Boat safety apparatus and method therefor

• US 20070006789A1
• Filed: 07/10/2005
• Published: 01/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian Freeman, Michael Davidson
• Original Assignee: Brian Freeman, Michael Davidson
• Inventors: Davidson, Michael, Freeman, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/178,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20070006789A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 114/362
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 17/00 Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for vehicle fittings for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles in general B60R25/00; propeller guards, line cutters or other means for protecting propellers or rudders B63H5/165; protection of power legs of outboard propulsion units B63H20/36; locking devices for boats, surfboards or parts or accessories thereof E05B73/007
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 29/00 Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 43/00 Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for fire-fighting in ships A62C3/10
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/1452 the characteristics being a COx content or concentration

Abstract

An apparatus and method for quickly reducing and/or stopping human carbon monoxide exposure and/or inhalation in connection with the operation of a gas powered boat. The present invention may be adapted to a wide variety of boats, new or used, wherever carbon monoxide is produced in connection with the operation of a boat. In addition to swim steps, ladders, sun decks, platforms and swim platforms, the present invention may be adapted to virtually any form of device on a boat where carbon monoxide and one or more humans may be present.

Claims

1. A Boat Safety Apparatus And Method Therefor comprising:

a means for human interaction; and

a means for disassociating human contact.

2. A Boat Safety Apparatus And Method Therefor comprising:

a means for detecting human interaction;

a means for human interaction; and

a means for signaling a boat'"'"'s carbon monoxide producing engine.

3. A Boat Safety Apparatus And Method Therefor as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a means for disassociating human contact.

4. A Boat Safety Apparatus And Method Therefor comprising the acts of:

detecting the interaction of one or more humans with a tangible object located on a boat where the presence of potentially harmful levels of carbon monoxide may be found;

signaling said boat'"'"'s carbon monoxide producing engine; and

rendering said carbon monoxide producing engine to a state wherein said carbon monoxide production is reduced and/or terminated.

5. A Boat Safety Apparatus And Method Therefor as claimed in claim 4, further comprising the act of:

disassociating the contact of said one or more humans with said tangible object.