Safety Device and Inflating Apparatus Therefor
First Claim
1. An electronically controlled inflating apparatus for inflating an inflatable bladder with inflating product, the inflating apparatus comprising:
- an actuator which upon activation is adapted to cause the inflatable bladder to be filled with inflating product;
a sensor assembly operatively associated with the actuator, the sensor assembly including a first pressure sensor assembly and a second pressure sensor assembly, the actuator adapted to cause inflation of the inflatable bladder responsive to measurements taken by the sensor assembly, anda control module operatively associated with the sensor assembly, the control module including a switch to place the inflating apparatus in an instant activation mode of operation and a swim activation mode of operation respectively, whereby(i) in the instant activation mode, the actuator is activated upon the first pressure sensor assembly detecting a first preset pressure; and
(ii) in the swim activation mode, the actuator is activated upon (a) the second pressure assembly detecting a second preset pressure; and
(b) a preset time interval is measured by a timer of the control module after the second pressure sensor assembly has detected the second preset pressure.
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Abstract
An electronically controlled inflating apparatus for inflating an inflatable bladder with inflating product, the inflating apparatus comprising: an actuator which upon activation is adapted to cause the inflatable bladder to be filled with inflating product; a sensor assembly operatively associated with the actuator, the sensor assembly including a first pressure sensor assembly and a second pressure sensor assembly, the actuator adapted to cause inflation of the inflatable bladder responsive to measurements taken by the sensor assembly, and a control module operatively associated with the sensor assembly, the control module including a switch to place the inflating apparatus in an instant activation mode of operation and a swim activation mode of operation respectively, whereby (i) in the instant activation mode the actuator is activated upon the first pressure sensor assembly detecting a first preset pressure, and (ii) in the swim activation mode the actuator is activated upon (a) the second pressure assembly detecting a second preset pressure and (b) a preset time interval is measured by a timer of the control module after the second pressure sensor assembly has detected the second preset pressure.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronically controlled inflating apparatus for inflating an inflatable bladder with inflating product, the inflating apparatus comprising:
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an actuator which upon activation is adapted to cause the inflatable bladder to be filled with inflating product; a sensor assembly operatively associated with the actuator, the sensor assembly including a first pressure sensor assembly and a second pressure sensor assembly, the actuator adapted to cause inflation of the inflatable bladder responsive to measurements taken by the sensor assembly, and a control module operatively associated with the sensor assembly, the control module including a switch to place the inflating apparatus in an instant activation mode of operation and a swim activation mode of operation respectively, whereby (i) in the instant activation mode, the actuator is activated upon the first pressure sensor assembly detecting a first preset pressure; and (ii) in the swim activation mode, the actuator is activated upon (a) the second pressure assembly detecting a second preset pressure; and
(b) a preset time interval is measured by a timer of the control module after the second pressure sensor assembly has detected the second preset pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronically controlled inflating apparatus for inflating an inflatable bladder with inflating product, the inflating apparatus comprising:
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an actuator which upon activation is adapted to cause the inflatable bladder to be filled with inflating product; a sensor assembly operatively associated with the actuator, the sensor assembly including a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor; a water sensing assembly operatively associated with the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor, the water sensing assembly being configured to place the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor in a standby mode upon the detection of water by the water sensing assembly, wherein the actuator is activated after the first and second pressure sensors have been placed in the standby mode and upon the first and second pressure sensors detecting a preset pressure.
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