comprising an article of clothing worn by the person and provided with a radio transmitter associated with a receiver module placed onboard the boat,
the article of clothing being provided with a GPS receiver to produce a signal representing the position of the person overboard, the signal being transmitted by the radio transmitter to the receiver module, the article of clothing comprising a floater forming, when inflated, an upwards-oriented column having a free end adapted to project above the head of the person overboard, the radio transmitter and the GPS receiver being placed in the free end part of the column.
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