Safety marker for divers

• US 4,464,129 A
• Filed: 12/01/1981
• Issued: 08/07/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1980
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Societe Syselec
• Original Assignee: Societe Syselec
• Inventors: Vancheri, Patrice, Lefebvre, Henri
• Primary Examiner(s): Barefoot, Galen L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Corl, Rodney
• Application Number:
  US06/326,377
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 441/6, 441/11, 441/12, 441/13, 441/16, 441/32, 441/36, 441/89, 116/26, 116/107, 116/108, 116/202, 340/29, 340/566, 405/185, 405/186, 367/3, 367/4, 367/5
• US Class Current: 441/16
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 45/02 the devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas of environments
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 11/26 Communication means, e.g. means for signalling the presence of diverselectric communication in general H04
• CPC Class Codes: B63C 7/26 Means for indicating the location of underwater objects, e.g. sunken vessels means for searching for underwater objects B63C11/48; buoys in general B63B22/00

Abstract

A safety marker for divers comprising detection means (5) designed to emit electrical signals upon the appearance of an element dangerous to the divers within a specific zone around said marker, means (8) for shaping these signals to control signalling means (6, 7) arranged on one hand at the surface to signal the presence of divers and on the other hand below surface to signal the presence of a danger to the divers.

Claims

1. A water safety marker for divers, comprising:

(a) a float having a top and a bottom and a water line;

(b) a mast having a top mounted on said top of said float projecting a substantial distance above said top of said float and above said water line;

(c) ballast in said bottom of said float for maintaining said float upright in said water and positioned below said water line;

(d) light signaling means mounted on said mast top for signaling to a surfaced object;

(e) a float light signaling means for signaling to said divers mounted in said float and having at least a portion extending below said ballast and substantially below said water line;

(f) electronic detection means mounted on said top of said mast and below said light signaling means for generating a signal when the presence of the approach of said surface object is detested;

(g) means for shaping said signal positioned in said float; and

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(h) control means associated with said signal shaping means for intermittent operation of both said mast top light signaling means and said float light signaling means when detection of a surface object occurs.

2. The marker defined in claim 1, wherein:

(a) said signal shaping means is disposed below said water line and above said ballast.

3. The marker defined in claim 1, wherein:

(a) said electronic detection means includes a microphone.